Principal Telecommunications Engineer

Perform engineering design duties associated with the development of the above telecommunication systems relating to Oil and Gas facilities system. Duties will include Telecommunication systems studies, presentation, selection and specification, detail design in collaboration with designers and bid evaluation/ vendor document review and approval, preparation of change over migration philosophies and construction package . Ensure work is carried out competently and effectively, within time and budget constraints, and that project objectives are satisfied. Overall supervision of Telecom engineers, designers and technical personnel in the execution of the project and take ownership of the work executed by the team.. Ensure integrity of workscope and that all work is carried our in accordance with applicable codes and standards and Company approved procedures.. Communicate, Delegate, Facilitate and develop a productive and cohesive team and take ownership of the overall design and .interface requirements. Participate and contribute proactively in Client Design review meetings and Technical Review meetings such as constructability reviews etc. Maintain and facilitate an awareness of HS&E across the discipline within assigned project. Maintain and facilitate an awareness of HS&E in Design across the discipline within assigned project. Promote the understanding and application of risk management techniques within the discipline. Ensure discipline personnel consistently work within the Quality Management System. Monitor and maintain TELECOMS engineering estimating norms. Develop and promote initiatives to improve cost effectiveness and productivity on projects. Liaise with Chief Engineer on project discipline resource requirements. Identify software necessary to enable group to function effectively. Discipline and inter discipline communication development. Prepare TELECOMS cost, time and resource requirement estimates on assigned projects. Identify and review new technologies development which may provide more efficient and cost effective solutions. Liaise with Project Manager/Engineer to manage design change within project budget and schedule framework. Matching Indicators Preference will be given to candidates with extensive design experience on onshore Oil and gas projects with design experience on above systems. Knowledge of hands-on implementation experience from design to commissioning in telecommunication systems will be an added advantage. Candidate shall be familiar with SHELL DEP requirements and standards of ITU codes and standards, various protocols as well as other telecommunication standards for wireless systems. Candidate shall be well versed with usage of MS office suite and PDS. Essential Skills/Experience Engineering Degree in Electronics and Telecommunication or equivalent specialization from reputed universities. Extensive design experience in the Engineering Consultancies including a minimum of 5 years experience in oil and gas telecommunication system design and preferably implementation. Preparation of all telecommunication systems and subsystems study reports, philosophies, specifications, including performance criteria, network architecture, physical network layouts, Bandwidth calculations/Optical link budget calculations, availability calculations , radio path loss calculations, Selection of protocols, Selection and installation of antenna and antenna tower, Expansion/integration to existing networks, development of detail engineering drawings pertaining to individual systems as well integrated networks. Provide input to and develop all Telecommunication systems drawings, network diagrams/layouts, termination drawings, ring configuration drawings. Cabinet GA drawings and all other design deliverables relating to Telecommunication systems with the design department. Work as a part of Instrumentation and Control department and co-ordinate and co-relate all engineering data required for integrating telecommunication systems with instrumentation and control systems as well as other disciplines and give relevant engineering data to other disciplines wherever required. Experienced in the preparation of Basis of design, philosophies, specifications, evaluation and documentation of telecommunication systems such as OFC cable installation, SDH, Ethernet, CCTV, Access Control systems, PA/GA systems, wireless and serial digital communication systems, Information and telephone/data systems. Experienced in integrating all the above systems providing a complete Telecommunication package with the support of telecom system integrator. Work to be performed in accordance with broad technical guidelines, latest Telecommunication industrial practices such as ITU and IEEE and without any supervision. Ability to work to tight deadlines within allocated budget and prioritisation of work to achieve them. Liaise with Client and project managers on technical issues and presentation of various studies. Carry out vendor drawing reviews and approval on Systems and discipline related packages. Incorporation of vendor details into design deliverables . Participate in Inspection and FAT, IFAT and ISAT etc and resolve punch list items. Resolution of engineering queries during the procurement and construction phase. Provide Site Support for Construction and commissioning team. Prepare Operating manuals and EPC dossiers.