Senior Telecom Engineer

1. Telecom and ICT Technical Leadership • Lead telecommunications and ICT design activities for assigned projects. • Coordinate and supervise telecom engineers, ELV engineers and designers. • Provide technical direction and guidance to project teams. • Plan discipline activities and monitor design progress. • Coordinate discipline workload and resource requirements with management. • Review technical outputs prepared by engineers and designers. • Mentor junior engineers and support development of technical competencies. • Ensure consistent engineering standards are applied across telecom projects. 2. Telecom and ICT Systems Design Lead design activities for systems including, as applicable: Telecommunications Infrastructure • Telecommunications Outside Plant OSP. • Telecommunications Inside Plant ISP. • Fibre-optic backbone networks. • Copper telecommunications networks. • Telecom duct-bank systems. • Telecom manholes and handholes. • Building telecom entrance facilities. • Telecom equipment rooms. • Main Distribution Frames MDF. • Intermediate Distribution Frames IDF. • Telecommunications risers. • Campus and site-wide telecom networks. • Service-provider interfaces. Structured Cabling and Data Systems • Structured cabling systems. • Fibre-optic cabling. • Copper data cabling. • Voice systems. • Telephone systems. • Local Area Networks LAN. • Wide Area Network interfaces WAN. • Data networks. • Wireless LAN / Wi-Fi infrastructure. • Network cabinets and racks. • Data-centre and server-room passive infrastructure where applicable. ICT Systems • ICT backbone systems. • Network architecture. • Active network infrastructure requirements. • IP-based communication systems. • Network redundancy requirements. • Network availability strategies. • ICT equipment-room requirements. • Network-management-system interfaces. Security and Surveillance Systems Where included in project scope: • CCTV systems. • IP surveillance systems. • Access Control Systems ACS. • Intrusion-detection systems. • Intercom systems. • Video intercom. • Security communication networks. • Security control-room systems. Other Low-Current / ELV Systems Depending on project requirements: • Public Address systems. • Voice Alarm interfaces. • IPTV systems. • Master Clock systems. • Audio-visual systems. • Digital signage systems. • Parking-management interfaces. • Building Management System communication interfaces. • Smart-building-system interfaces. • IoT communication infrastructure. • Emergency communication systems. • Other specialist low-current systems defined under project scope. Fire alarm and other life-safety systems shall be coordinated with the responsible Fire & Life Safety/Electrical discipline where these systems fall outside the direct telecom scope. 3. Telecom Infrastructure Design Lead the development of infrastructure telecom networks including: • Telecom network master planning. • External fibre-optic networks. • Duct-bank routing. • Telecom corridor planning. • Manhole spacing and sizing. • Cable-routing strategy. • Network topology. • Redundancy strategy. • Service-provider connection points. • Building-entry points. • Future network expansion provisions. • Utility corridor coordination. Designs shall consider maintainability, network resilience, future expansion and compatibility with Saudi telecom service-provider requirements. 4. Design Documentation Lead preparation and review of: • Telecom Design Basis Reports. • ICT design criteria. • Telecom system philosophies. • Network architecture diagrams. • Telecom schematic diagrams. • ICT system block diagrams. • Fibre network diagrams. • Structured-cabling diagrams. • Telecom room layouts. • Equipment-room layouts. • Telecom rack layouts. • CCTV layouts. • Access-control layouts. • Data outlet layouts. • Telecom infrastructure layouts. • Duct-bank drawings. • Manhole details. • Cable schedules. • Equipment schedules. • System specifications. • Bills of Quantities. • Tender documentation. • Authority submission documents. • Technical reports. 5. Engineering Calculations and Studies Ensure appropriate development and review of technical assessments including: • Fibre-loss budgets. • Copper-cable length assessments. • Network bandwidth assessments. • Data-capacity assessments. • Rack-capacity calculations. • Equipment power requirements. • UPS requirements for ICT equipment. • Heat-load information for telecom rooms. • CCTV coverage studies. • Camera field-of-view assessments. • Network-availability assessments. • Wi-Fi coverage studies where required. • Storage calculations for CCTV systems. • Telecom duct-capacity calculations. 6. Saudi Regulatory Compliance Ensure telecom and ICT designs comply with applicable Saudi requirements including: • Communications, Space & Technology Commission CST regulations. • Saudi Building Code requirements applicable to telecommunications infrastructure. • Telecommunications service-provider requirements. • STC requirements where applicable. • Mobily requirements where applicable. • Zain requirements where applicable. • Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu standards where applicable. • Client and project-specific ICT and security standards. • Relevant Civil Defense requirements for systems associated with life safety. International standards shall be used where applicable, including: • • Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Communications Engineering or a closely related discipline. • 8 10 years of relevant telecom/ICT engineering experience. • Demonstrable experience designing telecom and low-current systems for buildings and infrastructure projects . • Experience leading or coordinating telecom engineers and designers. • Good experience working in multidisciplinary design environments. • Saudi Arabian project experience is strongly preferred. Professional Registration • Valid or eligible professional registration with the Saudi Council of Engineers . • Relevant international professional accreditation is advantageous. Preferred additional certifications may include: • BICSI RCDD. • CCNA / CCNP. • Vendor-certified networking qualifications. • Relevant security-system certifications. • Relevant ICT/data-centre certifications. These specialist certifications are advantageous but should not substitute for strong design-engineering experience