Radio & Communications Engineer
Location
Oxfordshire | United Kingdom
Job description
We are thrilled to be partnering with a large organisation based in Oxfordshire, who are seeking a Radio & Communications Engineer to join their well-established team on a permanent basis.
The successful candidate will be responsible for setting up all the radio and communications for all colleagues within the organisation to enable efficient communication between them, along with third party organisations.
The post will require some UK wide travelling along with stay-overs to which all expenses will be paid, and will be supplied with a hire car - as a result, it is a requirement to have a Full UK Driving license. Please note that you will be required to complete or already have SC Clearance which may delay the on boarding process.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly important organisation and make a real difference to public welfare. You will be joining a small but successful team with an increasing level of significance and responsibility, so the successful candidate will have a fantastic opportunity to play a pivotal role in communications improvement and service delivery. Cutting edge technology is in the process of being implemented across the organisation, so this truly is an exciting opportunity from both a technical and role progression perspective. We also believe that candidates from radio communications and electronics background within organisations such as the military or ambulance services could be very well suited.
Benefits:
- Location: Ideally Oxfordshire, but other locations across the country could be considered for well-matched candidates
- Salary up to £42,000
- Full time permanent position
- All expenses paid for travel requirements including hire car where necessary
- Generous annual leave allowance - 27.5 days per annum, plus bank holidays
- Annual bonus scheme
- Flexi-time
- Free on-site gym
About the role:
- A crucial and main part of this role will be to prepare technology to transition from one communications system currently in place to another successfully
- Demonstrate an understanding of both the technical and contextual issues and effectively articulate the issue/requirements/outcomes etc
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of the operational teams functional areas to provided resilience as necessary, to include but not limited to; the break/fix process and helpdesk monitoring, auditing and reprogramming and other specialist activities
- Provide relevant and timely responses to issues arising and contribute to effective resolutions developed by the team, which could include site visits to the Operational Units
- Provide tactical and operational advice and guidance as appropriate, translating technical concepts to suit a non-technical audience
- Maintain and develop technical knowledge of Airwave and Operational Communications issues, best practice and standards
About you:
- Understand the project life cycle and the use of methodologies such as; Prince 2, ITIL and Lean Six Sigma and the ability to effectively apply them
- Experience of operating in teams with cross-functional stakeholders
- Demonstrable experience of effective planning, production of documentation, impact assessments and change control
- Demonstrable experience of installing, integrating and maintaining of technical radio or communications systems in a service role
- Experience of capturing and effectively communicating issues, risks, impacts, requirements and outcomes
- Ability to organise own workload, set priorities and deadlines, proactive attitude and able to flex with competing priorities
- Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills
- Effective liaison, interpersonal at all levels
- Desirable to have relevant degrees ie Electronics and Communications
- Honest and transparent, have a can-do attitude
- SC Clearance required, or be able to have this carried out
If this role is for you, please email your most recent CV to (see below) and we will be in touch!
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Salary
£40k - £42k per annum
