Communication Engineer

Job description / Role

Faithful+Gould is one of the world’s leading consultancies providing integrated project and programme management services for construction and engineering projects, with a turnover in excess of £200 million.

Faithful+Gould worldwide has access to 2,300 consutants, of whom 400 are located in the Middle East across six offices. We have successfully delivered commercial advice and management support for over 65 years to clients in Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, UK and North America. We are wholly-owned subsidiary of the Atkins Group, the design and Engineering Company.

Active in the Middle East for 18 years, Faithful+Gould combines in-depth knowledge of the region with the ability to draw on our global resource and constructive expertise, to deliver the most challenging of projects. With registered companies in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, this makes us one of the strongest international construction consultancies in the region.

Due to continued success in the Region we are now seeking an experienced Communication Engineer to join our Maritime Shipyard Development Project in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

Maritime Yard is located in Ras Al-Khair Industrial City and will cover a proposed area of 4,100m by 1,200m. Maritime Yard is envisioned to be a world class maritime location providing a combination of New Ship Buildings, and MRO facilities(Maintenance, Repair, and Operations) including Very Large Crude Carrier Capabilities (VLCC). The principal assets for Maritime Yard will be the Dry Docks, Wharfs, Piers and Cranes.

The Communications Systems Engineer will be required to undertake communications systems requirements analysis, systems design, development, integration, testing, and evaluation of acceptance activities to support Maritime communication systems in the underwater C4I domain. You will be responsible for successfully applying current knowledge to systems development of legacy.

The Communications Systems Engineer will hold the following duties and responsibilities:
- Developing communication architecture solutions across the frequency spectrum.
- Installation and integration of equipment’s in a range of military and commercial platforms.
- Direction of equipment and system solutions testing and evaluation in a lab environment.
- Responsibility for the production of technical and program support documentation.
- Input to design, development, setting to work and trials operation of communication systems across the communications spectrum.
- Coordinate and conduct communications system end-to-end performance and analysis studies.
- Engage with relevant customer and peer technologist stakeholders undertaking design and test activities.
- Plan/structure own work and report to Project Manager on progress.
- Engage with relevant customers and stakeholders undertaking system architecture design and test activities to ensure requirements are satisfied.

Requirements

- Qualified to degree-level (in engineering or closely related subject) or with significant experience gained from working in a similar role.
- Ability to work with a diverse range of teams and to also undertake tasks unsupervised.
- Good understanding of procedures and concepts within own discipline and a basic knowledge of these elements in other disciplines.
- Capable of innovative thinking.
- Be able to make evaluative judgements on the analysis of factual information.
- Report/presentation writing skills.
- Sound and comprehensive communications skills are required in order to exchange complex information.
- Marine Experience will be major added value.

We offer an excellent package which includes:
- A competitive salary.
- Accommodation allowance.
- Transportation allowance.
- Medical and life insurance cover.
- Company gratuity scheme.
- Discretionary bonus scheme.
- Employee Well-Being Programme – 24 hour free advice on financial, legal and family care specialists and also access to personal health, fitness and nutrition consultants.

About the Company

Atkins is one of the leading providers of professional, technology based consultancy and support services to the industry, commerce and governments in all of the worlds major economies. With over 17,000 staff operating in Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and the Americas, Atkins has a broad range of skills and resources and provides Clients with a comprehensive service throughout the entire life cycle of the projects in the built environment.

We aim to be the international first choice supplier of technical and integrated services. Shaped by our customers' needs, our vision is to:

• focus on quality
• seek world class design and excellence
• strive to add value
• be flexible to the evolving needs of a changing society

Atkins first carried out design and supervision commissions in the Gulf area in 1967. From its regional head office in Dubai, U.A.E. Atkins Middle East now employs over 2000 staff located in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Oman (Muscat ), Qatar (Doha) Bahrain (Manama), Kuwait (Kuwait City) and India (Bangalore).