About the Role
Supervise, ensure, and provide telecom services and technical expertise in telecommunications engineering. Plan, coordinate, direct, and manage the execution of jobs related to Plant Telecommunications to ensure availability and reliability.
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Key Accountabilities
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Maintenance Planning, Execution, and Expertise
- Provide technical advice and guidance in the routine, predictive, and preventive maintenance of Plant telecommunications systems, aiding Plant operations and enhancing the HSE policies of the company.
- Personally carry out specialized or complex repair/maintenance of telecommunication systems.
- Plan and prepare maintenance programs, directing the implementation, examining equipment performance, and implementing maintenance cost control programs with maximum safety and efficiency.
- Prepare Capital, EOM, MM, Operating budgets, and Five Year business plan. Monitor and control expenditure against the budget.
- Develop conceptual studies and write statements of requirements for new projects, ensuring uniformity and standardization compatibility at an optimum level in design and engineering throughout all project phases.
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Design Review and Approval
- Review and approve engineering designs prepared by service providers, vendors, and contractors for all telecom-related systems including Radios, Public Address and General Alarm systems, CCTV, structured cabling, and plant access systems.
- Identify, evaluate, select, and test new telecom and network technologies to meet current and future business needs while ensuring state-of-the-art technology is applied in the selection of all telecom equipment.
- Monitor and coordinate installations during construction, witness Factory and Site Acceptance Tests, and ensure the installation/performance complies with specifications. Develop, execute, and hand over minor upgrade projects after successful completion to ensure compliance with standards and procedures. Apply cost-effective solutions and value engineering throughout project durations.
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Project Coordination and Communication
- Act as division focal point to review and comment on telecom activities performed by projects, consultants, FEED Engineers, and EPC contractors.
- Participate in the planning and execution of telecommunication & surveillance modifications, expansions, or new equipment installations. Review user requirements and recommend the type and scope of systems as appropriate, estimate costs of materials, spare parts, and workforce utilized for budgetary purposes, and participate in user service agreement preparation and negotiation.
- Coordinate with the Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRA) through the Telecommunications Team in the IT Division for any radio interferences and approval of any new radio equipment, including obtaining TRA licenses.
- Coordinate and liaise with PTT (Etisalat & Du) and participate in handling network equipment/links abnormalities. Execute jobs with PTT Network technical personnel and assist in various analyses/testing of faults until complete network operation recovery is established. Participate with concerned PTT staff in any site equipment maintenance activities and major repairs whenever they occur.
- Investigate, analyze, and recommend corrective actions for all network failures, especially in network mediums, communication links, and PABXs.
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Maintenance and Supervision
- Plan, schedule, execute, and supervise preventative/predictive maintenance and troubleshooting of equipment to ensure reliability, availability, and safe operations.
- Inspect and follow up on task progress and provide reports to ensure timely and quality job execution.
- Monitor availability of tools, equipment, and parts for scheduled jobs to ensure smooth operations.
- Prepare lists of spares, tools, and materials required for maintenance jobs and issue the Purchase/Material requisitions. Inspect new materials to ensure specifications and suitability.
Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge & Skills
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering or equivalent professional qualification.
- 6 years of experience in managing Telecom Engineering services within a large industrial organization, preferably in the Oil and Gas industry.
- Good knowledge and experience in Industrial Telecommunications.
- Experience guiding technicians on testing and troubleshooting of Telecom, CCTV, PAGA, and plant access control systems, as well as cable networks.
- Experience using MAXIMO for planning, scheduling, and analyzing work orders.
- Experience supervising subordinates and contractor activities.
- Skills in planning and organizing, scheduling and coordinating, checking, examining, and recording.
- Proficiency in working with tools and technology.
