Senior Operational Comms Engineer

Snr Operational Comms Engineer | 6 Month Contract | (Outside IR35) | Hybrid, 2-3 days pw Glasgow| Starting ASAP Day Rate: £350

About the role:

Harvey Nash's public sector client is looking for a Snr Operational Comms Engineer You will:
Lead the support, monitoring, maintenance, and development of operational communications systems using ITIL best practices. Manage incidents, service requests, changes, problems, capacity management, and lifecycle management of communications infrastructure. Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentoring to engineers and direct reports. Undertake line management duties including workload allocation, performance management, leave management, and staff development. Lead documentation, disaster recovery, business continuity, innovation, and procurement activities.

Deliver third-line support for critical systems including:
Control Room systems Mobilising systems Airwave Firelink and MDTs VHF/UHF radio systems TETRA communications Paging systems Satellite communications Telephony systems

Essential Criteria HND in Digital Technology, Electronic Engineering, or related discipline. Extensive technical knowledge and experience supporting operational communications technologies and control systems. Ability and willingness to learn new technologies. Experience providing technical leadership and support to junior colleagues.

Desirable Requirements Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience. ITIL v4 Foundation (or higher). Expertise in areas such as Airwave, ESN, control room systems, mobilisation systems, radio systems, and telephony.

Experience with in emergency services and fire service mobilisation environments. This role has been deemed Outside IR35 by the client. Applicants must hold, or be happy to apply for, a valid Basic Disclosure Scotland. Please click the link to apply.