Technology Consultant, Advanced Communication Technologies

Technology Consultant, Advanced Communication Technologies The Role's Purpose

The Advanced Communications Technology Technical Consultant will play a key role in delivering Plexal-led innovation and technology consulting programmes, helping organisations navigate the emerging communications technology landscape, make strategic and operational decisions and de-risk potential investments.
Advanced communications technology is a critical enabler of commercial connectivity and essential government and defence operations. The role will contribute technical and strategic insight across advanced telecommunications, radio frequency systems, satellite communications, free-space optics and related technologies, including spectrum management, network resilience, interoperability, secure communications and the convergence of civil and defence requirements.
Working within cross-functional teams, the post holder will map how technologies are evolving, identify relevant capability in the UK and beyond, analyse technical and market risks, opportunities and trade-offs, and translate findings into clear, actionable recommendations for clients.

• S hape insights about the future of advanced communications and related emerging technology sectors.
• Design and deliver research and consultingactivityfor clients, including scoping questions, applying qualitative and quantitative methodologies, interpretingresultsand presenting findings through impactful reports and presentations.
• Create high-impact deliverables that help clients make decisions on advanced communications and emerging technology strategy .
• Monitor technology trends, market needs and wider drivers across telecommunications, RF systems, satellite communications, free-space optics, secure communications,spectrumand network resilience.
• Assess technology propositions, interrogate vendorclaimsand evaluate robustness, risks,opportunities and trade-offs with appropriate technical rigour .
• Help clients engage effectively with the emerging technology ecosystem, including startups, scaleups, researchers, corporatepartnersand public-sector stakeholders.
• Support the design and delivery of innovation programmes, challenge-led activity,pilotsand practical technology evaluation.
• Manage inputs across several work streams,maintaining high standards of delivery,documentation and stakeholder communication.
• Proactively manage regular interaction,communication and collaboration with external stakeholders.
• Support business development by contributing topublic-sectorbids and bespoke client proposals.

• Highlyorganisedwith a good understanding of innovation, collaboration and project management practices,toolsand methodologies.
• Research and analysis skills, including analytical reasoning, methodologicalthinkingand the ability to frame ambiguous problems.
• Good understanding of advanced communications across consumer, enterprise, government or defence applications.
• Ability to interrogate vendor claims and assess technology robustness,risksand trade-offs.
• Ability to translate technical concepts, risks and opportunities for audiences ranging from senior leaders to technical specialists.
• A structured, concise communicator able to produce high-quality reports,recommendations and presentations for senior external audiences.
• Ability to work proactively, planning andorganisingown work with reference to relevantstrategies, policies,processes and protocols.
• Excellent Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills

• Experience in at least one of the following (multiple preferable):an innovationfunction, consultancy, technology startup or scaleup, research organisation, telecommunications business, defence technology organisation or accelerator.
• Experience contributing to research or consulting projects using qualitative and/or quantitative methods and turning evidence into accessible recommendations.
• Demonstrable awareness of advanced communications markets and technologies, such as telecommunications, RF systems, satellite communications, free-space optics, spectrum, securecommunicationsor network resilience.
• Experience working collaboratively within delivery teams and managing inputs…