Job Description

Responsible for maintaining and supporting telecommunications systems across offshore assets, ensuring compliance, reliability, and safety. Provides technical support, delivers modifications, manages vendors, and interfaces with IT. Oversees maintenance plans, safety-critical communications, cyber awareness, documentation, and continuous improvement while supporting offshore teams and participating in technical reviews and strategy development.
Overview job description:
The Telecom Engineer will deliver effective telecommunications support across operational assets, ensuring all systems remain compliant, reliable, and safe. Acting as a key link between offshore teams and the onshore IT function, the role supports both day-to-day operations and longer-term improvements to communications infrastructure.
Main duties and responsibilities:

• Providing technical expertise for telecoms systems, supporting offshore teams and investigating equipment failures.
• Preparing technical assessments, scopes of work, and deliver Level 1 telecoms modifications, acting as the Job Responsible Engineer for associated vendor activities.
• Serving as the key interface to onshore IT, supporting network workscopes, hardware refreshes, and creation of work orders/permits.
• Executing telecoms preventive maintenance plans and ensure all work meets regulatory standards, internal requirements, and industry best practice.
• Supporting management of safety-critical risks within the discipline, conducting risk assessments and maintaining awareness of asset barrier integrity.
• Promoting cyber security awareness offshore, ensuring rapid escalation and response to potential threats.
• Contributing to MoC reviews and other technical assurance processes through specification development, review of deliverables, and documentation support.
• Providing input to long-term telecoms strategy, undertaking feasibility reviews and recommending improvements.
• Managing vendor relationships, support contract oversight, and coordinate licence renewals.
• Mentoring Offshore Telecoms Technicians and support quality assurance, lessons learned, and continuous improvement.
• Undertaking offshore visits to support operations, witness work execution, and provide technical backfill when needed.

Desirable Skills, Experience, and Qualifications:

• Experience in a similar telecoms-focused role with strong understanding of relevant regulatory requirements.
• Strong organisational and communication abilities, with the capacity to work independently under time constraints.
• Flexible mindset with a commitment to continuous improvement.
• Strong self-management and personal quality control standards.
• Trade-based telecoms competence essential; degree in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
• Offshore travel required as part of the role.

TMM Recruitment INDIT
Email:it_team@tmmrecruitment.com

Skills Required