Senior Telecom Engineer

Position Summary Company Description Assystem is an international company with one mission: accelerate the energy transition around the world. Every day, our 6,500 switchers located in 12 countries (Europe, Middle East, Pacific Asia & Africa) connect their six thousand billion neurons to tackle the task of the century: switching to low-carbon energy. We are a collective committed to the actors who are making the energy switch. Sharing our knowledge, expertise and values allows us to innovate and think differently about the energy transition. Drawing on more than 55 years' experience in highly regulated sectors subject to strict security and safety requirements, we provide our customers with engineering and project management services, as well as digital services and solutions to optimize the performance of complex infrastructure projects throughout their life cycle. The Group is currently ranked second in the world for nuclear engineering. To ensure a viable, efficient, and reliable energy future for all Job Description 1. Telecom and ICT Technical Leadership • Lead telecommunications and ICT design activities for assigned projects. • Coordinate and supervise telecom engineers, ELV engineers and designers. • Provide technical direction and guidance to project teams. • Plan discipline activities and monitor design progress. • Coordinate discipline workload and resource requirements with management. • Review technical outputs prepared by engineers and designers. • Mentor junior engineers and support development of technical competencies. • Ensure consistent engineering standards are applied across telecom projects. 2. Telecom and ICT Systems Design Lead design activities for systems including, as applicable: Telecommunications Infrastructure • Telecommunications Outside Plant - OSP. • Telecommunications Inside Plant - ISP. • Fibre-optic backbone networks. • Copper telecommunications networks. • Telecom duct-bank systems. • Telecom manholes and handholes. • Building telecom entrance facilities. • Telecom equipment rooms. • Main Distribution Frames - MDF. • Intermediate Distribution Frames - IDF. • Telecommunications risers. • Campus and site-wide telecom networks. • Service-provider interfaces. Structured Cabling and Data Systems • Structured cabling systems. • Fibre-optic cabling. • Copper data cabling. • Voice systems. • Telephone systems. • Local Area Networks - LAN. • Wide Area Network interfaces - WAN. • Data networks. • Wireless LAN / Wi-Fi infrastructure. • Network cabinets and racks. • Data-centre and server-room passive infrastructure where applicable. ICT Systems • ICT backbone systems. • Network architecture. • Active network infrastructure requirements. • IP-based communication systems. • Network redundancy requirements. • Network availability strategies. • ICT equipment-room requirements. • Network-management-system interfaces. Security and Surveillance Systems Where included in project scope: • CCTV systems. • IP surveillance systems. • Access Control Systems - ACS. • Intrusion-detection systems. • Intercom systems. • Video intercom. • Security communication networks. • Security control-room systems. Other Low-Current / ELV Systems Depending on project requirements: • Public Address systems. • Voice Alarm interfaces. • IPTV systems. • Master Clock systems. • Audio-visual systems. • Digital signage systems. • Parking-management interfaces. • Building Management System communication interfaces. • Smart-building-system interfaces. • IoT communication infrastructure. • Emergency communication systems. • Other specialist low-current systems defined under project scope. Fire alarm and other life-safety systems shall be coordinated with the responsible Fire & Life Safety/Electrical discipline where these systems fall outside the direct telecom scope. 3. Telecom Infrastructure Design Lead the development of infrastructure telecom networks including: • Telecom network master planning. • External fibre-optic networks. • Duct-bank routing. • Telecom corridor planning. • Manhole spacing and sizing. • Cable-routing strategy. • Network topology. • Redundancy strategy. • Service-provider connection points. • Building-entry points. • Future network expansion provisions. • Utility corridor coordination. Designs shall consider maintainability, network resilience, future expansion and compatibility with Saudi telecom service-provider requirements. 4. Design Documentation Lead preparation and review of: • Telecom Design Basis Reports. • ICT design criteria. • Telecom system philosophies. • Network architecture diagrams. • Telecom schematic diagrams. • ICT system block diagrams. • Fibre network diagrams. • Structured-cabling diagrams. • Telecom room layouts. • Equipment-room layouts. • Telecom rack layouts. • CCTV layouts. • Access-control layouts. • Data outlet layouts. • Telecom infrastructure layouts. • Duct-bank drawings. • Manhole details. • Cable schedules. • Equipment schedules. • System specifications. • Bills of Quantities. • Tender documentation. • Authority submission documents. • Technical reports. 5. Engineering Calculations and Studies Ensure appropriate development and review of technical assessments including: • Fibre-loss budgets. • Copper-cable length assessments. • Network bandwidth assessments. • Data-capacity assessments. • Rack-capacity calculations. • Equipment power requirements. • UPS requirements for ICT equipment. • Heat-load information for telecom rooms. • CCTV coverage studies. • Camera field-of-view assessments. • Network-availability assessments. • Wi-Fi coverage studies where required. • Storage calculations for CCTV systems. • Telecom duct-capacity calculations. 6. Saudi Regulatory Compliance Ensure telecom and ICT designs comply with applicable Saudi requirements including: • Communications, Space & Technology Commission - CST regulations. • Saudi Building Code requirements applicable to telecommunications infrastructure. • Telecommunications service-provider requirements. • STC requirements where applicable. • Mobily requirements where applicable. • Zain requirements where applicable. • Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu standards where applicable. • Client and project-specific ICT and security standards. • Relevant Civil Defense requirements for systems associated with life safety. International standards shall be used where applicable, including: • TIA • BICSI • ISO/IEC • IEEE • IEC • ITU-T • NFPA where applicable • Relevant BS/EN standards. 7. Service Provider and Authority Coordination • Coordinate telecom requirements with CST requirements and relevant service providers. • Identify required telecom-provider connection points. • Establish requirements for OSP infrastructure. • Coordinate service-provider network-entry requirements. • Support technical submissions to telecom providers and authorities. • Respond to authority and service-provider comments. • Attend technical coordination meetings. • Monitor telecom-related approvals and close outstanding technical comments. • Ensure adequate infrastructure is provided for multiple service providers where required. 8. Multidisciplinary Coordination Coordinate telecommunications and ELV systems with all disciplines (Architecture, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Structural, Infrastructure utilities, Fire & Life Safety, Security, BMS, Smart-city systems, AV specialists, Landscape, Interior Design, Utility Engineering) Special attention shall be given to: • Telecom-room locations and sizes. • MDF and IDF locations. • Equipment-room cooling. • Power and UPS requirements. • Cable containment. • Equipment, access and maintenance. • Riser requirements. • External utility corridors. • Separation from electrical power systems. • Building penetrations. • Security and operational requirements. 9. BIM and Digital Engineering • Coordinate telecom models with the multidisciplinary BIM environment