COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEER JOB

A communications engineer can work in a range of positions. Some roles focus on managerial activities, whilst others place an emphasis on applying technical knowledge. These roles exist within a number of sectors, including internet and computing technologies, networking and telecommunications, and radio. For those following the managerial route, the role involves planning and managing projects, ensuring that they are delivered on time, within budget and to the agreed standards of quality.

Communications engineers following the technical expert route use specialist knowledge to design and deliver solutions, as well as provide technical guidance to others within their organization. Many roles are likely to include elements of both managerial and technical activities. The management aspects of the work will involve: attending regular meetings to discuss the best way to move projects forward, participating in conference calls to discuss products and action plans.

To discuss team performance, attending briefings on new networks and new products, managing resources, including staff, preparing high-quality written reports and presentations for management and customer review, leading the management of projects, ensuring that they are delivered on time, within budget and to agreed standards of quality. Other work activities are likely to include: carrying out site surveys, travelling to meet suppliers, customers and colleagues based in other offices.

Negotiating product requirements with customers, providing technical guidance to colleagues and to other teams, finding creative solutions to the challenges of network design, internet and network signaling protocols, testing theoretical designs, attending conferences and seminars to network and to keep up to date with the latest developments in the sector, liaising with internal and external customers, working to tight timescales as part of a high-performing team, organizing and managing your workload, arranging process meetings, re-writing or modifying processes to ensure all aspects of the service run smoothly and to schedule.