Radio /Microwave Engineer Rigger

Job Title: Radio & Rigging Engineer

Salary: £36,000 – £38,000

Benefits: Pension | Medical Cash Plan | Life Assurance | Discounted Gym Membership and more

Avoira Ltd is a UK wide communications company providing a wide range of services to a variety of customers. Based at our Avonmouth office, a position exists for a Radio Engineer in our Radio department complementing our engineering team and providing additional skill and resource to an ever-expanding product & customer base. The successful applicant will be involved with all aspects of system builds, delivery, and maintenance for Avoira radio communications products including: PMR, DMR, Radio and Microwave infrastructure. This role includes tower climbing and rigging activities

Responsibilities:

• Preparation, installation, and commissioning of all aspects of PMR, DMR, telemetry radio & microwave infrastructure.
• Diagnosis and repair of a range of radio equipment, from hand portables to installed base stations and microwave systems utilising a range of bench and portable test equipment.
• Supporting and maintaining Motorola radio systems.
• Installation and maintenance of microwave/radio equipment at height on tower structures
• Ensure effective response to system faults within contractual timescales.
• Liaise with customers in respect of system reporting, performance, and maintenance issues.
• Follow suitable and sufficient H&S documentation to meet customer requirements.
• Maintain standards of technical excellence within the department.
• Ensure a full understanding of products and services are cascaded through the team.
• Provide support to the Avonmouth Technical Team Leader
• Post-Sales support, including customer training.
• Assist with pre-sales support including specification, documentation.
• Support and coach other members of the team
• Participation on the out of hours standby rota in the region
• Ensure a right first-time approach is mandated in the department.
• Ensure all documentation is completed and returned in a timely manner.
• Ensure that Health and Safety guidelines are adhered to at all times.
• Actively seek and exploit earning opportunities for the company.
• Any other reasonable duties and responsibilities considered appropriate by the management of the company.

Key Outcomes:

• Successfully deliver an outstanding installation to all Avoira customers
• Smooth transition of completed installation package to service team for continued support
• Grow the Avoira brand as an outstanding Radio Engineer

Skills & Experience:

Essential:

• At least 5 years’ experience of the two-way radio communications industry including Motorola PMR, DMR
• Knowledge, experience & understanding of IP based technologies including routing, switching and VoIP.
• Experience of Distributed Antenna Systems, both Active and Passive, VHF, UHF, Cellular
• Detection and resolution of RF interference & intermodulation
• Experience of tower climbing and rigging
• EMF testing, calculations, and measurement to ICNIRP guidelines for OFCOM compliance
• Competent to follow H&S documentation.
• Able to work at heights and in confined spaces.
• Able to work under own initiative to deadlines.
• Able to work away from home.
• Ability to work as part of the existing team, also display high degree of autonomy
• Willing to undergo security assessment/vetting
• Good written and verbal communications skills.
• Full UK driving licence.

Desirable:

• Experience of the two-way radio communications industry including, Radio Telemetry or Microwave Systems
• Experience of LV electrical systems installation & maintenance
• Able to work to component level.
• PASMA trained.
• HNC Electrical/Electronic or equivalent experience
• Confined space trained.
• Advanced climber trained.
• CSCS/EUSR/SHEA trained holding a current card.
• Rope rescue and first aid at height trained.
• Current Working at height and/or Critical Safety Worker certification

All candidates must have the right to work in the UK. We are an equal opportunities employer.

Please note all roles that move to offer are subject to receipt of satisfactory references and an identity check.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £36,000.00-£38,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Gym membership

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person