FPG have 12-month extendable long-term contract opportunities if you are a Field Engineer / Site Auditor that can climb towers and masts with experience of the building of Mobile Wireless 4G / 5G RAN Sites and/or fault-finding / maintenance of Radio / Microwave equipment. The ideal candidate will have previous experience in the Belgium market on projects/companies like Telenet / Proximus / Orange / Mwingz / Jacops / Circet / Ericsson / ZTE / LCC / Tech Mahindra etc.
Essential certifications: GOF4, VCA, Elia AVIL / AVIP or equivalent tower climbing certificate from European Union country might be considered depending on the certification.
***** PLEASE NOTE – sponsorship cannot be provided. Candidates must live in Belgium or Europe so that they can live and work in Belgium without restrictions.
Consultant (you) to provide:
- GOF4 certification (for climbing towers & masts), car, fuel and accommodation (if required to relocate) as part of your standard working schedule to be able to commute to Zaventem office / site visits (all these costs are included within the daily fee)
- You shall provide your own mobile phone (Android or IOS based) and own voice and data subscription. Mobile phone shall be capable to take clear pictures to be used for uploading in the databases. Note that Chinese brands are not allowed.
- The person shall be 100% dedicated to this assignment, meaning he shall not have other occupations that are making him not available when needed.
Job Description:
- As Site Auditor/Field Engineer within Field Service Organization your job is perform quality and site acceptance audits on Radio Sites in Belgium for Telenet.
- The role includes the acceptance of RAN sites to be transferred from Build to Operations (C2/C3 inspections), following the acceptance procedure, audit the sites, define deficiencies and collect/report the punches, based on defined criteria.
- This position is a temporary assignment for external resource for a period of 1 year with an option to prolong the assignments. The ideal candidate worked previously in Belgium on Orange and/or Telenet networks.
- The scope includes working on ground level as well as working on height for Aerial Interventions which require climbing and rigging activities in towers and masts.
Responsibilities
- Prepare the site audits by collecting the site documentation (As-Build, PIF, STC, etc) with the purpose to verify the reality at the site versus the design
- Perform sites inspections for site acceptance for sites being transferred from Build to Operate (C2/C3 inspection), identifying deficiencies, reporting on punches and tracking.
- Verify the site solution application done by our partners and site construction assuring it is in line with the design guide of customer and our client’s installation guide.
- Responsible for making the inspections visits in the field with partners looking about high quality standard that must be applied under the scope of the respective project and capable to make distinctions with existing deficiencies.
- Verify the radio and electrical installations accuracy according to the AREI rules and installation guides
- Verify aerials parts looking to antenna installation and cables, fibers fixations along the different infrastructure
- Have the right coaching attitude with the partners on site when observing punches and target to raise the global level of quality delivered
- Highlight about any quality/safety work issues.
- Verify the different deliverables related to but not limited to site access, safety, design, Asbuild, upfront the site audit in order to be efficient on site.
- Understand our partner challenges in the field and search about solution to better improve their efficiency looking to our enablers (eg.: tools) and process clarification/ simplification
- Report on quality delivered by partners to make sure structural issues are tackled / clarified with them for further sites. Pictures and information shall be collected and become part of the audit report accompanied with the punches
- Depending on the readiness of the field engineer and when no inspections are planned, the field engineer will be integrated Field Operations and will receive Work Orders for corrective or preventive work on the customers radio sites. Visiting the radio site within the required lead-time based on the Work Order assigned, execute the work as specified in the Work Order, updating the Work Order with the required information and close to Work Order accordingly.
Knowledge areas
- Working at Height and climbing tower and mast is required so GOF4 certification is a must have.
- Minimum 5 years of Site Engineering/ Site quality Audits on Network Roll Out Deployment
- Excellent knowledge of telecom business and mainly Telenet / Orange / Proximus Network requirements.
- Multi Technology network equipment (RAN, microwave, IP, modems, fiber installations).
- You shall have a good understanding of Health and Safety at Work and First Aid; sufficient understanding of regulations, policies and procedures, specifically access procedure for radio sites
- Be fluent in English in speaking, reading and writing. Understanding of Dutch or French written and oral work instructions is a bonus (not mandatory).
- Customer focused, problem solving attitude and result-oriented.
- Team Player, Analytical, Persuasive and user- friendly communicator
- Excellent organizational skills
For more information or to discuss this role, please apply using the form below.
