Telecommunications Field Engineer
Visa sponsorship
Engineering · Brisbane, QLD, Australia · Full-Time · $85,000 - $100,000/yr · Visa: Employer sponsored
This Telecommunications Field Engineer job could suit suitably qualified overseas candidates on eligible visas: the employer is an approved Standard Business Sponsor under the Subclass 482 Skills in Demand programme, and may consider them. Australian citizens, permanent residents and other Australians come first.
The employer is an Australian-owned contractor north of Brisbane that builds and maintains telecoms structures, with two director-led delivery teams. Rigging, civil work, RF and transmission integration, upgrades and decommissioning are its business. The job is full-time direct employment (not labour hire), ANZSCO 313212: you would lead integration, commissioning and carrier acceptance on greenfield and brownfield projects, travelling to remote and metro locations.
Harare and Bulawayo applicants can get a telecoms CV ready with Build AI CV showing RF work, rigging experience and tickets.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out RF and Tx integration
- See greenfield and brownfield telco sites through commissioning and carrier acceptance
- Set up and commission antennas, RUs, feeders, microwave dishes and outdoor cabinets
- Lend a hand on structural rigging (extensions, face frames and upgrades) when needed
- Put together carrier acceptance packs that meet the carrier's standard
- Follow the HSE system on every job, including SWMS, permits, exclusion zones and rescue plans
- Be ready to mobilise nationally to remote and metro sites
Requirements & Eligibility
- Telco Field Engineer background covering RF and Tx integration, commissioning and carrier acceptance packs
- A rigging ticket, Advanced or Intermediate
- Current EWP, Working at Heights and First Aid
- Steelwork experience on the structures of telco towers
- Comfort with remote travel and short-notice mobilisation, plus an open QLD driver's licence; MR/HR and other tickets are beneficial
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