Telecom Technician

Education & Certification:

• Bachelors degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Diploma in Electronics/Electrical Engineering (minimum).
• Certificate of Competency from an authorized body for inspection and repair of equipment in hazardous areas.
• COMPEx Certification (EX01EX04 preferred).
• OEM / Vendor certification for TAIT, Motorola, Hytera, AXELL, and RadioLinx systems (preferred).

Experience:

• 56 years (degree holders) / 34 years (diploma holders) of experience in telecommunication system maintenance within the oil & gas industry.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance of telecommunication systems, including:

Radio Systems (UHF, TETRA, VHF, HF, Point-to-Point).

TAIT, Motorola, Hytera intrinsically safe radios (desktop, handheld, vehicle-mounted, and BA set-integrated).

UHF TMR Radio System including maintenance and support of 1800 IS-certified handheld radios.

Indoor radio repeaters (AXELL Wireless / Cobham).

UHF radio base station repeater systems.

Tetra Systems.

VHF Aeronautical / Air Band radios.

Industrial frequency-hopping spread spectrum radio links with AES encryption (RadioLinx ProSoft).

• Carry out maintenance, repair, and testing of PAGA systems (speakers, beacon loops, cables), field telephones, and other hazardous area telecom systems.
• Support IP telephony systems (preferably Cisco), Unified Voice Collaboration systems, IPTV systems, and AV systems in offices, meeting rooms, and conference rooms.
• Provide technical support, monitoring, and system backups/recovery for PC-based telecom systems, including reinstallation of OS and system restoration.
• Manage SAP maintenance requests and ensure proper documentation of maintenance activities.
• Perform system fault analysis, troubleshooting, and rectification, including buried cable fault location identification.
• Liaise with OEMs/Vendors for support and ensure compliance with their technical recommendations.
• Support safe work practices in line with oil & gas industry HSE requirements.

Interested applicants may send their CVs to jesica@mekdamholding.com

NOTE: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted