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Associate,EngineeringOfficer
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“Associate, Engineering Officer at This Scheme Here. Skills: radio engineering, spectrum assurance, interference resolution. deliver high quality spectrum assurance to services and spectrum users within a geographical area. resolve harmful radio interference cases”
Industry & Context.
resolve harmful radio interference cases; investigation and compliance skills necessary to carry out the role; tracing interference
Full driver’s license, Full equipment and vehicle will be provided
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Full driver’s license, Experience of radio engineering and knowledge of radio spectrum, Experience of working in a geographically dispersed team, Appreciation of and desire to promote Ofcom’s values of excellent, agility, respect, empowerment, and collaboration, Owning Accountabilities - ownership and delivery of performance, KPI’s and service levels, Harmonising Work - excellent people skills, delivering difficult conversations, tracing interference and interacting with people for all associated casework, Forming Relationships - excellent stakeholder relationship skills and customer focus skills
What You'll Do.
deliver high quality spectrum assurance to services and spectrum users within a geographical area
resolve harmful radio interference cases
locate and manage the interference case to resolution
manage the radio spectrum within your geographical area
monitoring and investigating unlicensed spectrum use
maintaining high radio/spectrum engineering standards
ensuring all harmful interference issues raised are resolved within KPIs
investigating all unlicensed radio spectrum use within geographical area are resolved within KPIs
planning targeted proactive radio monitoring to ensure radio licence compliance
Proactive inspection of a wide range of radio equipment to ensure licence compliance and adherence to associated technical specification
Support large sporting events which rely on radio services
Provide support and collaboration to fellow colleagues and assisting when required
Responsible for own equipment plant and vehicle are at professional standard
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
collaborate with a wide range of Ofcom’s radio and telecoms external stakeholders; Support large sporting events which rely on radio services; Provide support and collaboration to fellow colleagues and assisting when required; Experience of working in a geographically dispersed team
Communication Scope
interpersonal communications; excellent people skills; delivering difficult conversations; interacting with people for all associated casework; excellent stakeholder relationship skills; customer focus skills
Process & Methodology
ownership and delivery of performance, KPI’s and service levels
Full Job Description
**Closing Date:** 27/05/2026 **Group:** Spectrum Group **Management Level:** Associate **Job Type:** Permanent **Job Description:** **Please note that this role will close at 00:01 on Wednesday 27 May, and therefore we advise getting your application in by no later than midnight on Tuesday 26 May.** **This role will c over the Bristol area and the South West.** **About Ofcom** As the UK’s communications regulator, we’re delivering vital work that helps keep the UK connected and shapes the future of how we’ll stay connected with each other. Our work covers everything from phones and broadband, through to TV, radio, the postal service, and wireless devices. We’re also taking on the challenge of making the online world a safer place. And we need people of all backgrounds, skill sets, and experiences to help us achieve our goal of making communications work for everyone. Looking for a job where you can utilise your radio engineering skills and help manage the UK’s radio spectrum? __ **About the team** Radio spectrum is a vital resource, and it touches everyone's life every day. The radio spectrum connects our mobiles, wireless headphones, tablets, and computers. It enables our key fobs to unlock our cars, the Met Office to forecast the weather, satellites to measure global warming, and concerts and shows to be seen and heard. Without access to radio spectrum, the police, fire, ambulance, coastguard, and air traffic control would not be able to communicate – it’s that important. It’s Ofcom’s job to manage and protect the use of all this spectrum. Your role will be working in the Spectrum Assurance team within the wider Ofcom Spectrum Group. Spectrum Assurance is a large team consisting of two core elements: a team of Spectrum Engineering Officers (SEO’s) who cover specific geographical areas across the UK; and the Spectrum Management Centre – Ofcom’s central technical operations hub in Hertfordshire. SEOs provide advice and assistance to licensed spectrum users and, when
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