Telecom and Security Systems Engineer

The family-owned company SCHMIDT, founded in 1948, is one of the leading logistics service providers in the bulk goods sector and today operates with over 3,500 employees at 49 locations worldwide. More than 1,000 trucks, around 6,500 bulk containers and almost 1,300 storage silos are part of the SCHMIDT Group’s equipment. Whether consulting, planning, construction or operation of logistics centers, whether storage, transport or handling – SCHMIDT offers, with its many years of know-how, the professional all-round service from a single source that is expected today from a good logistics expert.

If you are interested in contributing to the success of an internationally active family business, then you have come to the right place.

For our branch in Atyrau we are looking for Telecom and Security Systems Engineer

Main Tasks

• Provide the KDI with clear design inputs, requirements and technical instructions based on project specifications, applicable Kazakhstan requirements and agreed project decisions.
• Review system architectures, network diagrams, equipment schedules, layouts, fibre termination details, cable routes and BOQ/BOM. Check completeness, equipment compatibility and compliance with project requirements.
• Check network capacity, redundancy, fibre link budgets, CCTV coverage and recording capacity, and access-control functions. Review PA/GA audibility and speech intelligibility, radio coverage and equipment selection with specialist suppliers.
• Issue substantiated review comments, resolve KDI queries and prepare responses to Owner comments. Check corrections in revised documents and track outstanding deliverables and technical actions.
• Coordinate interfaces with plant networks and control/fire systems, including connection boundaries, segregation, required alarm exchange and joint testing. Preserve the specified independence of local systems.
• Prepare or update selected system specifications, datasheets and material requisitions when assigned by the Engineering Manager. Support technical bid evaluations and vendor document reviews.
• Resolve construction technical queries (TQs), discrepancies and proposed substitutions with the KDI and site team. Obtain required design approvals and ensure affected documents are updated.
• Support cable, network and system acceptance tests. Verify test records, closure of technical punch items, as-built diagrams, configuration backups and operating documentation for handover.

Requirements

• Engineering degree in Telecommunications, Electronics, Automation, Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience designing or technically reviewing telecom and security systems for industrial sites or large facilities, with independent responsibility for an assigned scope.
• Practical knowledge of fibre, structured cabling, Ethernet/TCP/IP, switching, routing and redundancy, together with CCTV and access control. Ability to review PA/GA and radio solutions with specialist suppliers.
• Working knowledge of applicable Kazakhstan telecom, fire safety and installation requirements, relevant equipment conformity requirements and project-selected system standards.
• Ability to review and mark up drawings using AutoCAD or an equivalent viewer, and work with technical registers in Excel and Word.