Optilan was started by a group of three friends in 1990. One of the most basic but effective philosophies is to treat others as you, yourself, would like to be treated. Optilan is deliberately run as the sort of company the Directors themselves would most want to work for.
Optilan is a highly successful organisation which continues to grow.
If you would like the opportunity to join us here at Optilan please refer to the "apply by" for the recruitment selection method. This link can be found towards the bottom of each job specification as shown below.
General Purpose:
To ensure clients are greeted politely and efficiently on arrival at Optilan.
General Responsibilities:
To maintain the switchboard, prioritise meeting rooms and facilitate managers and visitors requirements.
Specific Responsibilities / Hard Skills:
Answering and announcing all incoming calls,
Greeting clients and customers,
Booking conference rooms and equipment,
Organising catering and provision of refreshments as required,
Forwarding messages by email as required,
General typing and data entry,
Making visitors aware of H&S requirements of the company
Required Skills:
1-2 years reception experience / customer inter-facing experience
Preferred Skills:
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Outlook
Switchboard knowledge
Preferred Educational Qualifications:
Soft Skills:
Communication
Team Participation
Meeting & Presentation Skills
Customer Interaction
Managing Change
Time Management
Procedure Adherence
Decision Making
Problem Solving
Working Flexibility
Location:
The post is mainly UK based but may require short visits abroad for sales purposes
Reporting To:
Sales Director
General Purpose:
To produce a tender quotation to potential customers that is both commercially and technically complaint and present this document in a well formatted and professional manner.
General Responsibilities:
To understand the bid strategy as presented by the bid manager or Divisional Sales Manager and to create a bid documentation that reflects this strategy. To monitor and control nominated subsystems in reaching the bid strategy within timescales using the lowest cost but most technically compliant supplier solutions
Specific Responsibilities / Hard Skills:
Commercial compliancy and responsibility for nominated subsystems / bid construction,
Ongoing technical review of supplier’s responses,
Ensuring that Divisional Sales and Bid Managers project bid strategy is met,
Technical compliance of nominated supplier’s bids and Optilan’s Proposal,
Supplier negotiation,
Production of sales handover pack given to Projects,
Temporary secondment to Projects to enable smooth transition from sales to projects on larger bids,
Presentation to Bid review team of technical and commercial solution proposed and decisions made,
Creation of the overview design philosophy for nominated systems / Optilan proposal
Required Skills:
Detailed technical design knowledge of 2 or more of the preferred sub-systems
CCTV exp. needed
Author technical documents and drawings
2 years experience of technical design capability
Preferred Skills:
Detailed design and knowledge of the following systems: CCTV, PABX, PA, SDH, Radio, Microwave, Met, PDH, Satellite, Security Systems, LAN’s, WAN’s, Entertainment, Cabling and Power Supplies
Preferred Educational Qualifications:
Degree qualified in relevant discipline
Soft Skills:
Communication
Team Participation
Meeting & Presentation Skills
Customer Interaction
Managing Change
Time Management
Procedure Adherence
Decision Making
Problem Solving
Working Flexibility
General Purpose:
To ensure the ongoing suitability and availability of the Company’s IT Systems including PC hardware, client and server hardware, telecommunications equipment, building infrastructure and associated peripherals.
General Responsibilities:
To design, procure, implement, manage and support the company’s IT infrastructure. To allocate work to the IT support Engineer to ensure his effective assistance with these tasks.
Specific Responsibilities / Hard Skills:
Allocation of departmental resource to meet project timescales.
Assess the company’s requirements for IT systems on an ongoing basis.
Produce and document network designs.
Implement required systems using programming techniques, low level user interfaces and off the shelf software.
Maintain all company IT systems to ensure maximum reliability and availability.
Ensure that company data remains secure and protected.
Provide user and management support and training as required.
Provide monthly reports to the IT Manager showing project status, achievements and failures.
Manager suppliers for procurement of goods and services (e.g, support contracts).
Support Optilan’s projects departments when IT skills are required.
Required Skills:
Microsoft XP
Microsoft Windows 2003
Microsoft Exchange 2003
Microsoft Office
& Office XP2003/2007
Active Directory
Microsoft ISA Server 2004/6
Preferred Skills:
MS Access & SQL
Mitel PABX s/w
Cisco Network Admin
Structured cabling
Server Admin
Preferred Educational Qualifications:
GCSE Qualified in 4 or more relevant subjects.
CCNA.
Soft Skills:
Communication.
Team Participation.
Meeting & Presentation Skills.
Customer Interaction.
Managing Change.
Time Management.
Procedure Adherence.
Decision Making.
Problem Solving.
Working Flexibility.
Location:
The post is mainly UK based but may require prolonged visits abroad for commissioning purposes
Reporting To:
Project Manager
General Purpose:
Manage individual sub-systems within a contract through to completion
General Responsibilities:
Provide single point of contact and single point of responsibility to both the customer and project manager for any aspect associated with the individual sub-systems under their control
Specific Responsibilities / Hard Skills:
-Sub-system supplier negotiation and control
-Customer and supplier liaison
-Provide accurate detailed sub-system project design drawings
-Provide accurate detailed sub-system project documents
-Financial responsibility for sub-systems delivery as allocated to them by the project manager
-Jobcard completion and control
-Interface between other project sub-systems
-Pre-FAT and FAT completion
-On time delivery of documentation and product
-On-site commissioning activities
-Ability to read and translate customer specifications
-Sub-system configuration/set-up
Required Skills:
Detailed technical design knowledge of 2 or more of the preferred sub-systems
Author technical documents and drawings
2 years experience of technical design capability
Preferred Skills:
Detailed design and configuration knowledge of the following systems: CCTV, PABX, PA, SDH, Radio, Microwave, Met, PDH, Satellite, Security Systems, LAN’s, WAN’s, Entertainment, Cabling and Power Supplies
Preferred Educational Qualifications:
Degree or HND qualified in relevant discipline
Proven training certification in relevant sub-system
Soft Skills:
Communication
Team Participation
Meeting & Presentation Skills
Customer Interaction
Managing Change
Time Management
Procedure Adherence
Decision Making
Problem Solving
Working Flexibility
Location:
The post is UK based
Reporting To:
Bid Manager
General Purpose:
To produce quotations that are both commercially and technically complaint with respect to the bid strategy and to submit these to the customer in a document that has been constructed in a professional manner.
General Responsibilities:
To understand the bid strategy as presented by the Bid Manager or Sales Manager and to create bid documentation that reflects this strategy. To monitor and control nominated subsystems, as appropriate, in reaching the bid strategy within fixed timescales.
Specific Responsibilities / Hard Skills:
-Commercial compliancy and responsibility for nominated subsystems / bid construction.
-Ongoing review of supplier’s responses.
-Ensuring that the Sales and Bid Managers bid strategy is met.
-Compliance of nominated supplier’s bids and Optilan’s Proposal.
-Supplier negotiation.
-Production of sales handover pack for Projects.
-Presentation to Bid review team of technical and commercial solution proposed and decisions made.
Required Skills:
To have worked in a sales/bid environment.
Author of customer documents and drawings.
Excellent knowledge and use of ‘Word’ and ‘Excel’.
Preferred Skills:
Preferred Educational Qualifications:
‘A’ Levels
Soft Skills:
Communication
Team Participation
Meeting & Presentation Skills
Customer Interaction
Managing Change
Time Management
Procedure Adherence
Decision Making
Problem Solving
Working Flexibility
Location:
Ebbsfleet Station (London)
Reporting To:
Divisional Manager/Project Manager
General Purpose:
Additional System Specialist resource required to implement contracted shift cover for Ebbsfleet Station.
Enabling of manpower resource to site to complete site installation activities
General Responsibilities:
Provide single point of contact and single point of responsibility to both the customer and site engineers for any aspect associated with the delivery of site installation and commissioning activities.
Specific Responsibilities / Hard Skills:
-Sub-system supplier negotiation and control
-Customer and supplier liaison
-Provide technical assistance to site installation team
-Jobcard completion and control
-Final testing and SAT completion coordination
-On time delivery of documentation and services
-On-site monitoring of site activities
-Provision of manpower schedule requirement report to project manager
Required Skills:
Detailed technical knowledge of 2 or more of the preferred sub-systems
Preferred Skills:
2 years experience of site installation and commissioning capability of the following systems: Civil Works, Fibre, CCTV, PABX, PA, SDH, Radio, Microwave, Met, PDH, Satellite, Security Systems, LAN’s, WAN’s, Entertainment, Cabling and Power Supplies
Preferred Educational Qualifications:
HNC qualified in relevant discipline
Proven training certification in relevant sub-system
Soft Skills:
Communication
Team Participation
Meeting & Presentation Skills
Customer Interaction
Managing Change
Time Management
Procedure Adherence
Decision Making
Problem Solving
Working Flexibility
Location:
London (St.Pancras Station) The post is mainly UK based but may require prolonged visits abroad for installation and commissioning purposes
Reporting To:
Divisional Manager/Project Manager
General Purpose:
Additional resource required to implement contracted shift cover for St.Pancras Station.
Enabling of manpower resource to site to complete site installation activities
General Responsibilities:
Provide single point of contact and single point of responsibility to both the customer and site engineers for any aspect associated with the delivery of site installation and commissioning activities.
Specific Responsibilities / Hard Skills:
-Sub-system supplier negotiation and control
-Customer and supplier liaison
-Provide technical assistance to site installation team
-Jobcard completion and control
-Final testing and SAT completion coordination
-On time delivery of documentation and services
-On-site monitoring of site activities
-Provision of manpower schedule requirement report to project manager
Required Skills:
Detailed technical knowledge of 2 or more of the preferred sub-systems
Preferred Skills:
2 years experience of site installation and commissioning capability of the following systems: Civil Works, Fibre, CCTV, PABX, PA, SDH, Radio, Microwave, Met, PDH, Satellite, Security Systems, LAN’s, WAN’s, Entertainment, Cabling and Power Supplies
Preferred Educational Qualifications:
HNC qualified in relevant discipline
Proven training certification in relevant sub-system
Soft Skills:
Communication
Team Participation
Meeting & Presentation Skills
Customer Interaction
Managing Change
Time Management
Procedure Adherence
Decision Making
Problem Solving
Working Flexibility
Location:
The post is mainly UK based but may require prolonged visits abroad for commissioning purposes
Reporting To:
Project Manager
General Purpose:
Manage individual sub-systems within a contract through to completion
General Responsibilities:
Provide single point of contact and single point of responsibility to both the customer and project manager for any aspect associated with the individual sub-systems under their control
Specific Responsibilities / Hard Skills:
• Sub-system supplier negotiation and control
-Customer and supplier liaison
-Provide accurate detailed sub-system project design drawings
-Provide accurate detailed sub-system project documents
-Financial responsibility for sub-systems delivery as allocated to them by the project manager
-Jobcard completion and control
-Interface between other project sub-systems
-Pre-FAT and FAT completion
-On time delivery of documentation and product
-On-site commissioning activities
-Ability to read and translate customer specifications
-Sub-system configuration/set-up
Required Skills:
Detailed technical design knowledge of 2 or more of the preferred sub-systems
Author technical documents and drawings
2 years experience of technical design capability
Preferred Skills:
Detailed design and configuration knowledge of the following systems: CCTV, PABX, PA, SDH, Radio, Microwave, Met, PDH, Satellite, Security Systems, LAN’s, WAN’s, Entertainment, Cabling and Power Supplies
Preferred Educational Qualifications:
Degree or HND qualified in relevant discipline
Proven training certification in relevant sub-system
Soft Skills:
Communication
Team Participation
Meeting & Presentation Skills
Customer Interaction
Managing Change
Time Management
Procedure Adherence
Decision Making
Problem Solving
Working Flexibility
Location:
The post is mainly UK based but may require prolonged visits abroad for commissioning purposes
Reporting To:
Project Manager
General Purpose:
Manage individual sub-systems within a contract through to completion
General Responsibilities:
Provide single point of contact and single point of responsibility to both the customer and project manager for any aspect associated with the individual sub-systems under their control
Specific Responsibilities / Hard Skills:
• Sub-system supplier negotiation and control
-Customer and supplier liaison
-Provide accurate detailed sub-system project design drawings
- Provide accurate detailed sub-system project documents
-Financial responsibility for sub-systems delivery as allocated to them by the project manager
-Jobcard completion and control
- Interface between other project sub-systems
-Pre-FAT and FAT completion
-On time delivery of documentation and product
-On-site commissioning activities
- Ability to read and translate customer specifications
-Sub-system configuration/set-up
Required Skills:
Detailed technical design knowledge of 2 or more of the preferred sub-systems
Author technical documents and drawings
2 years experience of technical design capability
Preferred Skills:
Detailed design and configuration knowledge of the following systems: CCTV, PABX, PA, SDH, Radio, Microwave, Met, PDH, Satellite, Security Systems, LAN’s, WAN’s, Entertainment, Cabling and Power Supplies
Preferred Educational Qualifications:
Degree or HND qualified in relevant discipline
Proven training certification in relevant sub-system
Soft Skills:
Communication
Team Participation
Meeting & Presentation Skills
Customer Interaction
Managing Change
Time Management
Procedure Adherence
Decision Making
Problem Solving
Working Flexibility
Location:
The post is mainly UK based but may require prolonged visits abroad for commissioning purposes
Reporting To:
Project Manager
General Purpose:
A network designer is required to undertake the detailed layer 3 design of the CovWan2 and BID networks. Cov Wan2 network will also interface with the existing CovWan1 cisco network.
Manage individual sub-systems within a contract through to completion
General Responsibilities:
Provide single point of contact and single point of responsibility to both the customer and project manager for any aspect associated with the individual sub-systems under their control
Specific Responsibilities / Hard Skills:
-Sub-system supplier negotiation and control
-Customer and supplier liaison
-Provide accurate detailed sub-system project design drawings
-Provide accurate detailed sub-system project documents
-Financial responsibility for sub-systems delivery as allocated to them by the project manager
-Jobcard completion and control
-Interface between other project sub-systems
-Pre-FAT and FAT completion
-On time delivery of documentation and product
-On-site commissioning activities
-Ability to read and translate customer specifications
-Sub-system configuration/set-up
Required Skills:
Detailed technical design knowledge of 2 or more of the preferred sub-systems
Author technical documents and drawings
2 years experience of technical design capability
Preferred Skills:
Detailed design and configuration knowledge of the following systems: CCTV, PABX, PA, SDH, Radio, Microwave, Met, PDH, Satellite, Security Systems, LAN’s, WAN’s, Entertainment, Cabling and Power Supplies
Preferred Educational Qualifications:
Degree or HND qualified in relevant discipline
Proven training certification in relevant sub-system
Soft Skills:
Communication
Team Participation
Meeting & Presentation Skills
Customer Interaction
Managing Change
Time Management
Procedure Adherence
Decision Making
Problem Solving
Working Flexibility
Location:
UK Based
Reporting To:
Apprenticeship Mentor/ Line Managers
General Purpose:
An 18 month programme to gain understanding of the companies engineering capability to enable a successful transition from Apprentice Trainee to engineer status.
General Responsibilities:
To develop soft skills required to be a successful Optilan employee then to focus upon a particular job function to achieve the hard skills associated with that function.
Specific Responsibilities / Hard Skills:
• Undergo an 18 months soft skills development by undertaking 6 month duration engineering placements within various departments that have engineering job functions.
• To review possible engineering placements with the HR officer/Apprentice Mentors and to mutually agree upon the best placement to advance the soft skills.
• To complete appraisal review forms up completion of each work placement.
• To attend and contribute to the placement appraisals
• To communicate with the departmental managers, HR officers and Apprentice Mentors possible permanent placements for final year of training.
• To obtain necessary hard skills for chosen job position.
• To maintain a comprehensive personal training
Required Skills:
Required
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Outlook
Preferred Skills:
Some knowledge of Telecoms/Engineering.
(not essential)
Preferred Educational Qualifications:
GCSE: Maths, English & Science
Soft Skills:
Communication,
Team Participation,
Meeting & Presentation Skills,
Customer Interaction,
Managing Change,
Time Management,
Procedure Adherence,
Decision Making,
Problem Solving,
Working Flexibility.
Location:
The post is mainly UK based but may require prolonged visits abroad for commissioning purposes
Reporting To:
Project Manager
General Purpose:
Manage individual sub-systems within a contract through to completion.
General Responsibilities:
Provide single point of contact and single point of responsibility to both the customer and project manager for any aspect associated with the individual sub-systems under their control
Specific Responsibilities / Hard Skills:
Sub-system supplier negotiation and control, Customer and supplier liaison, Provide accurate detailed sub-system project design drawings, Provide accurate detailed sub-system project documents, Financial responsibility for sub-systems delivery as allocated to them by the project manager, Jobcard completion and control, Interface between other project sub-systems, Pre-FAT and FAT completion, On time delivery of documentation and product, On-site commissioning activities, Ability to read and translate customer specifications, Sub-system configuration/set-up.
Required Skills:
Detailed technical design knowledge of 2 or more of the preferred sub-systems. Author technical documents and drawings. 2 years experience of technical design capability.
Preferred Skills:
Detailed design and configuration knowledge of the following systems: CCTV, PABX, PA, SDH, Radio, Microwave, Met, PDH, Satellite, Security Systems, LAN’s, WAN’s, Entertainment, Cabling and Power Supplies
Preferred Educational Qualifications:
Degree or HND qualified in relevant discipline Proven training certification in relevant sub-system
Soft Skills:
Communication, Team Participation, Meeting & Presentation Skills, Customer Interaction, Managing Change, Time Management, Procedure Adherence, Decision Making, Problem Solving, Working Flexibility.
General Purpose:
To maintain the existing quality system used within Optilan and to continually audit these systems. To ensure that project quality plans are implemented on individual contracts.
General Responsibilities:
To ensure that the quality system procedures are understood and implemented throughout the company.
Specific Responsibilities / Hard Skills:
Internal Auditing of existing quality procedures
Site auditing of works against agreed method statements and internal procedures:
Production of non conformance reports
External Auditing of suppliers and contractors
Providing QA guidance to the employees
Prepare audit reports and propose corrective and preventative actions and ensuring these actions are completed in the timescale dictated.
Ensuring internal and external documentation is compliant with all contract specifications and ISO requirements.
Responsible for the accuracy, formatting and verification of design drawings issued by Optilan’s engineering department.
Required Skills:
2 years experience of Quality systems.
ISO 9001 procedure understanding
Audit Qualification
Preferred Skills:
ISO 14001 procedure understanding
OHSAS 18001 procedure understanding
Preferred Educational Qualifications:
Degree or HND qualified in relevant discipline
Lead Auditing
Soft Skills:
Communication Skills,
Team Participation,
Meeting & Presentation Skills,
Customer Interaction,
Managing Change,
Time Management,
Procedure Adherence,
Decision Making,
Problem Solving,
Working Flexibility,
Location:
The post is mainly UK based but may require short visits abroad for commissioning purposes
Reporting To:
Joss Woodcock
General Purpose:
Manage various projects from contract award through to completion, this role will be based in the Utilities department
General Responsibilities:
Provide single point of contact and single point of responsibility to both the customer and divisional project manager for any aspect associated with the project under their control
Specific Responsibilities / Hard Skills:
Supplier negotiation and control.
Project life cycle management.
Resource planning.
Customer and supplier liaison.
Commercial responsibility for compliance with contract terms and conditions.
Proactive and consistent approach to documentation.
Financial responsibility for contract performance, reporting and invoicing.
To build a harmonious working project team.
Detailed reporting to customer and divisional project manager.
Jobcard completion and control.
Interface between other divisions and departments.
On time project delivery
Required Skills:
Ability to work autonomously
3 years experience of managing major new projects
Sound technical and commercial telecoms knowledge
Excellent IT and communication skills
Preferred Skills:
Detailed technical knowledge of multiple communication systems
Experience within the divisional marketplace
Civil Works would be an advantage
Experience of working with Ministry of Defence
Candidate who is locally based
Preferred Educational Qualifications:
Degree qualified in relevant discipline
Soft Skills:
Communication
Team Participation
Meeting & Presentation Skills
Customer Interaction
Managing Change
Time Management
Procedure Adherence
Decision Making
Problem Solving
Working Flexibility
Aside from immediate opportunities, we are always interested in receiving speculative CVs from Engineers, Managers, Trainees and others who are open, honest, team players and who think they would enjoy a career with Optilan.
We offer a flexible, cooperative environment where individual ability is recognised and rewarded, and skills are developed through training and responsibility.
Optilan operates an annual profit-share bonus scheme, a contributory pension scheme, extended holiday for long service and our spacious, air-conditioned Coventry offices feature a well equipped in-house gym.
Optilan UK Limited is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
