Spectrum Engineering Officer

Overview

In this role you deliver high‑quality spectrum assurance across a geographical area, combining radio engineering with regulatory duties. You’ll work within the Spectrum Assurance team to resolve harmful interference and monitor unlicensed spectrum use, collaborating with diverse stakeholders. The role supports safety‑critical services and large events, using state‑of‑the‑art measurement tools. You’ll be empowered to shape policy‑driven outcomes and contribute to Ofcom’s mission to make communications work for everyone. This is a hands‑on engineering/regulatory position with training and strong cross‑team collaboration at its core.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working arrangements
• disability confident recruitment (guaranteed interviews for disabled applicants who meet essential criteria)
• inclusive culture and rewards/Wellbeing

Responsibilities

• Maintain high radio/spectrum engineering standards and resolve harmful interference within KPIs
• Investigate unlicensed spectrum use within the geographical area and ensure KPI delivery
• Plan targeted proactive radio monitoring to mitigate interference and ensure licence compliance
• Conduct proactive inspections of radio equipment to verify licence compliance and technical specs
• Support major events relying on radio services (e.g., Open Championship, Commonwealth Games)
• Collaborate with colleagues and provide assistance as required
• Manage own equipment, plant, and vehicle to professional standards, including safety and finances

Key requirements

• Experience in radio engineering and spectrum knowledge
• Experience working in a geographically dispersed team
• Strong stakeholder relationship skills and customer focus
• Full driver’s license
• Ability to own accountability and meet performance/service level targets
• Willingness to learn investigation and compliance skills (training provided)

• excellent interpersonal skills
• ability to handle difficult conversations
• customer focus
• radio engineering knowledge
• radio spectrum management
• interference tracing and resolution

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