Radio-communicationtechnician

Due to the recent signing of 2 new contracts with a key NBN delivery partner on the Ericsson Wireless NBN Project and Foxtel Cable-to-Satellite conversion project, our company has several positions available for radiocommunication technicians with relevant and proven experience and willingness to travel to regional Victoria if required.

**Opportunity**

As a radiocommunication technician with DinVision, you will be able to take an active part in the largest infrastructure project in the nation’s history - the rollout of the NBN network, while enjoying:

- A good salary in the range between $58k to $68k, depending on your level of experience
- A company vehicle and a tablet computer with data plan
- Ongoing investment in your personal career development following the evolution of the NBN network
- A supportive team environment
- Working outdoors in a dynamic environment. No two days will be the same.

**Your Role**

The NBN relies on individual technicians like yourself for the timely delivery of small sections of their network in order to succeed on the technical level, but also for improving the overall customer (and voter) experience that the project had been delivering so far.

Therefore, in your role, apart from technical expertise, you will be required to demonstrate the highest levels of customer service, proactive workflow management and punctuality.

In more detail, you will be responsible for:

- Working without direct supervision performing in-field visits to customer premises, often in remote areas of the state
- Prioritising jobs based on the daily list of customers to attend
- Providing the highest level of customer service and conducting yourself in a professional manner
- Pre-calling customers and updating about estimated times of arrival
- Assessing the work required, choosing the best location for the installation of the wireless radio communication antenna or 2-way satellite dish, explaining the method of installation to the customer and obtaining written approval prior to starting.
- Assembling and mounting the VSAT ODU satellite dish, wireless or directional microwave antenna on roof, masts or other approved support structures.
- Installing the IFL cabling, wallplates, UPS systems
- Terminating cables, installing splitters, multiswitches and multiplexers
- Installing and activating VSAT Modems, IDUs, Set-Top boxes, connecting to customer WiFi and LAN Routers, Smart TVs, amplifiers, smart home wiring.
- Training customers in system and equipment operation and basic maintenance
- Cleaning up, completing the as-built and compliance documentation.

**Salary**

The starting salary package being offered in this role is between $58,000 and $68,000 plus superannuation depending on your level of experience, along with a fully equipped, “take-home” company vehicle.

**Location**

The business is located in Clayton South, where you will be required to pick up some of the materials required to work, but you will be working in numerous locations around metropolitan Melbourne and across the state of Victoria.

**Entry Requirements**

You will need to demonstrate a minimum of 2-years of documented experience in the role of a radiocommunication technician with active involvement in the deployment and troubleshooting of the following systems and equipment:

- Manual driver’s license
- Right to work in Australia
- Clean Police Check, not older than 3-months
- Experience in working with ladders and elevated work platforms
- C band, Ku band and Ka band 2-way VSAT systems
- Microwave directional uplink and downlink antennas
- Spectrum analysers
- Internal cabling of residential dwellings with RG6 and RG11 coaxial cable
- Internal cabling of residential dwellings with CAT 5 & 6 cables
- Installation of tin, tile, roof gutter, wall and ground mounted satellite dish brackets
- Fall restraint and arrest systems for working at heights
- Installation of multiplexers, multiswitches, LNBs and Ethernet-over-Power adapters
- Installation and setup of VSAT modems, WiFi and LAN routers and switches, DVB-S and DVB-T set-top boxes

Additional skills and qualifications that are highly desirable for this role are:

- Multi-pair POTS telephone line remediation and copper joint rehabilitation up to 30-pairs
- Concreting of foundations for the installation of ground mounted, detached large diameter 2-way satellite dishes.
- Communication pit installation, trenching and conduit laying.
- Class B asbestos removal qualifications
- Prescribed Industrial Waste transport license

**References**

Details of relevant employment history with contacts to referees.

**Education and Qualifications**

Relevant Industry Qualifications