Spectrum Engineer 2023

Overview

Ofcom is the regulator for the communications services that we use and rely on each day. We make sure people get the best from their broadband, home phone and mobile services, as well as protecting viewers and listeners form harmful material in TV, radio and on-demand programmes. We also oversee the universal postal service, the radio spectrum over which wireless devices operate, and also help to make sure people don’t get scammed and are protected from bad practices.

We have recently taken on the regulation of UK-established video-sharing platforms such as Tik Tok and Twitch, and we are preparing for a future role as the Online Safety regulator under the Governments proposed new laws. Protecting consumers is at the heart of what we do.

On our graduate scheme, you will embark on a two-year series of intensive job placements, moving regularly between projects and departments to ensure that the knowledge and insight you are exposed to is as broad as possible. One week you might be devising new policy directives; the next, monitoring content standards of broadcast programmes.

Ofcom is a forward-thinking, inclusive, diversity champion, and disability confident employer.

Join us, it has never been a more exciting time to join Ofcom as the communications sector and regulatory environment evolves to tackle new online challenges.

The Role

As a graduate, you will be working with others helping to ensure our policies have a sound technical foundation and deliver a real, long-term benefit to citizens and consumers. Your personal development is important to us, so you will receive support and training as you grow in your role.

Our work involves many stakeholders and uses a range of skills. For example, you will be working in teams that:

• Use propagation modelling to assess coexistence between different wireless technologies.
• Formulate technical policy that understands and balances the interests of industry stakeholders, citizens, and consumers.
• Use technical data and analysis techniques to assess performance and QoS of radio systems in the development of policies and forecast future spectrum demand.
• Measure the impact of new radio systems on the wireless environment to facilitate new options for spectrum sharing.
• Carry out field and lab-based measurements to underpin Ofcom’s policy decisions using specialist test equipment
• Engage with industry and regulators in other countries to help shape international radio policy and regulations.

As a graduate engineer, you will embark on a two-year series of intensive job placements, moving regularly between projects and teams to ensure you are exposed to different technologies and challenges. Your technical advice will influence national and international spectrum policy. 

You will work at our office in London and at our Radio Station in Hertfordshire near Baldock as well as where practical remote working including at home. Upon completion of the two-year scheme and successful formal assessment, you will make the transition into a permanent role within one of the Spectrum Group teams. 

Candidate Profile

At Ofcom, we're looking for:

• Ambitious and passionate individuals who live by our values of: Excellence, Collaboration, Agility, Empowerment and Respect
• Has a background in an engineering discipline, science, mathematics or a similar subject
• Is curious, has strong modelling skills and can describe complex and technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Graduating by September 2023

Benefits

• Ofcom is accredited by the IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology), and you will have the opportunity along with support and mentoring to start your journey towards attaining professional registration and Chartered Engineer status
• Flexible benefits allowance
• Pension allowance
• 25 days’ holiday
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Annual health check
• Income protection insurance

Application 

The application process consists of four stages:

• Initial application
• Blended assessment & video interview
• Assessment Centre (to be held virtually February - March 2023)

You will work at our office in London and at our Radio Station in Hertfordshire near Baldock as well as where practical remote working including at home. Upon completion of the two-year scheme and successful formal assessment, you will make the transition into a permanent role within one of the Spectrum Group teams. We also support flexible ways of working, wherever possible.

Diversity & Inclusion at Ofcom

Ofcom is a forward-thinking, inclusive employer and recognises the value of diversity to truly “make communications work for everyone”. Here at Ofcom, our vision is to ensure people are part of an environment when they can truly strive and be themselves, therefore we aim to recruit from the widest pool of candidates possible – irrespective of social background, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender or disability. We are an organisation that strives to be truly representative of the whole of the UK and our aim is to be an employer of choice for everyone.

We champion flexible working and so wherever possible we support flexible working patterns including job shares.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to interview disabled applicants who meets the minimum selection criteria of the role as outlined in the job specification, if applicants would like to be considered under this scheme. We pride ourselves on ensuring all candidates are treated fairly throughout the application and selection process including making our process as accessible as possible. You can find more information on the scheme here. https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/jobs/disability-confident-scheme

Should you require any adjustments to be made, please do contact us directly at ofcomresourcing@omnirms.com

For more information and guidance please visit: https://www.scope.org.uk/advice-and-support/ask-for-adjustments-at-interview