Network & Telecoms Consultant

Job overview

Job Ref: IM&TS 061a Salary Scale: Band 7 (£46,148 - £52,809 depending on experience) Hours: 37.5 hours per week Contract Type: Secondment until 26/11/2026 Note: This post may be asked to contribute to the 24 hour "on call" commitment of IM&T Services for which additional payments apply.

Main duties of the job

Within the Network team, technical responsibility for delivering corporate Network system and services development, Operations and Support

The post-holder plays a leading technical role within the Network team, to ensure that the OUH and Service Level Agreements are either met or exceeded.

Consultancy - Level 5 (CNSL5) The provision of advice and assistance in any area associated with the procurement, provision, delivery, maintenance or effective use of information and communications technology. The consultancy can deal with one specific aspect of ICT, or it can be wide ranging and address many aspects, or it can be of a strategic nature.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Carries out assignments, alone or as part of a team, applying knowledge, skills, and experience. Demonstrates an understanding of the issues of interest to the client organisation and proposes viable solutions within the scope of own expertise, considering the needs of those affected.
• Recognises needs outside own area of knowledge, recognises how these areas relate, calls for and works effectively with additional expertise as necessary.
• Plans and organises own work accurately. Undertakes assignments in a systematic manner.
• Produces high quality deliverables in terms of both content and presentation. Examples of deliverables include reports, presentations and reasoned arguments.
• Plans projects independently, identifying human resource requirements and provides project co-ordination for other staff: across IM&T Services teams; within the client organisations; and within 3rd party supplier organisations.
• Plans and schedules changes to the network technical infrastructure, requiring a significant level of knowledge, skill and understanding of the impact and risks involved.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specifications for further details.