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Job Title: Event Engineer
Location
London (Aldgate East) + Global Travel (Up to 70%)
Salary
Up to £55,000 Basic Salary (Dependent on experience)
We’re looking for an Event Engineer to join a global managed transport provider supporting live sports coverage and 24/7 linear TV for major broadcast network. They operate a global fibre network spanning two geographically separated rings connecting major data centres. Engineers travel to venues worldwide across a rolling tour schedule (music, snooker, golf, tennis and table tennis) to pre-stage, operate and pack down broadcast transport equipment on-site. This role is currently a 3 years fixed-term contract with the view to become permanent after completion.
What's in it for you?
- Competitive salary with benefits (Healthcare, Dental, Strong Pension Package).
- Real international exposure, working live at major sporting events across multiple continents.
- TOIL for overtime up to a week, with anything beyond that paid as overtime.
- Hands on training in their new London office, with engineering mentorship from experts in the broadcast industry.
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Responsibilities
- Travel to live sporting event venues to pre-stage, install and operate broadcast transport equipment
- Support the transport of live event and 24/7 linear TV signal across a global fibre network
- Pack down and relocate equipment between back-to-back events, including extended in-country stays where multiple events fall in one location
- Act as the on-site technical point of contact, remaining composed and effective under pressure with clients watching
- Troubleshoot IP networking, encoding/decoding and site interconnect issues in real time on-site
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Skills Required
- Ideally two of the following: IP networking knowledge (VLANs, IP addressing, subnetting), video encoding/decoding experience (MPEG, JPEG 2000, JPEG XS or similar), site interconnect technology experience, or fibre/optical network knowledge.
- Happy travelling up to 70% of the time including weekends and out of hours work.
- Fluent English speaker with ideally EU/UK passports for international travel and visa complexity.
This is a rare opportunity to combine deep broadcast and IP engineering with a genuine life on the road at major international sporting events. If you want that lifestyle rather than just tolerate it, apply now.
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