Network Engineer
STATSports
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Newry • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Managing, designing, installing, testing, and commissioning live data infrastructure across training grounds, indoor facilities, and stadiums
- Planning projects from initial site survey through to final handover
- Communicating directly with the clients' Network and Facilities Managers
- Carrying out on-site and remote site surveys to assess technical and logistical requirements
- Producing system specifications and proposal documentation based on customer needs
- Preparing hardware, including physical assembly and pre-installation testing
- Creating risk assessments, method statements, site schedules, and coordinating access, permits, and match-day constraints
- Supervising on-site installations, guiding customer subcontractors and internal partners
- Designing and documenting network layouts for beacon and live data systems, including PoE switching, VLANs, addressing plans, patch panels, and cabinet layouts
- Installing and validating GNSS antenna systems, including placement planning, cable routing, earthing, surge protection, and signal verification
- Owning the mechanical scope of installations, including brackets, mounts, poles, fixings, environmental sealing, cable management, and safe routing
- Creating and maintaining project documentation, including network diagrams, cable schedules, port maps, and as-built drawings
- Producing installation reports with test results, photos, and system evidence
- Testing and qualifying each installation against agreed acceptance criteria
- Leading or supporting customer test activities and driving close-out and sign-off
- Troubleshooting field issues quickly using structured isolation and evidence-based escalation
- Working closely with Account Managers, Sales, Marketing, and Product Installation teams to align scope, timelines, and customer expectations
Requirements
- Have a degree, apprenticeship, or technical qualification in networking, electrical, telecoms, or a related field
- Are comfortable designing and working with IP networks, switches, routers, VLANs, DHCP, and PoE systems
- Have hands-on experience with Ethernet cabling standards, terminations, and testing
- Understand wireless technologies such as WiFi, Bluetooth, and Ultra-Wideband at a practical level
- Can produce and interpret technical documentation, including network diagrams, cable schedules, and site mark-ups
- Are confident working on-site with tools, test equipment, and PPE
- Can manage your own tasks, meet deadlines, and drive projects through to completion
- Communicate clearly with customers and internal teams
- Are comfortable working in stadium environments, including out-of-hours work when required
- Hold a full driving licence, a passport, and are willing to travel
Benefits
- A role where your work directly powers live performance data at elite sporting venues
- Hands-on ownership of projects from survey to sign-off
- Exposure to complex networking, RF, GNSS, and live data systems
- Collaboration with customers and cross-functional internal teams
- The opportunity to work in iconic stadiums and training facilities
- A team culture that values accountability, learning, and shared success
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
network designIP networksswitchesroutersVLANsDHCPPoE systemsEthernet cabling standardswireless technologiestechnical documentation
Soft Skills
project managementcommunicationtroubleshootingteam collaborationtask managementdeadline managementcustomer interactionleadershipproblem-solvingadaptability
Certifications
degree in networkingdegree in electricaldegree in telecomstechnical qualification in networkingtechnical qualification in electricaltechnical qualification in telecomsfull driving licencepassport