Closing Date:
14/05/2026
Group:
Spectrum Group
Management Level:
Associate
Job Type:
Permanent
Job Description:
Please note that this role will close at 00:01 on Wednesday 27 May, and therefore we advise getting your application in by no later than midnight on Tuesday 26 May.
This role will cover the Central belt of Scotland.
Looking for a job where you can utilise your radio engineering skills and help manage the UK’s radio spectrum?
About the team
Radio spectrum is a vital resource, and it touches everyone's life every day. The radio spectrum connects our mobiles, wireless headphones, tablets, and computers. It enables our key fobs to unlock our cars, the Met Office to forecast the weather, satellites to measure global warming, and concerts and shows to be seen and heard. Without access to radio spectrum, the police, fire, ambulance, coastguard, and air traffic control would not be able to communicate – it’s that important.
It’s Ofcom’s job to manage and protect the use of all this spectrum. Your role will be working in the Spectrum Assurance team within the wider Ofcom Spectrum Group. Spectrum Assurance is a large team consisting of two core elements: a team of Spectrum Engineering Officers (SEO’s) who cover specific geographical areas across the UK; and the Spectrum Management Centre – Ofcom’s central technical operations hub in Hertfordshire.
SEOs provide advice and assistance to licensed spectrum users and, whenever necessary, they undertake compliance action to resolve interference issues. SEOs will also monitor and proactively investigate improper use of the spectrum, to keep the UK businesses and consumers “on the air”. You are not required to have a legal/regulatory background as full training will be provided.
Purpose of the role
The key purpose of the role is to deliver high quality spectrum assurance to services and spectrum users within a geographical area. This requires first class radio engineering and interpersonal communications, and we will teach you the investigation and compliance skills necessary to carry out the role.
In this unique Engineering / Regulatory role, you will collaborate with a wide range of Ofcom’s radio and telecoms external stakeholders to resolve harmful radio interference cases which can disrupt critical safety to life systems. This includes aircraft radio communications and navigation systems as well as radio services essential to everyday life such as mobile network operators.
Radio interference casework will be triaged and passed to you from the Spectrum Management Centre; it will be your responsibility to locate and manage the interference case to resolution. In addition, you will manage the radio spectrum within your geographical area monitoring and investigating unlicensed spectrum use.
And you will be supported by a highly specialised and experienced Ofcom team using state of the art mobile and fixed radio measurement equipment such as real time radio spectrum analysis supported by the relevant regulatory legislation.
Your key responsibilities
1. Responsible for maintaining high radio/spectrum engineering standards and ensuring all harmful interference issues raised are resolved within KPIs.
2. Responsible for investigating all unlicensed radio spectrum use within geographical area are resolved within KPIs.
3. To mitigate the effects of harmful radio interference you will be responsible for planning targeted proactive radio monitoring to ensure radio licence compliance
4. Proactive inspection of a wide range of radio equipment to ensure licence compliance and adherence to associated technical specification
5. Support large sporting events which rely on radio services, such as The Open Golf Championship and G26 Commonwealth Games.
6. Provide support and collaboration to fellow colleagues and assisting when required.
7. Responsible for own equipment plant and vehicle are at professional standard, finances, and H&S. (Full equipment and vehicle will be provided)
Essential skills, knowledge, and experience
8. Appreciation of and desire to promote Ofcom’s values of excellent, agility, respect, empowerment, and collaboration.
9. Owning Accountabilities - ownership and delivery of performance, KPI’s and service levels
10. Experience of radio engineering and knowledge of radio spectrum
11. Experience of working in a geographically dispersed team
12. Harmonising Work - excellent people skills, delivering difficult conversations, tracing interference and interacting with people for all associated casework
13. Forming Relationships - excellent stakeholder relationship skills and customer focus skills
14. Full driver’s license
Qualifications
15. Technical qualification – HNC/D in a technical discipline, or able to demonstrate equivalent experience and knowledge.
Inclusivity Statement
Ofcom has a clear mission: to make communications work for everyone. To be able to deliver on this, we want our organisation to reflect the diversity of background, experience, upbringing and thought that exists across the UK. We aim to recruit from the widest pool of candidates possible – no matter your social background, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, or disability. We also warmly welcome applicants who are returning to the workforce after a break – for whatever reason. If you have taken time away and are ready to rejoin, we look forward to reviewing your application.
Where positions are listed as full-time, we remain open to reduced hours, part-time arrangements, job shares, and other flexible working options. From day one, we champion flexible work arrangements to accommodate individual needs. You can read more about our Rewards, Benefits and Well-being on our careers page.
Our recruitment processes prioritise accessibility and inclusivity. If you need adjustments, information in an alternative format, or prefer to apply in a different way, please contact us at resourcing@ofcom.org.uk or call 0330 912 1378.
As a Disability Confident Leader, we offer interviews to disabled applicants who meet essential criteria for advertised roles. Learn more about this scheme here. https://careers.ofcom.org.uk/careers/how-we-hire/