Tait Communications

Site Design Engineer (Fixed Term - 12 Months)

Tait Communications  •  Auckland, NZ (Onsite)  •  1 day ago
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Job Description

Title: Site Design Engineer - Fixed Term

About the Company

Tait Systems NZ is a newly established company tasked with constructing and operating a Public Safety Network (PSN). Its primary aim is to enhance the communications capabilities of Emergency Services Agencies by delivering modern and secure communication services, including voice and messaging, while also facilitating improved communication among various emergency service agencies. 

We operate as a lean organisation, where everyone contributes to ensure we fully deliver projects on time and on budget. Innovation, a can-do attitude, and a relentless drive to improve are at the core of our identity. We seek individuals who thrive in this environment and embrace significant challenges without hesitation. 

About the Role

We're looking for a Site Design Engineer - (fixed Term) to join our growing team and play a critical role in designing, documenting, and supporting the deployment of PSN sites across the country. This role is ideal for a hands-on engineer who enjoys working across design, operations, and site implementation.

In this role, your key responsibilities will be:

  • Designing high-quality RF and infrastructure solutions for PSN site deployments
  • Creating comprehensive work instructions for site installation and commissioning
  • Preparing accurate Bills of Materials (BoMs) for site builds
  • Collaborating with the Build and Site Acquisition teams to align on deliverables
  • Assisting with site surveys, infrastructure assessments, and RF environment evaluations
  • Ensuring internal systems (such as Nexsys One) are updated and accurately maintained
  • Supporting lifecycle and spares management as required
  • Identifying opportunities for efficiency and process improvement
  • Providing ad hoc reports and assisting with various Build Team needs

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have a relevant tertiary qualification and/or significant experience in telecommunications site design and deployment.

You will also bring:

  • At least 5 years' experience in Telco build environments
  • Strong understanding of Mobile and LMR (Land Mobile Radio) networks, especially DMR systems
  • Excellent technical writing and documentation skills
  • Strong organisational, time-management, and problem-solving abilities
  • A self-starter mindset with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • A collaborative attitude with a willingness to support cross-functional teams
  • Flexibility and adaptability in a fast-moving and evolving environment

Apply Now

If you're ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to one of New Zealand's most critical infrastructure projects, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today with your CV and cover letter.

Applications close: Thursday 30th April 2026

We look forward to receiving your application!

Tait Communications

About Tait Communications

Our clients protect communities, power cities, move citizens, harness resources and save lives all over the world. We work with them to create, support and unify the critical communication solutions they depend on to do their jobs.

Digital wireless communication forms the central nervous system of everything we do. Around this resilient, robust core we design, develop, manufacture, test, deploy, support and manage innovative communication environments for organizations that have to put their total trust in the systems and people they work with.

We’ve worked hard to develop genuine insight into our clients’ worlds, and have pursued engineering, operational and services excellence for more than 40 years. This understanding, and our belief in championing open-standards technology, means we can give our clients the best possible choice and value to achieve the human outcomes they’re driven by.

We’re not simply aligned with our clients; we’re devoted to their cause.

Tait Communications’ sole dividend receiving shareholder is a charitable trust which shares the company’s operating profits across several donation and investment streams responsible for research and development, regional reinvestment and education. This rare model means clients can rely on Tait Communications to be an independent long-term player in the critical communications industry and to continue to play its role of ‘open-standards champion’.

Industry
Telecommunications
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Christchurch, NZ
Year Founded
1969
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