Vacancy title:
Senior Manager – Network Planning and Engineering
Jobs at:
MTNDeadline of this Job:
16 August 2022
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, August 02, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
MTN Uganda Limited is an equal opportunity employer and is seeking to recruit competent individual to fill the following Position;
Job Title: Senior Manager – Network Planning and Engineering
Reports to: Chief Technical and Information Officer
Division: Technology
No. of Vacancies: 1
Main Job Functions:
• Mentoring a diverse group of Network planners to achieve maximum productivity.
• Leadership to ensure alignment to company vision and objectives
• Management to ensure agreed deliverables are achieved within time, cost and quality.
• Provision of guidance to Senior Transmission planning engineers and delegation of duties accordingly.
• Motivation of all staff on the team through coaching sessions on the team.
• Managing MTN approved service providers and subcontractors during Project implementation.
• Network quality, capacity, resilience aligned to business objectives.
• Appropriate technologies deployed in line with Network evolution and service requirements.
• Network plans and budget requirements.
• End to end solutions handed over to CPG for project Execution.
• Provide support to Network operations, other departments and where needed to improve service delivery and customer experience.
• Management and leadership for Transmission Planning staff.
• Timely reporting to Uganda Communications Commission, MTN Group, BRM and other departments requests.
• Coordination of ATC tower related and power requests for different transmission projects.
• Plan and optimize microwave transmission network equipment and infrastructure.
• Ensure that access and transmission network plan records are properly maintained.
• Ensure that all transmission network targets and objectives are met according to the set KPI’s
• Prepare and manage annual rollout plan for Transmission, ensuring sufficient capacity, redundancy and resilience in the network to support the Business plan.
• Ensure new technologies are adequately budgeted for.
• Ensure new hardware complies with the network evolution plan and is fit for purpose before integration to the network.
• Ensure that Capital Projects implementation complies with current Transmission related business decisions and requirements.
• Approve nominal plans, capacities and determine priorities for Transmission network rollout.
• Plan and optimize PS/CS Core and IP core equipment and infrastructure.
• Ensure that all PS/CS Core Network targets and objectives are met according to the set KPI’s
• Support Marketing and EBU in designing and implementing data products and solutions.
Education:
Degree in Communication Systems/Telecom Engineering
Experience:
9 Years in Telecommunications with 4 years as a manager in a network planning environment (Radio, Core, Transport)
Knowledge and Trainings:
• In depth on Network Technologies – Radio, Transport and Core.
• People Management and Development
• Project management
• MTN Toolkits.
Skills Competencies:
• Systems performance management and supervision of the equipment of the telecommunication network.
• Network Design, O&M, Planning & Optimisation and Project Management.
• Telecommunication equipment and systems, functional modules, performance and signaling, as well as their compatibility and interconnectivity.
• Measurements techniques on equipment and services
• IP equipment and systems, functional modules, performance, and signaling, as well as their compatibility and interconnectivity.
• Systems performance management and supervision of the equipment of the telecommunication network.
Other Skills:
• Advanced Computer Skills
• Analytical and systematic
• Open mindedness
MTN Uganda Limited has the obligation to safeguard its employees through providing a working environment that is safe and without risk to the health of its employees. MTN has a Vaccination policy for all its employees to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in order to work from its offices and premises. Female applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 108
Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
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