Etisalat was established in the UAE in 1976; it has over its 35 years of experience, pioneered various innovative technologies in emerging markets and extended the reach of millions of subscribers globally.
Etisalat Nigeria is recruiting to the position of Manager (Transmission Planning and Optimization) for its location Abuja in Nigeria to Technical department.
Position Summary
Co-ordinate the planning, design and optimization of access transmission links to support sites rollout
Principal Functions
- Plan, design and optimize Etisalat Nigeria’s access fibre and microwave network transmission infrastructure and architecture to cater for capacity evolution and resilience requirements
- Provide inputs in the development of plans and strategies for the national transmission network
- Provide inputs in the network evolution strategy towards a converged transport architecture
- Produce traffic matrix forecasts and distribution for various services in the Abuja and Kano axes
- Manage and co-ordinate planning and design of microwave metro SDH link to support sites rollout and sites upgrade in assigned region
- Manage and co-ordinate design of transmission links for site connectivity and minimize dependency levels of sites in assigned region
- Ensure all transmission links support ABIS expansion and BTS site optimization in assigned region
- Ensure all lines of sight (LoS) surveys for transmission links in assigned region are conducted and approved for sites rollout
- Co-ordinate the optimization of existing microwave links in assigned region
- Support RF team in optimization of BTS sites transmission links
- Prepare management reports on planning and optimization of transmission links in assigned region
- Monitor daily microwave transmission links performance with a view to carrying out optimization as may be required
- Develop and deploy processes and procedures for access transmission links
- Provide leadership and guidance to team members and manage subordinates performance towards achievement of overall team objectives
- Monitor and control budgetary needs of the unit/ function
- Prepare and submit periodic activity and management reports for the attention of the Head-Transmission Planning
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Head-Transmission Planning
Candidates must hace the following Requirements, Experience, Skills & Competencies:
- First degree or equivalent in Electrical/ Telecommunications Engineering or any other relevant discipline
- Relevant postgraduate (M.Sc.)/ professional certifications/ qualifications will be an added advantage
- Between six (6) and eight (8) years directly relevant post-NYSC work experience, with at least most recent three (3) years in a supervisory role within a telecoms network implementation environment
- Ideal candidate must be able to demonstrate excellent hands-on technical competencies in the following areas;
- Mobile technology backhaul at the access, transport and core network layers
- Use of Pathloss software for designing transmission links
- Capacity planning and traffic forecast
You can submit application only online through Etisalat's careers page http://careers.etisalat.com.ng.
