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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Safaricom Kenya:Access Transmission Planning Engineer

We are pleased to announce the following vacancy in the Eastern Regional Network Department within the Technical Division.

In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below:

Access Transmission Planning Engineer
Ref: TECHNICAL_ATPE_ June 2010

Reporting to the Senior Regional Network Planning Manager-Eastern, the holder of the position will model, plan, design, optimize and manage a reliable transmission network system.

Key responsibilities:

  • Modeling and planning of transport systems/network and respective capacity planning and analysis;
  • Take a lead role in the development and application of packet and cell based transport in the Safaricom network;
  • Project management of transmission/transport projects from inception to handover;
  • Ensuring equipment space and power availability for planned systems;
  • Liaise with implementation team during site surveys and to ensure timely project completion in accordance to set timeframes;
  • Approval of transmission/transport designs and plans for required bandwidth for projects from leased transmission capacity vendors;
  • Perform transmission/transport trials, equipment/systems parameters checks and evaluation and subsequent recommendations for approval and adoption of new equipment, systems and technologies into the network;

Minimum Requirements:

  • Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering;
  • 3 years experience in a telecommunications environment of which 1 years must have been involved in installations /commissioning and planning of major telecoms projects especially in the transmission field;
  • Analytical skills and attention to details;
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills;

To Apply:

If you feel that you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualification and experience please send your resume and application letter indicating your experience and why you are the most suitable candidate for the role clearly quoting the job title to the address below.

Deadline for application is 15th June 2010.

The Senior Manager – Talent Acquisition,

Safaricom Ltd,

Nairobi

Via email to: hr@safaricom.co.ke


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