Chief Engineer at Trust TV

Trust TV, an upcoming TV Station based in Abuja, is seeking self-orientated, talented, enthusiastic and motivated candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Chief Engineer

Location: Abuja
Job Type: Full Time
Gender: Male or Female

The Position

• The Chief Engineer will work with other team members of the TV station to plan and evaluate all TV project activities and ensure that the technical facilities of the TV operate at the highest quality within required guidelines and established budget.

Duties and Responsibilities

• To coordinate and plan the installation, maintenance, and operation of broadcast television equipment and facilities
• Monitor strength, clarity, and reliability of incoming and outgoing signals and adjust equipment as necessary to maintain quality broadcasts
• To manage all technical operations for the TV stations
• Technical Inventory and spares Management
• Automated station play-out & Commercial Traffic
• News Automation with Octopus Newsroom Computer system (NRCS) with Capability for simultaneous news publishing on TV, Web & Social Media
• To Support Broadcasting user departments to ensure that they meet their commercial and production obligations
• Operations & Maintenance of the Signal Distribution Network
• Championing technology leadership and digital media transformation within the organization
• Liaison with the Nigeria Communications Commission on broadcast regulatory matters
• Forecasting on Technical needs for the TV station
• Evaluation and scoring for all outgoing technical tenders in the TV station
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of the TV projects
• Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility and conclusion of the TV set up
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
• Maintain a high level of broadcast industry technical and business knowledge to keep the broadcast infrastructure up to industry standards
• Ensures the highest quality television signal by overseeing the daily operations of the engineering and master control functions
• Ensures that broadcast equipment is maintained and operates within broadcast standards and guidelines provided by the National Broadcasting Commission and other regulatory agencies by developing, scheduling, performing, and supervising routine, preventive, and emergency maintenance of technical equipment located in the studio and at transmitter sites
• Analyse systems and or workflow to identify issues, improvements and solutions
• Create and implement best practice engineering vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve business performance
• Ensure that engineering strategies and processes are in place to meet business objectives and operational needs in terms of price, quality and delivery targets which enables the company to function and compete effectively in the market.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering, or related discipline
• Minimum of ten (10) years of station-level broadcast television engineering experience
• Sound understanding and demonstrated expertise in setting up of TV station
• Experience in managing complex technical projects
• Able to supervise and train staff on use of equipment
• Self-starter and able to work with moderate supervision
• Must be able to work flexible hours and weekends as required.

Application Closing Date
27th October, 2020.