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We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Access Network Planning Engineer
Job Code: JR-160930
Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Job type: Full-time
Job Summary
- The Access Network Planning Engineer will oversee the design of Access network using various transmission media, ensuring cost effective solutions and innovative approach to network planning.
Responsibilities
- Co-ordination of site/TSS surveys for PoPs, MW links, equipment cabinets and tower deployment.
- Generate detailed microwave link engineering document using Pathloss & other planning tools to meet set KPI’s.
- Overall project planning, delivering, and updating on Project milestones through out project.
- Ensure that accurate scope of work is issued to contractors to aid quick project delivery.
- Provide support as required on last mile connections, involving MW radios and GPON.
- Keep inventory/database of all deployed MW Radios & GPON links in the network.
- Ensure strict regulatory compliance in the use of assigned frequency Channels and bands both in the licensed and unlicensed Frequency spectrums.
- Prepare biannual deployed MW Radio links database to be submitted to the regulator (NCC) on agreed due dates.
- Provide the required support to escalated issues from field support team.
- Carry out frequency interference checks with Spectrum Analyser as at when required.
- Review and validate BoM share by OEMs to ensure conformity to RFP ‘s.
- Work periodical with technical sale/ Pricing to conduct PoP profitability Analysis.
- Optimize Access network links from time to time for operational efficiency.
Qualifications/Skills
- A Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science or related discipline.
- At least 1-3 years post NYSC related experience
- Ability to interpret topography, network design maps and CAD Designs
- Knowledge of Microwave Radios, GPON Technology and fibre optic transmission networks.
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Good Time management skills
- Ability to work under minimal supervision.
- May be required to travel out of station on a very short notice.
- Demonstrate understanding of telecommunication industry standards (ITU-T, ITU-R ANSI/ETSI etc).
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
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