Engineer-Metro Capacity and Optimization Planning at Safaricom Kenya

Detailed Description

Reporting to the Manager- Metro Capacity & Optimization Planning, the position holder is responsible for the planning and design of Metro Fibre to support both Regional Internal and External Customers

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with Business partners and Fiber capacity & Optimization Planning team to capture network and business needs in the Region
• Capture capacity availability on the ground from 3rd parties
• Explore opportunities for joint deployment with third parties
• Acceptance to be done as per agreed acceptance guidelines and check list.
• Liaise with deployment team to ensure delivery achieves set objectives.
• Engage current and potential customers to understand demand on Metro fibre for the coming 2 years Forecasting fibre connectivity requirements within Safaricom
• Forecast fibre capacity requirements both for the short and medium term
• Develop and seek approval of efficient design methodology and tools for Fibre networks to ensure high availability and cost efficiency in Maintenance
• Drive innovation in Fibre design and deployment in line with the best practices worldwide
• Develop and maintain the standards and processes to be used in Fibre deployment
• Enforce standards in the materials used in networks deployment to ensure optimum QOS and network lifespan
• Maintain deployment standards that ensure high availability and resiliency
• OHS standards enforcement during deployment of Fibre networks in conjunction with other stakeholders
• Share Fibre network footprint with customer departments within technology and business units to enable them to integrate other network elements and enable them to commercialize the Fibre network
• TCO analysis for Major CAPEX investments to ensure that it is in line with CAPEX strategy in the business.
• Drive OPEX Savings initiatives
• From time to time, check materials availability in quality and quantity and storage, both, with the supplier and its subcontractors
• Monthly preventive maintenance report - Record summary of PM activities
• Keeping up-to date documentation on fibre route plans and designs

Qualifications

• First Degree in Engineering with a strong Fibre telecoms content.
• 3-year experience in GIS based Fibre network design and at least one year in Fibre projects deployment
• Knowledge in transmission planning, design and optimization tools
• Familiar with ROW acquisition process
• AutoCAD proficiency
• Certifications in Project Management will be an added advantage

Closing date: 18 May 2022