Power and Cooling Systems Design Engineer

Job Ref No: 6211005
Job Title: Power and Cooling Systems Design Engineer
Post(s): 1
Report To: Operations and Maintenance Manager
Closing Date: Thursday, June 25, 2015 (16:30)

Objectives:
To plan, design and develop/rollout Power and Cooling systems as per company network roadmap. It involves delivery on time and with quality design HLD and LLD for power and cooling systems for the entire network. To produce detailed Power and Cooling systems plans that will generate source data for planning power & cooling systems network elements, define network element dimensioning, configuration and integration parameters/designs. The job holder will be fully responsible for setting Power and Cooling systems KPIs, network performance and optimization as well as infrastructure lifecycle management. Plan and issue power and cooling system checklists ready for implementation in the network

Key Responsibilities:
• Plan overall power and cooling system detail design for all network nodes
• Provide HLD and LLD for Power and Cooling designs for different hierarchy of network nodes
• Provide “in time“ Data builds (i.e. Planned configurations) for the different power and cooling systems solutions for mobile and fixed network that include configuration management, dimensioning, reliability and monitoring
• Plan and issue Power and Cooling system checklists ready for implementation in the network
• Design efficient and cost effective dimensioned power and cooling system infrastructures to support network
• Plan detailed processes for Power and Cooling system installations, dimensioning and reliability levels.
• Support Network Operations and Implementation teams in various Power and Cooling systems projects
• Prepare quality detailed technical specifications, Bill of Quantities (BoQ), tender documents(RFQ) to ensure efficient procurement of planned Power and Cooling systems
• 3rd line support of design related problems in the power and cooling systems in the network.
• Lead acceptance testing processes (PAT) for the Power and Cooling systems in liaison with Contractors as well as Network Project and Operations departments.
• Collect and analyze Power and Cooling systems statistics against set KPIs and best practice so as to identify areas of improvement. This includes receiving and analyzing optimization reports from Network Performance and NOC.
• Perform impact assessment (dependences) before recommending any changes in the network through direct reports, as well as leading any changes into the Power and Cooling systems in the network by producing appropriate Works Authorities
• In liaison with Project Office, prepare detailed project plans for implementation of Power and Cooling system Infrastructures including estimations of all human and other resource requirements, and milestones definitions.
• Follow up on changes implemented in Power and Cooling systems and ensure that impact assessment is done on changes made by testing and observation through direct reports.
• Review technology and service trends in the telecommunications field as relates to power and cooling systems and recommends on areas of improvement.
• Establish and recommend proper power planning tools and IT based facilities for achievement of quality Network planning process.
Key Qualifications / Experience / Skills:
1. First degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
2. Preferably registered Engineer by the recognized National/International body.
3. Professional Training & Certifications in GSM/UMTS/LTE, NGN, Power and Cooling systems technologies for mobile and fixed networks is an added advantage
4. At least 4 years experience in Power and Cooling systems for mobile / fixed networks with high applied knowledge of power network planning tools – experience in network planning is an added advantage.
5. Must have an Up to date and a very comprehensive knowledge of telecommunications trends and technologies as follows:
• In-depth knowledge of mobile and fixed network architectures
• In-depth knowledge of power and cooling systems concepts, topologies and solutions
• Good understanding of alternative power solutions and efficiency
• Experience in power and cooling systems planning tools
• Experience with various leading manufacturers/vendors of power and cooling systems
• Recognizing opportunities and acting on them; self-starting able to work independently with limited supervision.
• Constant zeal for self learning and exploring new ICT developments and taking proactive measures to transform new findings into tangible benefits to related work
• Investigating customer wishes and needs and acting accordingly; anticipating customer needs; giving high priority to service and customer satisfaction
• Drawing correct and realistic conclusions based on the information available.
• Determining goals and priorities effectively and stipulating the time, activities and resources required to achieve the set goals.
• Actively focused on achieving results and objectives; ready to take action in case of disappointing results.

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