Senior Transmission Support & Maintenance Engineer

We are pleased to announce the following vacancy in the Core Network Planning & Support Department within the Technology Division.

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

Senior Transmission Support & Maintenance Engineer
Ref: TECHNOLOGY_STSME_August_2011

Reporting to the Senior Manager – Transmission Planning & Support, the job holder will be responsible for Maintenance, Optimization and project management of reliable transmission systems / networks to support interconnection of core elements and major transmission hub sites.

Key Responsibilities

• Management of Transmission systems/network.
• Planning and Management of Transmission equipment spares
• Acceptance of installed transmission equipment from Vendors
• Ensuring equipment space and power availability for planned systems.
• Liaison with other department during service provisioning, site surveys and visits to ensure timely provisioning of required transport capacity.
• Provisioning of required bandwidth/capacity for projects within core network and the regional departments.
• Ensuring that accuracy and adherence to standards is observed throughout during equipment operations and maintenance.
• Running of 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.
• Participate in evaluating use of latest technologies to realize savings on CAPEX and NOPEX and to increase capacities.

Minimum requirements

• Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering or Higher National Diploma in Electronics/Telecommunications
• 5 years experience with 3 years specialized role in a busy telecommunications environment
• Involved in installations /commissioning, operation and maintenance of major telecomm projects especially in the transmission field.
• Excellent communication and motivational skills in line with the management of a multi skilled team
• Knowledge in Pathloss or any other microwave design tool
• Computer literate
• Analytical skills
• Attention to details
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Trouble shooting and problem solving skills
• Scheduling of preventive maintenance activities
• Project tracking and reporting

If you feel that you are up to the challenge and posses 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.

The deadline for application is Monday 5th September, 2011.

The Senior Manager – Talent Acquisition
Safaricom Ltd
Nairobi

Via email to: hr@safaricom.co.ke