Job ID: 81
Department: Infrastructure
Function: Planning and Design
Reporting to: Head, Planning & Design
Travel Frequency: N / A

Purpose of the Job

• To produce designed documentation that supports the OSP infrastructure deployment.

Expected Key Results:

• Timely delivery of outside plant design
• First level support to team members
• Resource management
• Vendor delivery supervision
• Deliver cost-efficient outside plant designs.

Educational Qualifications & Functional Skills

• Degree in Electrical / Electronic Engineering / Computer Engineering and other related disciplines (Minimum of Second Class Lower / Upper Credit)
• Fibre Certifications: CFOT with emphasis on FTTh Technologies would be an added advantage
• Competent in working with geospatial information system applications – QGIS, ArcGIS
• Competent in the use of spreadsheet applications to perform wide-ranging analysis - LibreCalc, Microsoft Excel
• Competent in the use of Computer Aided Design tools – AutoCAD, FreeCAD
• Knowledge of design techniques, tools and principle involved in production or precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Programming knowledge and experience or should have a strong predisposition for programming - Python, Java, VisualBasic, etc
• Conversant with regulations, rules and conventions as stipulated by National and local Regulatory Authorities – LASIMRA, FCDA, NCC, etc
• Hands-on knowledge of GIS applications - QGIS.

Work Experience:

• A Team Lead with at least 2 years’ experience in managing sizeable and diverse teams.
• Proficient use of fibre testing and handling tools – OTDRs, splicing machines, etc.
• Experience in working through the planning and design life cycle with internal teams  - conceptualization, plan, surveys, design, design documentation.
• Experienced in supervising third-party contractor teams through the planning & design life cycle.
• Experience in conducting Demographic Survey and analysis for outside plan coverage.
• Experience in Technical Site Survey for fibre Outside Plant deployments.
• Knowledge of planning for Central Office & Inside Plant deployment.
• Ability to produce and report site survey outcomes.
• Ability to translate results of Demographic and Technical Site surveys into planning scenarios.
• Experience in producing Outside Plant and Inside Plant expansion designs and all associated reports as may be required.
• Hands-on experience in managing third party Outside Plant design contractor teams.
• Spatial appreciation and dimensioning of built environment and use.
• Proficiency in use of GIS applications - Google Earth, Open Street Map, Open Street View.
• Thorough understanding of fibre cable technologies.
• Data acquisition skills using field notes and mobile e-form applications.
• Fibre plant maintenance & customer activation

Other Requirements:

• Customer Focus
• Tech-savvy
• Action orientation
• Drive results
• Cultivate Innovation
• Ability to optimize work processes
• Resilience
• Self-Development
• Nimble Learning
• Ensures Accountability
• Develops Talent
• Drives Engagement
• Drives Vision & Purpose
• Excellent Decision Quality.

Method of Application