Senior Consultant– Radio Planning & Optimization Job Vacancy at MTN Uganda Limited

Senior Consultant– Radio Planning & Optimization Job Vacancy at MTN Uganda Limited

MTN Uganda Limited

JOB DESCRIPTION

MTN Uganda Limited is an equal opportunity employer and is seeking to recruit a competent individual to fill the following Position.

Job Title: Senior Consultant– Radio Planning & Optimization

Reporting to: Senior Manager Network Planning and Engineering

Division – Technology

No. of Vacancies: 1 .

Main Job Functions:

Managing the RAN and Transport sections for planning and Optimization.
Consolidation of capacity requirements (Network Dimensioning) for 2G, 3G, LTE, WiMAX, Wi-Fi from the business and site performance KPIs.
Consolidation of capacity requirements for Microwave Transport network
Consolidate national coverage requirements for 2G/3G/LTE/WIMAX/WIFI/5G from Marketing, Sale & Distribution, Customer Service, Radio Planning, Transmission planning and other stakeholders for inclusion in the annual budget cycle.
Ensuring all network related regulatory and group key performance indicator targets are met through liaising with OEM and Managed Services partners
Project execution in the Radio and Transmission network
Conducting consistency parameter checks on Radio and Transport network.
Acting as interface between Technology and Commercial Regional structure.
Ringfencing MTN Uganda leadership on Network NPS and customer experience.
Developing, Managing & reviewing the results of all defined radio and transmission Optimization procedures, preparing the optimization processes for the workflow, weekly reports, templates, tracking database, etc as per MTN Group Technology standard.
Follow up on site rollout projects for 2G, 3G, LTE, WiMAX, Wi-Fi to ensure that drive tests, configuration and performance checks are properly done.
Evaluation of new RAN network solutions and technologies such as OPENRAN, network sharing, re-farming, spectrum sharing.
Play a supervisory role for major RAN projects such as modernization and site build in terms of the site performance
Champion roll-out of new technologies e.g 5G and its relevant use cases.
Vendor management for Managed services for Radio Access Network and Transmission.

Education:

Bachelors’ degree from a recognized University in any of these fields; Electrical / Telecommunications Engineering
Project management approach such as Prince II or PMBOK an added advantage

Experience:

Minimum of 6 years’ experience in radio planning and optimization which must include:
Experience across diverse OEM vendors such as ZTE, HUAWEI, ERICSSON
Experience working with subcontractors to deliver on assigned works
Experience working with radio planning tools such as ASSET, MAPINFO, google earth
Strong understanding of different radio network configurations for 2G, 3G, WIFI, WIMAX, LTE and the microwave transmission network.
Project Management

Skills/Competencies:

Radio Access Network Design, Planning, and implementation training (2G,3G,4G,5G, WIMAX)
Survey skills
Project management skills
Vendor management skills – OEM Vendors
GSM Systems Survey
WCDMA Capacity Assessment and Improvement Solution
LTE Network Planning, Design and Dimensioning
Advanced Cell Planning Training – Small cell, macro cell, pico cells
Advanced Planning Principles
Defensive driving skills
Agile, Design Thinking, Scrum
Supervisory training
Data analytics training

Female applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

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