RF PLANNING TEAM AT MTN

JOB TITLE RF PLANNING TEAM LEAD NORTH
DEPARTMENT: NETWORK GROUP
LOCATION: ABUJA

JOB DESCRIPTION:
NETWORK PLANNING FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE REGION WHICH WILL BE MEASURED BY:
CAPACITY - ENSURING THAT AT ANY TIME THE NETWORK WILL BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE SUBSCRIBER LEVEL ANTICIPATED 3 MONTHS AHEAD
COVERAGE – ENSURING THAT COVERAGE IS PROVIDED IN ALL AREAS WHERE MTN SUBSCRIBERS LIVE, WORK AND PLAY AND TO MAINTAIN PARITY WITH THE COMPETITOR WHERE NECESSARY.
TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION – ENSURING THAT MULTISERVICE SITES (2G, 3G, ETC) ARE PROPERLY DESIGNED AND INTEGRATED WITH MINIMAL COMPLEXITY AND GOOD INTER RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY PERFORMANCE.
TIME - ENSURING THAT NETWORK PLANNING AND SITE ACCEPTANCE WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN A MANNER TO ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIME FOR ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF BTS AND TRANSMISSION LINKS
MAINTAIN ACCURATE AND THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF THE NETWORK
MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES A DETAILED KNOWLEDGE OF THE BEHAVIOR AND STATUS OF ALL SITES IN THE REGION OF RESPONSIBILITY. THIS INCLUDES:
NOMINAL PLAN FROM COVERAGE STEERING GROUP
PLANNED SITES
SITE ACQUISITION STATUS
BUILD CONFIGURATION AND STATUS
TRAFFIC LEVELS
GOS (CONGESTIONS STATS)
DROPPED CALL RATE•
CONTROL CHANNEL FAILURE
HO FAILURE RATE
PRODUCE COST EFFECTIVE RADIO DESIGNS - ENSURING THE NETWORK WILL BE DESIGNED AND BUILT IN THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE WAY POSSIBLE, E.G. ROOFTOPS/EXISTING TOWERS/WATER TOWERS ARE EASIER AND CHEAPER TO BUILD THAN GREENFIELDS
MONITOR AND REPORT ALL COMPETITOR ACTIVITIES•
THE CLUTTER DATA AND PROPAGATION MODELS (PLANNING TOOL:ASSET) WILL BE CHECKED AT REGULAR INTERVALS TO ENSURE THAT THEY OFFER A TRUE REFLECTION OF THE PROPAGATION ENVIRONMENT•
MAINTAIN AN AWARENESS OF THE LATEST TECHNOLOGICAL AND INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENTS THAT MAY AFFECT THE CELLULAR BUSINESS
BE AWARE OF ANY OF THE ISSUES BELOW THAT MAY AFFECT THE SUCCESSFUL OPERATION OF MTN’S BUSINESS WITHIN THE REGION
ECONOMIC SITUATION
SOCIAL/COMMUNITY SITUATIONS
PROVIDE SPECIALIST TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO ALL OTHER DEPARTMENT REGARDING THE NETWORK AND RADIO RELATED FEATURES.

JOB CONDITIONS:
GENERAL MTN N WORKING CONDITIONS. NATIONAL TRAVELING INTO VARIOUS REMOTE AREAS WITHIN THE SPECIFIED REGION. ADDITIONAL WORKING TIME IS MAYBE REQUIRED. A VALID DRIVERS LICENSE. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION IS 2.2 OR EQUIVALENT

REPORTING TO: REGIONAL RF PLANNING MANAGER

REQUIRED SKILLS:
AT LEAST 4 YEARS WORK EXPERIENCE COMPRISING:
THREE (3) YEARS RF EXPERIENCE WITH A GSM OR WIRELESS TELECOMM OPERATOR
AT LEAST ONE (1) YEAR IN A TEAM LEADERSHIP ROLE WITHIN THE SAME SECTOR
EXPERIENCE OF WORKING ON A MULTI-VENDOR NETWORK
EXPERIENCE WITH ERICSSON AND HUAWEI EQUIPMENT WILL BE DESIRABLE
EMPLOYMENT STATUS : PERMANENT
QUALIFICATION: B.SC ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONICS OR TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING

THIS VACANCY EXPIRES ON 10/13/2009

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