Specialist: RPO-RF Planning & QoS – Maputo – EDI000085
Job Objectives
We are looking for a highly motivated, success-driven candidate to plan and facilitate all Radio Planning/Optimization and QoS activities.
Key Areas Of Responsibilities
- Radio Network Planning of new 2G/3G sites; 2G Sectorization, Dualization and capacity requirements.
- Conduct recurrent 2G/3G Performance improvement actions
- Routine checks on traffic on the existing network and ensure that capacity expansions are planned in time;
- Conduct regular audits on access network configuration parameters, ensuring performance indicators stability and overall user experience;
- Provide Support to New Sites Rollout: ensuring good performance and proper integration and follow up to Acceptance Procedures;
- Provide inputs to NMC regarding Performance faults in daily basis analysis and ensure that the intervention and maintenance activities carried out by contractors / service providers are within the parameters and standards set by VM.
- Manage NPS results per region in order to come up/suggest with optimization actions and or provide inputs to other teams (Planning, etc)
- Provide support to other Operation teams from performance point of view. Design and provide SOW for RF coverage solutions and drive to completion. New sites – Greenfield, Rooftops, IBS, Small Cell, CE, HP CE.
- RF re-designs. Considering spectrum efficiency, Hierarchical cell design in Maputo, 3G Expansion, Pilot Pollution, Antenna Systems, EcNo, RSCP, RxQuality, RxLevel, etc…
- Conduct drive tests – provide layer 3 analysis and solutions on major routes and centers. Ensure solutions are implemented.
- Verify planned coverage objectives are met post implementation.
- Ensure all radio planning is complete and accurate on the prediction based radio planning tool.
- Special events – Plan and lead all coverage/capacity solutions to completion.
- Conduct TSS and site surveys for new coverage areas.
- Ensure all sites are initially planned to VM EMF compliance standards
- Prepare all planning documentation, motivations and provide RF planning and coverage reports on request.
- Handle all assigned customer related queries to completion.
- Ensure Network Performance KPIs and targets are met.
- Manage CS/PS Drive test & benchmarking activities.
- Drive New Site Acquisition Activities.
- Ensure network RF Quality, Coverage & Revenue objectives are met.
- Follow up and perform regular audits to the works done on Radio Network by the Vodacom Subcontractors -H&S, EMF Compliance, procedures, policies.
- Optimize the utilization of network resources: – RF design, 2G & 3G Network Optimization, Capacities.
- Manage all radio network changes and ensure systems are fully operational after any work is completed. Ensure services are up and performing.
- Will be responsible for database integrity – RAN Design records, RF Design, Vodacom Assets & database tools are updated with accurate information.
- Ensure ASSET RF Planning, NASTAR, SharePoint are updated with all the Engineering Parameters changes.
Additional Duties
- Provide adhoc network planning reports to requesting internal parties.
- Interface with NMC, Customer Care, Sales, and Marketing as well as Vodacom Business departments and resolve customer queries or service requests speedily and within SLA.
- Conduct Drive tests and Operators benchmarking, when required.
Qualifications
- University degree or equivalent (Degree in Electro-technicalor Telecommunication Engineering)
- Understanding of 2G (GSM/GPRS/EDGE) and 3G (UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA) Radio Planning, Performance and Optimization.
- Basic knowledge of 4G LTE-FDD based principles
- Experience in O&M of Radio Network.
- The ability to plan, organise, schedule, co-ordinate, control and communicate tasks of a technical aspect;
- Good IT skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, etc)
- Must be Mozambican
Experience
- Minimum of 5 years in Telecommunication (Cellular mobile communication)
- 2G/3G Planning & Optimization and QoS handling
- Technology roadmap background in GSM/GPRS/E-GPRS/ UMTS/ HSDPA/ HSUPA/ HSxPA+
- Tools: Knowledge of the Huawei M2000, PRS, AIRCOM-Asset, NEMO OUTDOOR, ACTIX, ASTELLIA, NASTAR, MAPINFO, TEMS.
- Understanding of the 2G/3G Network System &Services KPIs and KQIs analysis
- Drive test, post processing and analysis report/recommendation
- Huawei S-RAN or any other top market RAN vendors.
Competencies (Knowledge and Skills)
- Ability to work independently while functioning as part of a team
- Presentation skills
- Team player
- Should be willing to travel nationally an when required
- Decision making – Good communication & negotiation skills
- Willing to work extended hours to ensure success at all times
Personal Attributes and Requirements
- Fluent in Portuguese (write, read), and good in English.
- Integrity
- Honesty
- Self-starter
- High moral
- Ability to work under constant pressure.
- Self-disciplined person
- Motivated person
- Eagerness to contribute to the success of Vodacom Mozambique
- Willing to work extended hours to ensure success at all times
- Valid Driving License
- Ability to drive alone long distances.
Location: Edificio Vodacom Rua dos Desportistas, Numero 649
Maputo
Job Type : Full-time
Employment Type : Permanent
Closing Date: 26-Jun-17, 11:59:00 PM