Team Leader - Transmission Access Planning LSW at MTN Nigeria

MTN Nigeria is part of the MTN Group, Africa\'s leading cellular telecommunications company. On May 16, 2001, MTN became the first GSM network to make a call following the globally lauded Nigerian GSM auction conducted by the Nigerian Communications Commission earlier in the year. Thereafter the company launched full commercial operations beginning with Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt. MTN paid $285m for one of four GSM licenses in Nigeria in January 2001. To date, in excess of US$1.8 billion has been invested building mobile telecommunications infrastructure in Nigeria. Since launch in August 2001, MTN has steadily deployed its services across Nigeria. It now provides services in 223 cities and towns, more than 10,000 villages and communities and a growing number of highways across the country, spanning the 36 states of the Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Many of these villages and communities are being connected to the world of telecommunications for the first time ever. The company\'s digital microwave transmission backbone, the 3,400 Kilometre Y\'elloBahn was commissioned by President Olusegun Obasanjo in January 2003 and is reputed to be the most extensive digital microwave transmission infrastructure in all of Africa. The Y\'elloBahn has significantly helped to enhance call quality on MTN network.

Mission:

• Oversee planning, designing and optimization of transmission, optical transport Networks (Microwave & Fiber links) and manage capacity (architecture & Topology) for access network segment within the assigned region.
• The position will lead a team of Transmission Access Planning Engineers responsible for Planning Transmission technology, topology and infrastructure.

Description

• Oversee detailed microwave link engineering design using Pathloss planning tool. 
• Oversee planning and design of Fiber infrastructure route and connectivity using google earth and AutoCAD planning tool.
• Produce detailed integration (L2, L3) and IPDCN plans for optical multiplexer and aggregation Nodes. 
• Ensure detailed synchronization plans for last-mile links/sites are issued.
• Ensure IP networking plan and LLD are released optimally.
• Ensure IP plans are optimally assigned by continuously re-dimensioning IP Clusters and spheres in line with MTN PPP.
• Ensure optimal utilization and management of MTN Microwave Frequency channels and IP Compatible Nodes.  
• To provide transmission engineering support and information timely and accurately. 
• To ensure that accurate scope of work is issued to contractors to the satisfaction of all stakeholders. 
• Ensure Links and Nodes meet international & MTNN performance standards from capacity utilization and performance point of view.
• Optimize and manage transmission capacity end to end across the access network.
• Oversee Topology network designs (architecture) and capacity dimensioning. 
• Develop work Authorization that contains accurate and relevant information.
• Analyze and determine the type of equipment to be used for transmission purposes.
• Resolve transmission failure and problems attributable to planning.
• Ensure availability of updated information on the Live and Planned Transmission Networks.
• Ensure customer insight management & engagement (traditional & new business)
• Conduct LOS Survey and TSS for new and existing BTS site and Enterprise Client locations within the assigned region of responsibility
• Prepare and compile weekly performance reports on the access network to support capacity planning and forecasting.
• Oversee planning, development & evolution of access Network elements and infrastructure.
• Ensure compilation, analysis and presentation of trend reports on access transmission network capacity, utilization and availability as well as mitigation action plans for any identified performance issues.
• Ensure all new node and service Implementation work undertaken by vendors meets MTN Nigeria’s specifications and standards.

Education:

• First degree in Computer Science / Electrical Engineering or related discipline
• Fluent in English 

Experience:

• 3 - 7 years experience in an area of specialisation; with experience working with a team
• Experience working in a medium  organization
• Experience in Electrical radio engineering, microwave radio transmission at high frequencies and fibre optic transmission networks
• Experience in connectivity, route planning, IP planning technologies, topology, logical networks.
• Deep knowledge in IP technologies and techniques i.e. BGP, IGP, L2VPN, L3VPN, ISIS.
• Experience working in a Multi-vendor Transmission network environment i.e Ericsson, Aviat, Huawei, Cambridge Networks, Intracom, Redline.
• Advanced knowledge and application of Transmission technology evolution i.e. IPRAN, Converged Transport Network, IP/MPLS, DWDM, SDH, Carrier Ethernet.
• In-depth understanding of Transmission network topology planning, route planning, network connectivity, capacity and infrastructure planning.
• Project, process & people management.

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