Fibre Planner at WIOCC Nigeria Limited

Job Objective

Plan access and core fibre routes to make use of existing ducts and where required new routes. To be acknowledged as 3rd-level technical competence relating to network fibre planning.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Plan and design of new access, metro and core duct and fibre routes, spurs and PoP sites entries, Fttx
• Liaise with internal Project Managers and 3rd party suppliers that ensure fibre networks are designed and deployed according to design
• Planning of new access and core duct and fibre routes, spurs and PoP sites
• Liaise with internal Project Managers and 3rd part suppliers for the execution of the designed plans
• Plan wayleaves and manage rights of way
• Assist with management & planning of the overall fibre network, including auditing and record management
• Assist other departments and lead and report on projects as requested
• Ensuring network design aligns with NetSuite as appropriate

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent work experience) in a technical field

Experience & Skills: 

• Requires a minimum of 3 years’ technical experience in the telecom industry with at least 2 years in network engineering, network fibre design or equivalent role
• Knowledge of platforms including Ducts, Fibre, DWDM (10/40/100G), OTN
• Knowledge in supporting TX equipment, i.e. Alcatel, Adva, Ciena, Infinera, Tejas Networks, etc
• Quality assurance auditing & testing, manage and mitigate the network risk register
• Optical networking experience including OTDR, optical link budget calculations, fibre types and testing
• Experience in Google Earth, QGIS and OSS systems
• Effective written and verbal communication skills evidenced by work history and accomplishments
• Excellent communications and soft skills, including the ability to listen to and summarise and concisely share key information with Clients
• Must use B/OSS tools effectively to record information accurately and concisely in a timely manner
• Demonstrate ability to manage multiple priorities and solve problems in a fast-paced environment
• Strong analytical skills and able to collate and interpret data from various sources
• Excellent English language communicator with a natural aptitude for dealing with people
• Excellent network diagnostic and problem-solving skills

Attributes

• Client focused, relationship builder
• Integrity, honest with high ethical standards
• Boundless, passionate and flexible
• Personal excellence, accuracy and attention to detail
• Collaborative, achieve results through teamwork and partnerships