Specialist: Planning & Optimisation

Ermelo, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Role title: Specialist: Planning and Optimisation
Contract duration: 3 months
Location: Ermelo Mpumalanga
Role purpose:

To manage site planning, deliver an optimised radio network and resolve customer queries.

Key accountabilities and decision ownership

Responsible for planning and optimisation of 2G/3G/LTE/5G sites (indoor, greenfield, rooftops, minis, macros...etc)
Ensure optimal performance on network quality by monitoring the network statistics through the relevant tools and implementing determined corrective action
Pro-actively analyse and recommend capacity dimensioning requirements on all network elements
Pro-actively analyse and verify in-depth network problems by performing relevant traces
Investigate and rectify all network failures received from regular drive testing routes by outsourcing companies
Conduct cluster optimisation of existing network

Core competencies

Computer applications (e.g. MS Office, MS Teams & MAPINFO, )
Network Analysis & statistical tools (e.g., U2020, Actix, Sonar, Atoll, Discovery SmartCare, OSS Probes & Crowd Analysis)
GSM, UMTS , LTE, 5G knowledge
Network components
Customer Care

Must have technical / professional qualifications:

3 years National Diploma or Degree in Electrical (light current) or Electronic Engineering or a SAQA accredited equivalent
3-5 years relevant Telecoms experience
Telecommunications (GSM, UTRAN, LTE, and 5G) courses are essential