Vice-President Engineering

Roles and Responsibilities

Strategic

Provide inputs in the articulation of the departmental strategy for the technical team.

Demonstrate ownership of and communicate the Network Engineering strategic direction and objectives to all her staff.

Provide overall guidance and direction in the execution of different functions and activities.

Coordinate the execution of the Network Engineering work programs and plans.

Tactical

Translate EMTS’s business plan and subscriber growth assumptions into:

Requirements for the Core and Intelligent Network

Forecasts for network capacity growth

Integrated Network Plan, a live document to be maintained on an ongoing basis

Establish and maintain key vendor relationships in line with established policies and procedures.

Lead the conceptualization, plan and development of customized technical solutions for enterprise business customers

Direct the Enterprise Network Design & Planning to provide enterprise solutions to support enterprise business unit.

Oversee the maintenance of all power and cooling systems (generators, amplifiers, air conditioners, stabilizers, station batteries, rectifiers etc.) at EMTS BTS/Transmission sites.

Lead the selection process of maintenance contractors responsible for major maintenance and repairs of power and cooling systems

Coordinate the design and support the implementation of efficient transmission systems to support network expansion/ rollout

Develop strategies and plans towards the implementation of a working WAN, and transmission links (E1s, Backbones etc.) to support operational and business needs

Coordinate the development of EMTS’s radio Base Station Subsystem coverage and capacity rollout.

Maintain in-depth knowledge and database of existing transmission infrastructure in various EMTS target areas that can be leveraged for transmission services for network development and expansion

Conduct technical feasibility of new network features/services.

Support the CTIO in communicating the activities and achievements of the department to all relevant stakeholders.

Keep abreast of local and global best practices and make recommendations to the CTIO on how this impacts the division’s role.

Operational

Oversee the detailed design of EMTS Core and Intelligent Network

Plan core network capacity in line with approved network roll out/expansion strategy, market viability and demand planning studies

Determine the appropriate locations for switches and other intelligent network element to ensure optimal efficiency.

Oversee the planning, design and optimization of core network, systems and platforms to support value added services and ensure compatibility and integration with EMTS’s existing infrastructures.

Ensure optimal use of resources in the planning, designing, and dimensioning of VAS, Core and Intelligent Network elements.

Ensure that EMTS’s core network design is in line with accepted local and international standards.

Provide advice on strategies for rollout of value-added services.

Follow up with the acquisition, implementation and integration of switches into the network on an ongoing basis in line with subscriber growth and network expansion.

Plan for contingencies in network design to accommodate differences between projections and reality.

Ensure that detailed access network plan is in line with the design strategy and consistent with the commercial planning division’s coverage requirements.

Ensure radio network is designed and optimized in a cost-effective way.

Industries:Telecommunications

Function: Others