Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

As the mobile phone penetration in Uganda grows and with more people working remotely now than ever before, the telecommunications industry has never been more critical. Customers demand faster speeds, better speech quality and coverage everywhere they go. The radio planning department is the intellectual engine behind the cost-effective implementation of GSM/WCDMA/LTE/5G/WIFI technology and is directly responsible for the last mile delivery of all products and resources to the wireless cellular phone user. The Senior Specialist – RAN Planning and Optimization role is to ensure that the radio access network infrastructure delivers the highest quality of service to the end user in all regions of Uganda.

MTN Uganda Limited is an equal opportunity employer and is seeking to recruit a competent individual to fill the following position.

Responsibilities or duties

• Consolidation of capacity requirements for 2G, 3G, LTE, 5G, Wi-Fi from the business and site performance KPIs.
• Consolidate national coverage requirements for 2G/3G/LTE/WIFI/5G from Marketing, Sale & Distribution, Customer Service, Radio Planning and other stakeholders for inclusion in the annual budget cycle.
• Ensuring that site physical parameters are strategically positioned to meet the predetermined business targets and counter competition.
• Ensuring all network related regulatory and group key performance indicator targets are met through liasing with OEM and Managed Services partners.
• Follow up on site rollout projects for 2G, 3G, LTE, 5G, Wi-Fi to ensure that drive tests, configuration and performance checks are properly done.
• Evaluation of new equipment like new BTSs, Node Bs, antennas, eNodeBs, new RRUs
• Evaluation of new RAN network solutions and technologies such as Massive MIMO, OPENRAN, network sharing, spectrum sharing.
• Play a supervisory role for major RAN projects such as modernization and site build in terms of the site performance
• Generation of reports on 2G/3G/LTE/5G/Wi-Fi sites performance.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Education

• Minimum of bachelor’s degree in Telecommunication / Electrical Engineering or any other relevant degree.
• Project management approach such as Prince II or PMP an added advantage

Work Experience

• 5 years experience in the area of specialisation
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in radio planning and Optimization which must include:
• Experience across diverse OEM vendors such as ZTE, HUAWEI
• Experience working with subcontractors to deliver on assigned works
• Experience working with radio planning tools such as ASSET, MAPINFO, Google earth
• Strong understanding of different radio network configurations for 2G, 3G, WIFI, LTE, 5G

Project Management

Skills / physical competencies

• In-depth knowledge of radio propagation principles and techniques
• Knowledge of the end- to -end basic telecommunications network
• Project Management Skills
• 2-year driving experience
• Ability to climb and access difficult physical terrain.
• Advanced Supervisory skills
• Flexibility and Agility regarding problem solving and working hours.
• Planning and organizational skills
• Communication/reporting skills (verbal and written)
• Drive test skills

• Consolidation of capacity requirements for 2G, 3G, LTE, 5G, Wi-Fi from the business and site performance KPIs.
• Consolidate national coverage requirements for 2G/3G/LTE/WIFI/5G from Marketing, Sale & Distribution, Customer Service, Radio Planning and other stakeholders for inclusion in the annual budget cycle.
• Ensuring that site physical parameters are strategically positioned to meet the predetermined business targets and counter competition.
• Ensuring all network related regulatory and group key performance indicator targets are met through liasing with OEM and Managed Services partners.
• Follow up on site rollout projects for 2G, 3G, LTE, 5G, Wi-Fi to ensure that drive tests, configuration and performance checks are properly done.
• Evaluation of new equipment like new BTSs, Node Bs, antennas, eNodeBs, new RRUs
• Evaluation of new RAN network solutions and technologies such as Massive MIMO, OPENRAN, network sharing, spectrum sharing.
• Play a supervisory role for major RAN projects such as modernization and site build in terms of the site performance
• Generation of reports on 2G/3G/LTE/5G/Wi-Fi sites performance.

• In-depth knowledge of radio propagation principles and techniques
• Knowledge of the end- to -end basic telecommunications network
• Project Management Skills
• 2-year driving experience
• Ability to climb and access difficult physical terrain.
• Advanced Supervisory skills
• Flexibility and Agility regarding problem solving and working hours.
• Planning and organizational skills
• Communication/reporting skills (verbal and written)
• Drive test skills

• Minimum of bachelor’s degree in Telecommunication / Electrical Engineering or any other relevant degree.
• Project management approach such as Prince II or PMP an added advantage
• 5 years experience in the area of specialisation
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in radio planning and Optimization which must include:
• Experience across diverse OEM vendors such as ZTE, HUAWEI
• Experience working with subcontractors to deliver on assigned works
• Experience working with radio planning tools such as ASSET, MAPINFO, Google earth
• Strong understanding of different radio network configurations for 2G, 3G, WIFI, LTE, 5G
• Project Management