Airtel Nigeria Has Vacancy For Manager: RF Planning/Indoor Design

Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited), a leading mobile telecommunication services

provider in Nigeria and a member of Airtel Africa Group, is committed to providing

innovative, exciting, affordable and quality mobile services to Nigerians, giving them the

freedom to communicate, rise above their daily challenges and drive economic and social

development. The company made history on August 5, 2001 by becoming the first telecoms

operator to launch commercial GSM services in Nigeria and has scored a series of many

"firsts" in the highly competitive Nigerian telecommunications market including the first to

introduce toll-free 24-hour customer care; first to launch service in all the six

geo-political zones in the country; first to introduce affordable recharge denominations;

first to introduce monthly free SMS and first to introduce monthly airtime bonus.

Job Purpose
The Radio Planning & Design Engineer (RF) will support our network service delivery

objectives with regard to roll-out services, guarantee optimal coverage & capacity planning

according to our business objectives.
The role is responsible for the analysis, design, implementation, optimization and

enhancement of wireless telecommunications networks and will typically oversee and guide the

work of Associate and Design Engineers and interface with Project Managers.

Key Accountabilities
RF Planning:

    RF planning for Macro Network GSM/UMTS/LTE and/or Indoor Designs;
    Support the nominal planning, candidate selection and site surveys up to site

acceptance;
    Visit sites locations throughout the country. Discuss solutions with Site Engineers,

Negotiators and Landlords;
    Create work orders in workflow management systems;
    Should have hands on experience on CDD, ATND preparation for RAN network
    Calculate and determine network impact for coverage and capacity expansions;
    Evaluate (drive) test data to identify performance issues


Support & Analysis:

    Recommend RF solutions and carrying out changes to improve site performance;
    Support corporate coverage requests;
    Support Site Share & Courtesy requests;
    Support RF system introduction process;
    Support governmental regulation requests.


Desired Skills and Experience

    Educational Qualifications & Functional / Technical Skills:
    Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Electronics & Communications Engineering
    Sound knowledge of RF Planning


Relevant Experience:

    Bachelor's of Science in Telecommunications
    More than 5 years' experience in RF Planning.
    Specialized in RF Planning and Optimisation (GSM, UMTS, LTE);
    Familiar with RF planning/ mobile operator roll-out process;
    Experiences in RF hardware configurations and system updates/upgrades;
    Knowledge of common industry propagation and planning tools e.g. Planet, dB Planner,

Mapinfo, etc;
    Very experienced in Link Budget calculation and validation;
    Strong analytical skills to determine radio network impact in changing environments


Other requirements

    Teamwork and collaboration
    Results orientation
    Analytical and problems Solving
    Multi culture and inter-personal skills
    Consulting, Facilitation and Selling skills
    General management
    Leadership qualities

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