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Job Title:    Data Centre, Power Management and Passive Design Engineer  

Organization:  Airtel Uganda

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Network Infrastructure Manager

About Airtel:

Airtel was launched in Uganda in 1995 and is Uganda’s most innovative mobile phone operator, which has introduced many “firsts” in the telecommunication sector such as: Pre-paid plans, Post-paid plans, International roaming, Dedicated customer care, One rate to all networks, Fax and Data, Call forwarding, Per second billing, Freedom Forever and Mobile Top up.  Airtel Uganda Limited is the country’s fastest growing telecom company, and a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel Limited – a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 16 countries across Asia and Africa.

Job Summary:   The Data Centre, Power Management and Passive Design Engineer will primarily implement and supervise Airtel Uganda’s core locations Operations & maintenance, Project design, activity planning, Core locations spares / Inventory control, Projects quality, Passive RFI & Survey, and Core location standards assurance.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Passive Outage analysis, troubleshooting,
• RCA and reporting.
• Routine Power audits, checks and reporting.
• Preventive, Predictive & corrective maintenance implementation and supervision.
• On-site passive routine systems checks and reporting.
• Responsible and accountable for Passive spares at Core locations.
• Monitors the performance of passive contractors and ensures delivery within the agreed SLAs.
• Activity planning, impact analysis, and quality assurance.
• Make routine visits to review contractor performance.
• Ensures Core location standards are adhered to by all Location users.
• Passive Survey and RFI support.
• Project BOQs Validation.
• Suggests and innovates OPEX reduction projects.
• Implements, monitors and supervises key OPEX reduction projects.
• Taking stock of customer (internal/ external) requests.
• Reviewing customer requirements.
• Core location Access management.
• Ensure adherence to the company processes.
• Ensures compliance to partner contracts and escalates where improvements are required.
• Ensures Occupational health and safety standards adherence at all core locations.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a Bachelor of Engineering degree or related fields.
• Professional Certification will be an added advantage.
• At least three years of work experience in a similar role.
• Exhibits a good level of creativity and resourcefulness.
• Is able to guide and transfer knowledge.
• Analytical and Presentation skills.
• Negotiation skills.
• Leadership Skills.

Please note

• Attach copies of all academic documents.
• Soliciting of influence of any nature will lead to an automatic disqualification.
• We regret that only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Applicants who do not hear from us within 2 weeks from the closing date should consider their applications unsuccessful.
• Airtel Uganda is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we remain fully committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested Candidates are invited to submit their applications to the email address below. Please attach your CV, academic qualifications, and day phone contact. Send an Email to: vacancies@ug.Airtel.com and clearly indicate the email subject as “Data Centre, Power Management and Passive Design Engineer”.

Deadline: 19th April 2024

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