Cable Landing Station (CLS) Manager Job Vacancy at Airtel Tanzania PLC

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Airtel Tanzania PLC is one of the leading providers of telecommunications and mobile money services with operations across Tanzania. Headquartered in Dar es Salaam, Airtel Tanzania ranks amongst the top 3 mobile services providers in Tanzania in terms of subscribers. Airtel Tanzania offers an integrated suite of telecommunications solutions to its subscribers, including mobile voice, data services as well as mobile money services both nationally and internationally. Airtel Tanzania aims to continue providing a simple and intuitive customer experience through streamlined customer journeys.

Airtel Tanzania PLC was launched in October 2001 and is Tanzania’s most innovative mobile phone operator, which has introduced many “firsts” in the telecommunications sector.

Role Purpose

The Submarine Cable Station Manager will form a part of a highly skilled group of international and local technical experts who are responsible for operating and maintaining submarine cable assets landing in Tanzania. The Submarine Cable Station Manager will work closely with submarine cable consortium members, international cable stations, international and local network operations canters, marine maintenance contractors and vendors to ensure that the assets are maintained to the highest standards and in accordance with agreed operational and service level requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

1.Coordinate submarine cable system operational requirements across multiple regions, networks, and cultures

2.Carry out preventive maintenance of Submarine Cable terminal station and Data Centre equipment.

3.Perform alarm check, performance monitoring, optical measurement, voltage/current check, adjustments and NMS backup.

4.Wet plant monitoring & fault localization

5.Land Cable monitoring, patrolling and arrangements for preventative and corrective maintenance

6.Perform corrective maintenance on terminal station equipment in coordination with the NOC:

• Make observations
• Initiate corrective procedures or decide on course of action
• Record all relevant observation and results
• Rectify faults or notify responsible section
• Perform first line equipment repair or notify responsible authority
• Implement dispatch procedure for faulty equipment
• Confirm repair
• Compile report on any failure event
• Maintain and update system maintenance documents

7.Implement work orders for new circuit activations in conjunction with the NOC, capacity owner, other stations and local terrestrial network staff.

8.Troubleshoot alarms, resolve and/or escalate any abnormality on a daily basis.

9.Inventory management of installed and spare inventory.

10.Monitor and assist with maintenance activities of suppliers

11.Implement and maintain all interconnectivity/cabling on ODFs based on WOs for 2Africa Dar CLS and other submarine cable parties.

12.Provide first line maintenance on Airtel terrestrial backhaul network equipment at landing station and data center.

13.Implement submarine cable protection and awareness programs.

14.Prepare operational reports (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly)

15.Perform scheduled system routine procedures and record results in the prescribed manner.

16.Implement changes prescribed by the system controlling body in accordance with the system maintenance procedures.

17.Ensure accurate interpretation of performance parameters and impairment budgets, and work with the relevant system body/is and Maintenance Authority to ensure prompt resolution of all impairments.

18.Review and update the System Joint System Maintenance Documentations (JSMD) or any other documentation as regards the management and operations of Submarine transmission within agreed deadlines.

19.Perform emergency operational procedures at odd hours in event of failures on call-out basis.

20.Attend Submarine System training courses

21.Ensure that safety procedures are adhered to at all times

22.Ensure that all regulatory requirements are fully complied to as per 2Africa Dar es salaam CLS Licensing conditions in Tanzania

Qualifications and Experience.

• Technical/Engineering Diploma (Electrical Engineering) – Mandatory
• IT certificate/diploma will be an advantage as additional qualification

Relevant Experience.

• 5 years in Telecommunications, with minimum 3 years operational experience of optical fibre Transmission and Interconnection systems – Required
• Experience in international transmission environment – Preferred
• Submarine Cable System operational experience – Preferred
• Exposure to vendor negotiations
• Exposure to cross-functional project teams
• Computer literacy (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint, Visio, Project)
• Sound knowledge of DWDM technologies and its application
• Broad telecommunications industry understanding
• Specific knowledge of international communication systems
• Knowledge of submarine cable operational procedures
• Basic Telecomm legislation and regulatory principles and processes
• IT systems
• IP/Ethernet networks
• International voice transport technologies

Other requirements (Behavioral etc.)

• Proactive
• Decisive
• Adaptable to change
• Integrity
• Detail Conscious
• Self-motivation and drive
• Assertive
• Extremely organized and efficient on time management
• High on result orientations
• High leadership capabilities

Deadline for receiving applications is 15th September 2024.

Please be advised that if you are not contacted within 14 working days of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted.

“Airtel Tanzania Plc does not charge any fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. Should you receive a solicitation for the payment of a fee, please disregard it”.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We therefore do not discriminate against applicants on the basis of, among others, their race, disability, their race, disability, religion or gender. All employment opportunities are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need