Background

HCS Affiliates Group, is a one-stop human resources and management consultancy organization, headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.

Job Summary/ Job Purpose/ Role Intent:

The Sectional IP Network Engineer–Field will be responsible for achieving MSAN network availability and customer uptime KPI’s through on-site power related maintenance for assigned MSAN nodes, ensuring the quality and continuity of the services as per the company KPIs, within the budgeted costs. He/ She will also be required to carry out Feasibility & Implementation, billing related disconnection and reconnection of ISDN & PSTN circuits at the MSAN level.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain consistent MSAN availability through proactive maintenance of the nodes power supply.
• Timely management of assigned MSAN & Switch power related faults and resolution within SLA.
• Facilitation of key updates during the restoration journey to ensure customer is fully updated.
• Carry out Feasibility, Implementation and disconnection/reconnection of ISDN and PSTN circuits.
• Customer setup documentation.
• Maintain safe work environment by following HSE, engineering standards, procedures, and legal regulations.
• Keep track of individual performance and suggest initiatives to improve.
• Monitor and track network costs and align with Finance.
• Any other duty as may be assigned and or delegated by line manager.

Principal Outputs for this role

• Work within the allocated monthly fuel limit.
• Provide Street MSAN power meter readings to finance by 20th of every Month.
• 99.65% Average MSAN Availability for Nairobi MSANs for the Year.
• 90% of all Nairobi MSANs should be on target with regards to Power.
• 90% of all Nairobi MSANs above 90% with regards to Power.
• 80% of disconnected lines to be reconnected within 2 hours after payment of bills.
• Customer SLA management – 80% of all assigned provision & cessation cases to be completed within 24 Hours.
• 80% of faults to be resolved within 4hrs.
• Carry out routine maintenance on all the MSAN nodes on quarterly basis and provide power autonomy status and recommendation for each node.
• Complete assigned Feasibility tickets within 24 Hours.

Qualifications- Academic and Professional

• Relevant Bachelor’s degree or Higher Diploma in Telecommunication and training in technology/ Engineering.
• Proficiency in MS Office tools
• Valid Kenyan driving license

Experience

• 3-5 years working in Telkom industry.
• Strong organizational skills with a minimum of 1-2 years of relevant technical experience. within a large national network.
• The ability to plan and prioritise own and team’s work.
• Calmness under pressure.
• Ability to work as a part of a team.
• Continual Improvement.
• Depth/Breadth of expertise.
• Self-motivated.

Competencies/Skills

Technical Competencies

• Must have experience with hands on proficiency in installation and maintenance of power equipment.
• Knowledge of SIP and experience in working with SIP providers.
• Must have routing and switching experience with hands on proficiency in configuring Multivendor Routers and Switches.
• Cisco qualifications or any other IP Network certification.

Functional Competencies

Team Work

Contributes actively to a working environment in which colleagues work co-operatively with each other, accepting collective responsibility. Teams achieve high standards of performance by continually reviewing objectives and priorities

Innovation

Is eager to develop new ideas and concepts for identifying better solutions to current and future problems. Creates a climate in which new approaches are not only welcomed but also expected from everyone in the organisation to continuously improve overall performance and generate new business ideas

Managing Risks

Review calculated risks after considering the potential organisational and stakeholder concerns; Identifies areas of potential risks and create backup plans for any contingency; Encourages others to explore new opportunities for business

Analytical Thinking

Comprehend and identify patterns or connections between situations that are not obviously related, and identify key or underlying issues in complex situations. It includes using creative, conceptual or inductive reasoning

• Maintain consistent MSAN availability through proactive maintenance of the nodes power supply.
• Timely management of assigned MSAN & Switch power related faults and resolution within SLA.
• Facilitation of key updates during the restoration journey to ensure customer is fully updated.
• Carry out Feasibility, Implementation and disconnection/reconnection of ISDN and PSTN circuits.
• Customer setup documentation.
• Maintain safe work environment by following HSE, engineering standards, procedures, and legal regulations.
• Keep track of individual performance and suggest initiatives to improve.
• Monitor and track network costs and align with Finance.
• Any other duty as may be assigned and or delegated by line manager.

• Hands-on proficiency in installation and maintenance of power equipment.
• Knowledge of SIP and experience in working with SIP providers.
• Routing and switching experience with hands-on proficiency in configuring Multivendor Routers and Switches.
• Cisco qualifications or any other IP Network certification.
• Proficiency in MS Office tools
• Valid Kenyan driving license
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to plan and prioritise own and team’s work.
• Calmness under pressure.
• Ability to work as a part of a team.
• Continual Improvement.
• Depth/Breadth of expertise.
• Self-motivated.

• Relevant Bachelor’s degree or Higher Diploma in Telecommunication and training in technology/ Engineering.