Field Level Project Co-ordinator, Fiber Optics - Tata Communications

Areas of Responsibility

• Need to perform field visits to check & confirm quality of the work completed in DWDM, Fiber, PoP infra, civil works etc. manage theOSP vendor Engineering, Construction and Splicing.
• Track the project plan and proactively highlight if there are any challenges
• Ensure that all the SOP’s are followed while performing the respective works and approvals are in place.
• Co-ordinate with other utility owners for alignment and ROW permissions and other wayleaves
• Report GIS updates to GIS Engineer.
• Conduct Feasibility checks for new opportunities and report to central staffs.
• Validate the material consumption and reconciliation on the ground with proper tracker
• Need to be a self-contributor and a team player who can effectively engage resources for maximum productivity
• Need to validate the logs & reports generated and should have the capability to technical validate the correctness and report the status
• Able to handle the transmission equipment’s in event of Card failure, SFP failure, fiber patch chords damaged.
• Familiar in handling planned network outages and sync up with all relevant stakeholders in case of ring shifting/upgradation/network failure.
• Need to perform the acceptance tests on behalf of Smartinfraco / Ascend of the network sections ensuring all the appropriate prerequisites and documentation are in place

• Punch points from the acceptance tests to be tracked to closure and status to be reported
• Daily updates, weekly, and monthly status reports / dashboards to be shared with the central team
• Responsible for validation and Optimization of network expansion design,BOQ and pricing.
• Should analyse first line faults on Power intra and Microwave Transport links etc.

Work Experience Requirements

• Should be from telecom background of which 4 – 5 years in Fiber projects and Operations
• Should have experience of working with multiple tools like OTDR, Powermeter,Laser source,Fusion splicer etc.
• Should have previous experience in managing Fiber networks in Ghana and should have good geographic understanding
• Understanding & experience of new technologies like SDH / DWDM/OTN etc.
• Understanding of standard BOM and cost structure associated with various OEM’s for multiple solutions
• Should have good field experience with testing and performed acceptance testing
• Good analytic skills, Team player and interpersonal skills

Education & Technical / Professional Certificates

• B.Tech

Other requirements

• Good blend of telecom domain, technical and interpersonal skills
• Good negotiation skills and people management skills
• Strong oral & written communication skills in English