Senior Specialist

2 weeks ago


Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa Vodafone Full time

Role purpose:


Accountable for Energy Operations functions within the Northern Gauteng Region and to to ensure a reliable high quality network service is provided to customers.

The role will be accountable for overall site performance, maintenance and recovery BSC/Hub sites as well as various energy components in the network assuring availability and resilience.


Your responsibilities will include:

Planning and support of Energy related aspects within the region.
Give inputs and execute on the energy strategy and operations within the regions.

To dimension end to end site power including battery capacity, rectifier capacity, cooling which will be adequate for all technologies up to 5G as well as EBU sites within the operations group.

Give inputs to various energy and dimensioning exercises to keep all systems in the Operations area available at all times.

Accountable for all energy related matters to deliver network availability above 99,5%
Implement operational routines and best practice to reduce network OPEX.
Accountable for Proactive Maintenance of all on-site energy supplies at operational sites including elements to effectively run such systems (monitoring, maintenance, protection etc)
Management of environmental alarms
Manage Capacity utilisation i.e. power, HVAC (aircon), space etc. on operational sites.
Diesel and Energy management - manage and improve performance via Power Utilisation and Efficiency KPI (Vodafone defined). Research and implement best practice to improve efficiencies.
Accountable to identify key risk areas and ensure governance models are developed, implemented and/or adhered to. e.g. SOX, Health and Safety, SANS 0142 Audit(ISO 14001), ISO 9001, SANS (GMR), and physical access management (CRM etc.)
Input into formulation of strategy e.g network optimisation strategies to ensure improvement in Network performance and availability
Produce various management reports and ensure standard documentation is completed (e.g. maintenance records, equipment layout diagrams, project documentation, tracking, audit reports )

Qualifications:

B Degree in Engineering or
3 year Diploma in Electrical Engineering

Experience:

At least 8-10 years' experience in Technical Operations within a telecommunication network operator.

(Essential), inclusive of the following:

Must have at least 5 years' experience in one or more of the following operational areas: Energy and environmental Operations/Radio Maintenance & Transmission/Network Performance Management (Essential)
At least 4 years operational and support experience in the relevant operational environment (Essential)
Able to work in fast paced, stressful, ever changing environment

Competencies:

People Management
Negotiation and influencing skills
Ability to communicate effectively
Interpersonal skills
Time management
Analytical and Problem solving
Computer Literacy
Leadership skills
Business and financial Acumen
Decision making
Planning and organising
Innovative thinker

Other:

Proven track record in a similar technical role and ensuring customer satisfaction
Working hours will be irregular

Closing date for Applications
:24 March 2023
The base location for this role is,
Midrand, Vodacom Campus.
The Company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates and values diversity & inclusion.

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