Fibre Optic Specialist at Tellumat

Job description

Tellumat provides innovative technology, services and solutions in ICT, Defence, Energy, and Transport. We require the services of a Fibre Specialist position in the Tellumat Integrated Solutions division.

Minimum Requirements

• Grade 12 with relevant certificates/qualifications.
• Fibre Floating & D.I.T (tests on: 2, 4, 7, 12 & 50mm ducts) – minimum 3 years’ experience
• Fibre Splicing & OTDR Testing

Competencies/Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Understands how to communicate difficult/sensitive information tactfully.
• Strong Computer skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Internet).
• Attention to detail
• Professional maturity & integrity
• Positive outlook
• Good communicator, written and verbal
• Deadline driven
• Self-motivated
• Ability to work individually and in a team.
• Customer focussed

Key responsibilities

• Installation of new fibre optic circuits.
• Planning of new fibre optic circuits on the CORE DWDM networks.
• Testing of fibre optic cables and links.
• Perform fault finding and fault handover on fibre circuits
• Assist the planning department
• Checking planning prior to implementing for best solutions.
• Making suggestion on best practices and cost saving solutions.
• Site supervision
• Maintain core fibre networks
• Optic fibre termination and patching
• Use of optic network monitoring systems and the use of GIS enabled infrastructure management systems.
• Testing of optic fibres cables and compiling reports based on these results.
• Responsible for performing site audits and updating records
• Liaise with customers and 3rd party vendors to ensure that the work performed is in line with requirements and policies
• Interacting with 3rd party vendors to ensure that development projects comply with Tellumat requirements and relevant IT policies;
• Liaising with IT architects, application developers, contractors and staff to communicate technical requirements and business requirements for all aspects of the provision of telecommunications services.
• Ensure that all stakeholders are made aware of all overall relevant technical requirements involved in Tellumat IT / telecommunications infrastructural and services development initiatives.
• Training of new staff and contractors
• Compiling documentation to conform to a standard As-Built document
• Meeting with the Network Architect to advise and highlight issues with plans, that no one else want to address.
• Ensuring that new builds conform to standards and doing final acceptance
• Planning and implementing proper solutions
• Q&A on contractor work and signing off once all work done
• Liaising with vendors on new developments
• Negotiating with vendors on best solutions
• Requesting quotes from various vendors
• Building relationships with other departments
• Assisting on radio infrastructure, maintenance and fault finding.
• Meeting with clients and other service provider’s architects to ensure that all parties involved benefits from projects going forward and also making recommendations on how to improve their infrastructure.
• Stock control on stock that is kept for emergency repairs.
• Tracking progress on new and existing projects.
• Assisting on radio faults when required.
• Supervise over contractors and fibre team to ensure that all deadlines and commitments made by management are met.
• Resolve staff issues before issues are escalated to management
• Fault finding and assisting various departments with network related issues
• Technical lead in complex network projects and maintenance projects
• Issuing of instructions and ensuring that the instructions are fulfilled by external contractors
• Quality Assurance on all work completed and handed over
• Provide high level technical assistance when required by other departments
• Compiling of basic training / induction material
• Assist management with basic feedback with regards to tenders (Maintenance) and budget requirements for each financial year.
• Compiling and checking of as-built documentation on work completed by Operations
• Providing details and assistance with regards to a maintenance plan
• Ensuring that records are kept up to date and verify records