Regional Manager at Huawei Technologies

Purpose of the position:

• Control of day to day activities of the MTN Regional Network Operations, ensuring optimum performance and expansion of the network continually meeting the needs and expectations of the customer. Provide technical leadership, vision and expertise ensuring staff competencies meet the convergent technological challanges of the future.

Main Responsibilities:
1. Planning and Monitoring

• Plan the day to day duties and responsibilities of Radio Network Operations staff, including arrangement of tasks and leave, ect.
• Ensure that a routine program (as per the standing procedure) is in place and monitor the performance of these O & M radio routines
• Perform an annual assessment of each member of staff as per the company policy, using the above objectives and performance.
• Submit reports to designated management, as per requirements.
• Prepare the annual budget needs and manage the budget allocations.

2. Ensuring Resources availability and adherence to procedures

• Maintain a sound working relationship between the network operations section and all associated parties, within the company and external.
• Define objectives for the staff so that management and company objectives are met.
• Measure the performance, of the staff against those objectives.
• Be responsible for the general housekeeping and upkeep of all allocated BTS sites.
• Ensure that all staff are applying procedures in their day to day activities, especially regarding all documentation.
• Ensure that resources, both material and human are available for all planned network expansions to take place as per schedule.
• Improve network availability and quality on a continuous basis.
• Ensure that all key performance areas for radio Engineers, Transmission Engineers and OMBs, are met.
• Hold regular meetings, with staff under your control to manage the sections performance, special projects and communicate any issues from staff to management or vise versa. Ensure policies and procedures are adhered to through ISO 9001, ISO 14000 & QMS

Requirements:

• Degree or Diploma in Engineering, IT or any business related qualification will be an advantage
• Telecoms or light current electronics related diploma or degree
• Must have natural leadership ability with a minimum of Five years experience in the telecoms industry with at least two years actively performing Radio Engineer functions in the GSM environment
• 6 or above years of experience in Telecom, Majority of which in Engineering and Build.
• Knowledge of Network Engineering and Build in domain area (SW，NGN/IMS，TX，IP， MW，DC power，Copper & Fiber Access ,etc.)
• Demonstrated Team Leading and Project Management Skills
• Ability to multi-task and work in a high pressure environment
• Budgeting and financial processes
• Ability to work day, evening or night shifts and holidays as required
• Good verbal and communication skills English and an additional language (either Chinese or local language)