Job Title: RAN Planning & Optimization Engineer
Organisation: Airtel Uganda
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Airtel was launched in Uganda in 1995 and is Uganda’s most innovative mobile phone operator, which has introduced many “firsts” in the telecommunication sector such as: Pre-paid plans, Post-paid plans, International roaming, Dedicated customer care, One rate to all networks, Fax and Data, Call forwarding, Per second billing, Freedom Forever and Mobile Top up. Airtel Uganda Limited is the country’s fastest growing telecom company, and a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel Limited – a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 16 countries across Asia and Africa.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Scan the market landscape and gather market intelligence information to facilitate planning of a superior network.
- Analyze network statistics, marketing and market intelligence information, and prepare network plans for coverage and capacity to position Airtel to provide superior network experience.
- Continuously evaluate current network plans and replan and redesign the network to meet evolving customer network experience requirements.
- Carry out technical Site Surveys.
- Prepare detailed site radio BoQ.
- Verify quotations from vendors and prepare budget requests for new sites and upgrades.
- Verify Cell design data for site integration.
- Review Network performance reports and ensure that the MS partner maintains the KPIs above Airtel targets.
- Ensure that essential services of voice and SMS are of very high quality for good customer experience.
- Review Network performance reports and follow up the MS partner maintains the KPIs above Airtel targets; and ensure that HD voice experience is maintained across the network.
- Review Network performance reports and follow up the MS partner maintains very good data experience for all the data services provided through the mobile network.
- Review solutions from MC/MS partners.
- Occasionally join network drive tests.
- Review DT reports and output network optimization actions.
- Support Quality team with optimization solution to resolve customer complaints.
- Regularly review network traffic and issue capacity upgrade plans to MS to optimally deploy network resources in grow/degrow process.
- Obtain and review quarterly NCP reports from RAN vendors and plan for nodes (BSC & RNC) expansion where required.
- Project management.
- Data management.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- A bachelor’s degree in either Telecommunications engineering or Electronics Engineering or Electrical Engineering.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in Network planning and Optimization.
- Strong understanding of GIS tools, Microsoft office excel, PowerPoint and access.
- Strong practical skill of traffic engineering.
- Ability to use network planning tools eg Planet and geolocation tools.
- Ability to perform and verify frequency plans.
- Ability to use OSS software and fetch, analyse and create statistics reports.
- Excellent knowledge of Huawei and ZTE RAN equipment- BSC, RNC, BTS, NodeB, eNodeB, gNodeB.
- Good Understanding of the Air Interface (Um & Uu etc).
Skills critical to the role:
- Deep understanding and practical skills of GSM, UMTS, LTE and 5G technologies
- High level analytical skills of various forms of data using excel and planning tools
- Expert use of Network planning tools to produce plans
- Team Player
- Self-driven
- Results oriented
- Ability to influence and get things done quickly
- Ability to work in a cross-cultural environment
- Creativity and Proactivity
- Customer centricity
- Effective Communication and Negotiation Skills
- Ability to prepare effective reports and to make presentations
How to Apply:
All interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online at the link below.
Deadline: 27th August 2025
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Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36