Job Type: Full-Time
Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
Experience: 3 years
Location: Nairobi
Job Field: ICT & Telecommunications
Application Deadline: March 31, 2025

Company Overview

Safaricom is Kenya’s leading provider of converged communication solutions, offering a range of telephony, broadband internet, and financial services. The company is committed to uplifting Kenyan communities through value-added services and impactful social projects.

Job Summary

The Engineer – Fiber To The Home & Business Plan & Design will report to the Manager, FTTH & FTTB Planning & Design. The role involves planning, designing, deploying, and maintaining fiber network infrastructure for homes and businesses, ensuring high availability, reliability, and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver timely and high-quality Transmission Solutions using Fiber and GPON technology.
• Design resilient FTTH/B Transmission networks to meet short- and long-term business needs.
• Compile topology maps, Google Earth routes, and GIS schematics for fiber infrastructure.
• Ensure optimal utilization of fiber resources, materials, spares, and bandwidths within KPI targets.
• Prepare budget estimates and prioritize projects for CAPEX justifications.
• Review BOQs and cost reconciliation for FTTH, FTTB, and FTTx projects.
• Maintain accurate fiber infrastructure data in the Safaricom database.
• Identify and mitigate potential bottlenecks to guarantee uptime and service quality.
• Implement transmission standards aligned with best industry practices.
• Evaluate and adopt new technologies in fiber infrastructure.
• Define and assess test cases and acceptance criteria for new systems and services.
• Plan, review, and optimize network performance based on business requirements.

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Telecommunications Engineering or a related field.
• 3 years of experience in fiber network planning and design, with at least 1 year in a busy telecommunications environment.
• Strong understanding of transmission infrastructure deployment lifecycle.
• Proficiency in transport/data communication planning, design, and optimization tools.
• Experience translating business/customer needs into technical requirements.
• Ability to define test cases and acceptance criteria based on user requirements.
• Experience in assessing the effectiveness of tests and testing tools.