OQGN, Sr. Specialist Telecom Management

Job title

Sr. Specialist Telecoms Management

Position Level

Level 6

Function

People Technology and Culture

Department

Information and Digital Solutions

Location

Oman

Budget control

*OPEX or CAPEX or Revenue amount as relevant*

Reporting to

Manager IT Operation

Direct reports

N/A

Job purpose

Drive the activities for IT Telecoms Management, under the delegation authority from Manager IT Operations, acting as the owner of IT Telecoms infrastructure and operation standards, by leading, planning, executing, and controlling all activities related to Telecoms Management, Telecom Architect, Telecoms Projects to support IDS team, PT&C Functions to ensure the continuity and efficiency of the business.

The position will act by the organization’s mission, vision, values, and strategies, as well as, policies, guidelines, and standards, supported by an IT Technology platform, HSE standards, Omani’s government & other legal justifications, and best international practices in consonance with national objectives.

Mandate QHSSE Obligations

Ensure compliance with the HSE Management System.
Monitor and report safety performance and compliance.

Mandate Culture Obligations

Holding this role and contributing as a valuable member of our community, it is your responsibility to maintain OQGN's cultural principles, fostering growth and facilitating valuable contributions that will contribute to our organization's long-term success.

Main tasks and responsibilities

Operate maintain and develop FOC-based telecommunication transmission technologies (SDH, DWDM, MPLS-TP, IP Technologies)
Operate maintain and develop wireless technologies, telecommunication towers, microwave, and millimeter wave.
Operate maintain and develop Hotlines, support emergency calling infrastructure
Plan with ISP for data links, deployment FOC, and location path (Leased Lines P2P, Internet LL, PRI\BRI and MPLS)
Conduct preventative maintenance on FOC and telecom nodes.
Ensure availability of telecoms strategy, and business planning, ensure Maintaining and developing the telecommunications network.
Execute the operational maintenance in place and manage the contracting with service providers.
Design support for telecommunication systems as needed to ensure coordination, ensure alignment with projects and capacity management to support multiple projects, internal and external to ICT, including HSE\PTW management.
Responsible for enabling SCADA data carrier.
Support, maintain and develop the videoconferencing, IP Telephony and Unified Communications solutions.
Responsible for Telecom Asset Management
Manage Telecom Infrastructure Projects
NOC monitoring, emergency response, plan and execute network aggregation & optimization.

Key interactions

Internal: Gas Network staff
External: Staffing specialized Contractors, Vendors & Suppliers

Working Conditions

Primarily office-based, occasional travel, and sporadic visits to the operation site.

Education requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent.

Language

Preferable English and Arabic

Experience and background

From 6 to 8 years of experience in telecom infrastructure systems and infrastructure capacity planning.

Competencies and skills

Principles:

Strategic Alignment: Ensure that every action and decision will support the organization's long-term goals and objectives.
Transparency in Responsibility: Ability to create clear reporting systems to enhance operational efficiency and overall effectiveness.
Continuous Improvement: Foster a culture of innovation and learning to adapt and grow in a changing environment.
Sustainability: Ability to meet the current business needs by compromising skills with the future generations' needs, balancing environmental, social, and economic concerns within the organization’s communities.
Diversity and Inclusion: Foster diversity within the workforce and promote an inclusive culture by engaging with various perspectives and talents.

Stakeholder Engagement: Actively involve and communicate with stakeholders to build trust and maintain strong relationships.

Soft Skills:

Strong interpersonal, analytical, communication, presentation, coaching, and project management.
Change agent with strong credibility to influence the organization and effective partnerships.
Customer Management skills and Asset Management.
Ability to manage and direct the activities of others in a multi-project environment.
Actively embraces new methods and practices that increase efficiency and effectiveness.
QA and QC, product roadmap layout, contract administration, and identifying patterns and complexities in problems.
Strong knowledge of disaster recovery, business continuity planning and implementation.

Technical Skills: