Job Title: Regional Technical Manager – South West, West & North (3 Positions)
Reports to : Manager Operations & Maintenance
The successful candidates will demonstrate:
Strong Interpersonal skills
People Management Skills
Excellent communication skills
High integrity
Strong relationship building skills
Good problem solving skills and attention to detail
Good negotiation skills
Strong analytical skills and ability to collate and interpret data from various sources
Ability to manage diversity
Ability to work with teams and lead teams to achieve business objectives
Job Purpose
To ensure the efficient operation and performance of the network infrastructure for all services within the region
Applicants must have:
Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering, Electrical Engineering with at least 5 years experience
Postgraduate level in a related field is an added advantage
Membership to a professional body such as Uganda Association of Engineers is an added advantage
Duties and Responsibilities:
To create clear operational guidelines for the all regional technical staff and effectively apply them.
To provide input for the development of capital and operational budgets, ensuring adequate provision has been made for the funding of all planned technical activities according to UTL budget IDs
To create an OPEX budget with itemized limits and ensure its optimum and efficient utilization within these limits.
To ensure effective maintenance, availability, quality, operations, security and integrity of all wireless, transmission, fixed, Data/ISP and power regional network elements in accordance with operational guidelines
In co-ordination with other regional technical managers to create and ensure that schedules for preventive maintenance are all effected to plan
To supervise & co-ordinate project implementation in conjunction with the projects office in Kampala as per approved project execution guidelines
To execute operations and maintenance activities according to UTL cost saving strategies
To work closely with the regional team leaders to ensure the efficient management of assets.
To play a key role in implementation of strategies to provide a high quality service under the guidance of the RSM
To carry out performance reviews of all technical staff in conjunction with HR and RSM
To ensure the team is fully trained to carry out operational activities
Applications from suitably qualified candidates should be submitted to:
The Chief Human Resources & Administration Officer
Uganda Telecom
Telephone House
P.O Box 7171
Kampala. Or recruitment@utl.co.ug
Closing Date: 14th June 2013 at 17.00hrs. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.