City : Brampton, ON, CA

Category : Engineering

Industry : Telecommunications

Employer : Rogers

Our Digital & Technology team wakes up every day with one goal in mind – to connect Canadians to the people and things that matter most. Collectively, we’re proud to support 30 million Canadians each month.

We manage a robust portfolio that champions the leading edge of technology and media. We drive projects that expand connectivity to underserved communities from coast-to-coast-to-coast; build and enhance our fixed broadband network to provide high-speed Internet, TV and Smart Home Monitoring; and support our world class wireless network, offering our customers Canada’s largest and most reliable 5G network. As the Digital & Technology team, we are building our tomorrow, today.

Come play a key role in building the future of innovation in Canada, Let’s make your possible.

Do you enjoy working on high-scale, complex, and high visibility projects and programs?  If yes, consider the following opportunity:

As a Senior Wireless Access Planner in the Network Planning & Development team, the successful candidate will be responsible for the planning of the radio access networks, LTE and 5G. As part of the recruitment process, successful candidates will be required to complete criminal and credit background checks.

What you will do:
 

• Identify site capacity requirements
  •   Analyse low capacity / low throughput sites for capacity augmentation or capacity optimization
  •   Drive Radio Engineering for RF capacity optimization and track progress for implementation success
  •   Provide inputs to management for new capacity sites
• Plan, budget and initiate expansion projects to support network evolution and to meet growing subscriber demand.
• Develop and analyze alternatives to recommend the most economical solution to meet departmental and organizational objectives regarding network expansion, subscriber growth and usage patterns.
• Technical review of existing and forecasted network performance which includes gathering input from network statistics, RF Engineering, Network Operations as well as Marketing.
• Work with RF Engineering to apply the appropriate actions to address any network capacity requirement and quality issues in a timely manner.
• Develop Three Year Network Capital Plan.
• Recommend course of action to management to resolve capacity and technical issue within the access network. Provide comparison of costs and/or impact of these recommendations versus other options.
• Collaborate with Regional Network Implementation and RF team to communicate priorities, support and guidance for site acquisition, lease and design issues and to ensure timely delivery of planned programs.
• Conduct studies for special projects

What you will bring:

Technical skills

• Strong understanding of Wireless Access Network functionality and elements.  Full Scope of GSM/HSPA/LTE/5G Radio Access
• In-depth understanding of the RAN (Radio Access Network) capacity, optimization process, and performance KPIs
• Familiarity with Ericsson radio base station hardware and configuration
• Strong aptitude for research, data analysis and trend development.
• Strong planning and budget skills.
• Microsoft Office suite

Competencies

• Proven ability to lead and direct within department and provide direction and guidance to internal and external groups.
• Highly motivated individual with superior organizational and analytical skills.
• Specific background in projects involving multiple geographic regions, cross-functional teams
• Demonstrated ability to manage and track projects
• Proven ability to operate autonomously, within general direction guidelines.
• Personal Competencies: Leadership; Problem Solving / Judgment; Customer Service Orientation; Teamwork and Collaboration; Initiative; Achievement Orientation.
• Able to communicate in a concise and effective manner with technical and non-technical audience
• Excel at providing executive summary and power point presentations
• Result-oriented, able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment and meeting deadlines
• Experience with FWA planning and service expansion would be an asset

Experience and Education

• Undergraduate degree with 5-10 years of work experience in a wireless environment
• Professional designation

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Schedule: Full time

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