Principal Civil & Structural Engineer at Safaricom Limited

Job Title: Principal Civil & Structural Engineer

Ref: TECHNOLOGY_PCSE_SEP_2013

Employer: Safaricom Limited

Responsibilities:

• Perform in-house structural reviews and approval of the same for existing support structures.
• Make recommendations on structural analysis to strengthen/redeem towers and other structural elements;
• Manage and maintain a database of all civil/structural related network infrastructure products in the network;
• Control the Network Infrastructure products design quality;
• Ensure the use of cost effective designs and network infrastructure elements;
• Offer advice, manage and mentor other Civil Engineers in the department;
• Ensure safe custody of and constantly review Safaricom Technical Specifications & Design Guide;
• Conduct in-house preparation and approval of external companies’ civil/structural engineering specifications for network infrastructure elements and special projects;
• Develop new and optimized Civil/Structural Engineering designs for the Network Implementation/rollout infrastructure;
• Project Management of Space and Civil/Structural Engineering aspects of core projects within Network Engineering Department such as MSRs, MGW sites, BSCs and Data Centres;
• Offer Civil & Structural Engineering guidance to other sections, departments and divisions within the company;
• Evaluate the Technical aspects of network element infrastructures and participate in tender evaluations with respect to Civil/Structural Engineering.

Qualification and Experiences:

• A university degree in Civil/Structural Engineering;
• 5 years of experience in structural engineering in a design role within a construction or consultancy environment interpreting client/customer requirements into workable design solutions.
• At least 2 years of this experience must have been within a Telecoms environment, where main tasks involved coordinating projects, checking requirements are workable, analysis of options and permutations from clients;
• Experience in managing a design team;
• Project Management skills;
• Proficiency in operation and use of design software – AutoCAD, STAAD, Prokon.

How to Apply:

If you feel that you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualification and experience, please send your resume with your cell phone contact indicating your experience and why you are the most suitable candidate for the role clearly quoting the job title and job reference to:
The Head of Talent and Resourcing,
Safaricom Limited
Nairobi

via E-mail to hr@safaricom.co.ke


Application Deadline: 17th Sept 2013