Senior Telecoms Infrastructure Engineer – Fiber & Sites

Placements24; Queenstown; On-site; NZD 64,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical aid

Provident fund

Performance-based bonuses

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Telecoms Infrastructure Engineer to join our team in Queenstown, Eastern Cape. The role focuses on designing, deploying, and maintaining physical and logical telecoms infrastructure to ensure reliable, scalable networks, including fiber optic cables, base stations, and data centers.

The ideal candidate will have a strong engineering background, extensive project management experience, and a proven ability to manage complex infrastructure projects in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 6 years of telecoms infrastructure design, deployment and management.
• Proven experience with fiber optic deployment, splicing, testing and pathway management.

Responsibilities

• Design, plan, and oversee deployment of telecoms infrastructure including fiber and wireless sites.
• Manage lifecycle of network assets from installation to decommissioning.
• Conduct site surveys, feasibility studies and technical assessments for new projects.
• Develop and implement network upgrades to improve performance and capacity.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards, safety regulations and environmental policies.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure issues impacting network operations.

Skills

Fiber optics

Project management

Site surveys

CAD

GIS

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

CAD software

GIS software

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Telecoms Infrastructure Engineer to join our team in Queenstown, Eastern Cape. The role focuses on designing, deploying, and maintaining physical and logical telecoms infrastructure to ensure reliable, scalable networks, including fiber optic cables, base stations, and data centers.

The ideal candidate will have a strong engineering background, extensive project management experience, and a proven ability to manage complex infrastructure projects in