Asset Management SME

Norconsult Telematics; Muscat; On-site; OMR 35,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Norconsult Telematics in Damascus is seeking an asset governance expert to act as SME for telecom asset identification, lifecycle management, and data quality controls across networks and data centers.

You will define asset data requirements, survey standards, reconciliation logic, and KPI reporting, coordinating with field teams and vendors to ensure audit-ready records and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications, IT, or Engineering.
• 8–12+ years in telecom asset management, CMDB, or ITAM.
• Experience developing asset survey standards and lifecycle governance.
• Hands-on asset surveys using barcode/RFID tools.
• Strong analytical, governance, and documentation skills.
• Arabic and English proficiency required.
• ISO 55000/01, ITIL, CHAMP certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as SME for telecom asset management, identification, and data governance.
• Define and enforce asset management standards, attributes, naming conventions, tagging, and location hierarchy.
• Provide guidance for identification/classification of telecom and datacenter/network equipment.
• Lead QA/QC on asset survey outputs and reconciliation readiness checks.
• Coordinate with field survey teams, site ops, engineering, inventory, vendors, and procurement.
• Define reconciliation logic between surveys, CMDB, ERP, and operations systems.
• Support lifecycle governance: creation, movement, transfer, decommissioning, disposal.
• Prepare and monitor asset management KPIs, reports, and data quality dashboards.
• Ensure compliance with asset governance standards, site regulations, safety, and procedures.
• Support audit activities and provide technical clarification on asset records.

Skills

Asset management

Data governance

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Documentation

Project coordination

Communication skills

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or Engineering

Tools

CMDB tools

DCIM systems

OSS inventory tools

Barcode/RFID scanners

Job description

This position is on-site based in Damascus Governorate, Syria.

Position Objective:

Act as the technical authority for telecom asset identification and asset lifecycle management standards. Define and govern asset data requirements, survey standards, lifecycle governance processes, reconciliation methodologies, and quality controls across telecom network and site assets to ensure accurate, standardized, and audit-ready asset information.

Job Description & Responsibilities:

• Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for telecom asset management, asset identification, lifecycle status management, and asset data governance.
• Define and enforce asset management standards, including mandatory asset attributes, naming conventions, tagging methodologies, serial/model capture standards, location hierarchy, evidence requirements, and exception handling processes.
• Provide technical guidance for the identification and classification of telecom and datacenter/network equipment, including chassis, shelves, cards, modules, optics, power systems, racks, and related infrastructure assets.
• Lead quality assurance and quality control activities for asset survey outputs through sampling reviews, peer validation, discrepancy analysis, reconciliation readiness checks, and corrective action tracking.
• Coordinate with field survey teams, site operations, engineering, inventory specialists, asset owners, vendors, procurement, finance, and operations stakeholders to ensure alignment of asset information and lifecycle records.
• Define and maintain reconciliation logic between physical survey findings, CMDB records, inventory databases, ERP asset registers, purchase records, and operational systems.
• Support lifecycle governance processes, including asset creation, movement, assignment, transfer, decommissioning, retirement, disposal, and evidence retention management.
• Prepare and monitor asset management KPIs, exception reports, reconciliation reports, data quality dashboards, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with company asset governance standards, site regulations, safety requirements, and operational procedures.
• Support audit activities and provide technical clarification related to asset records, discrepancies, and lifecycle documentation.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives related to telecom asset governance, reconciliation accuracy, operational efficiency, and data quality management.
• Collaborate closely with planning, rollout, engineering, operations, and vendor management teams to maintain accurate and reliable asset data across all systems.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent.
• 8–12+ years of experience in telecom asset management, network audit, physical inventory management, CMDB administration, ITAM, DCIM, OSS inventory systems, or infrastructure lifecycle management.
• Strong technical expertise in identifying telecom and datacenter/network equipment by vendor, model, chassis, module, card, serial number, labels, and location attributes.
• Proven experience in developing asset survey standards, reconciliation methodologies, lifecycle governance frameworks, and data quality controls.
• Hands-on experience with physical asset surveys, barcode/RFID scanning tools, structured checklists, reconciliation datasets, and asset validation processes.
• Strong analytical, documentation, reporting, and problem-solving skills with close attention to detail and governance compliance.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical teams.
• Experience working in telecom operations, network infrastructure environments, or large-scale telecom projects is highly preferred.
• Ability to work under pressure while maintaining data accuracy, governance standards, and delivery timelines.
• Arabic and English language proficiency is mandatory.
• ISO 55000 / ISO 55001 Awareness or Certification preferred.
• ITIL Foundation Certification preferred.
• Certified Hardware Asset Management Professional (CHAMP) or equivalent certification preferred.