Space / Ground Stations Services Planning & Enablement Section Manager

Saudi Telecom Company; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Saudi Telecom Company is seeking a Space / Ground Stations Services Planning & Enablement Section Manager in Saudi Arabia. The role focuses on managing planning, technical enablement, and implementation readiness of Space and Ground Station services, aligning business requirements with technology, infrastructure readiness, and deployment.

The position requires 6+ years in related fields, with managerial experience in network planning, service enablement, and telecom infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Telecommunications or Electrical/related field.
• Strong knowledge of network planning and service enablement.
• Experience in planning infrastructure and telecommunications tech.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Space / Ground Stations Services Planning & Enablement activities.
• Lead planning, coordination, and implementation readiness with stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with policies, procedures and technical standards.
• Drive continuous improvement across planning and enablement processes.
• Act as single point of contact for planning and enablement activities.
• Develop technical roadmaps and implementation plans.

Skills

Network Planning

Service Enablement

Infrastructure Planning

Telecommunications Technologies

Analytical Skills

Reporting Skills

Education

Bachelor Degree in Telecommunications Engineering or Electrical Engineering

Job description

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Space / Ground Stations Services Planning & Enablement Section Manager

The role holder is responsible for managing the planning, technical enablement, and implementation readiness of Space and Ground Station services, ensuring alignment between business requirements, technology capabilities, infrastructure readiness, and operational deployment. The role holder shall carry out his duties in accordance with the stipulated business policies and procedures.

Job Responsibility

Strategic and Managerial Responsibilities

• Manage the Space / Ground Stations Services Planning & Enablement activities to support business priorities and operational objectives.
• Lead planning, coordination, and implementation readiness activities across internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with organizational policies, procedures, and technical standards.
• Drive continuous improvement across planning and enablement processes.

Core Responsibilities

• Act as the single point of contact for Space and Ground Station planning and enablement activities.
• Consolidate business requirements into technical, infrastructure, and capacity plans.
• Develop technical roadmaps and implementation plans supporting business priorities.
• Coordinate planning activities with Technology, Infrastructure, and external partners.
• Manage technical demand, implementation planning, and prioritization activities.
• Lead technical feasibility assessments and solution validation.
• Coordinate integration, testing, and implementation readiness across systems and platforms.
• Monitor implementation progress, technical risks, and deployment activities.
• Develop planning governance, technical documentation, and implementation standards.
• Coordinate infrastructure readiness and capacity planning.
• Monitor industry developments and recommend improvements supporting future business growth.

People Management Responsibilities

• Defines goals and key performance indicators for members of the section and ensures effective application of the stc performance management process.
• Directs planning and allocation of section resources in line with business requirements.
• Ensures capability development through coaching and continuous knowledge sharing.
• Performs other responsibilities and tasks related to the job as directed by line manager.

Job Responsibility (cont.)

Years of Experience

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in the relevant field.

Nature of Experience

• Prior experience in Network Planning, Service Enablement, Technical Planning, or Telecommunications Infrastructure, preferably within the telecommunications industry.

Job Band

Managerial

Skills

• Knowledge of Network Planning.
• Knowledge of Service Enablement.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure Planning.
• Knowledge of Telecommunications Technologies.
• Analytical Skills.
• Reporting Skills.

Education

Bachelor Degree in Telecommunications Engineering or Electrical Engineering