Chief Engineer

Transnet SOC; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 1,600,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Transnet SOC is seeking a Chief Engineer to steer the telecommunications infrastructure vision and roadmap for the TRIM division. You will lead the evolution of enterprise network convergence, drive service availability, and oversee budgets, SLAs, and procurement to support critical railway and IT networks.

Ideal candidates hold a 4-year engineering degree with 15 years in telecoms, including senior management and project leadership; Pr. Eng.

Qualifications

• A minimum 4-year degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering.
• 15 years of work experience including 10 years in Telecommunications at senior management level; 5 years managing projects and research.

Responsibilities

• Develop long-term and short-term network and telecom strategies for TRIM.
• Define the target infrastructure landscape and roadmaps; oversee delivery across TRIM.
• Coach and develop employees to improve customer satisfaction and performance.
• Lead CAPEX, COPEX and OPEX projects within budgets and timelines.
• Develop and manage SLAs and KPAs with internal and external providers.
• Ensure compliance with regulations and governance across telecom networks.

Skills

Leadership skills

Project management

Negotiation skills

Decision making

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Planning and organising

Networking

Get it done

Team leadership

Education

B.Sc. Eng. or B.Eng in Electrical/Electronics

Tools

MS Project

Job description

Chief Engineer

Operating Division:Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager (TRIM)Employee Group:PermanentDepartment:RN-TEL-MNG-Telecommunications-PKTLocation:ParktownReporting To:General Manager: Engineering & Network ModernisationGrade:CReference:req5805

The closing date is on . It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that HR has received the application before the closing date of the advertisement.

Position Purpose

• Accountable for the telecommunications Infrastructure vision, strategy and value realisation management across TRIM with attention to the infrastructure evolution towards convergence of infrastructure for enterprise IT and mission critical networks.
• Responsible for defining the target infrastructure landscape, articulate the roadmap and oversee the delivery plans to support business processes and services across TRIM through the effective leadership and orchestration of people, products, partners and relevant processes.
• Accelerate the professional and technical development of employees through coaching and training ensuring focus on achieving high customer satisfaction.

Position Outputs

• 1.Contribute to the development of long-term, medium-term and short-term network and telecommunications technology strategies for TRIM.
• 2.Responsible for determining the evolution towards convergence of enterprise network infrastructure and telecommunication services for TRIM in collaboration with TRIM CITO.
• 3.Ensures the availability of all services offered by managing disaster avoidance and recovery efforts caused by events like power outages, hardware failures, construction damage to outside cabling, etc.
• 4.Maximises the integrity of all systems that are responsible for the networking and telecommunications systems by directing the development and implementation of the debugging techniques in problem determination and taking the proper corrective actions.
• 5.Ensures operational integrity and continuity of the services delivered by providing leadership in the development of objectives for the department in order to support engineering and operational administrative systems through reliability, responsiveness, documentation and use of current software and hardware.
• 6.Increase effectiveness by leading the evaluation of software and hardware for acquisition and the development of TRIM networking and telecommunication environment.
• 7.Develop and implement policies, procedures, documentation, technical KPis and SLAs for network & telecommunications services portfolio.
• 8.Provide leadership in identifying new technologies and services, including impact and costs as they relate to networking and telecommunication services.
• 9.Analyse complex network environments and identify risks and mitigation strategies acrossTRIM.
• 10.Lead, execute and manage CAPEX, COPEX and OPEX projects and budgets to ensure compliance to specifications and project timelines, quality and project timelines cost effectively.
• 11.Manage and monitor budgets in line with company policies and procedures, lead budget and cost review meetings to ensure a positive contribution of own function to company EBITDA.
• 12.Identify and develop additional revenue generation opportunities on the telecommunications network infrastructure.
• 13.Lead and ensure execution of all engineering functional responsibilities through delegated authority, legally/regulatory compliance, transparent, ethical, teamwork and customer service-orientation.
• 14.Lead the development, review and management of Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and/or Contracts and KPAs with internal and external suppliers / service providers in line with Transnet Customer Service Charter.
• 15.Oversee and ensure all engineering projects, initiatives, and processes are in conformance with organization's established policies and objectives.
• 16.Ensure compliance to various regulations and legislation governing the telecommunications industry and railway infrastructure industry, e.g. RSR, !CASA, etc.
• 17.Drive growth through business intelligence and standardization to maximize business impact.

Qualifications and Experience

Qualifications & Experience:A minimum 4-year degree - B.Sc. (Eng.) or B. Eng degree in either Electrical, or Electronics Engineering is a requirement. 15 years working experience of which 10 years is spent within the Telecommunications industry at Senior Management level and 5 at managing projects and conducting research. Registered with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) as a Professional Engineer (Pr. Eng.) MBA OR equivalent will be an added advantage

Competencies

Knowledge required:

• Project Management Principles.
• Financial Accounting Principles.
• Business Management Principles.
• In-depth understanding of Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager Network.
• Understanding of the engineering principles.
• In-depth understanding of research and development methodologies.
• Cross functional knowledge.
• In-depth understanding of Human Capital Management and organisational design.
• Understanding of Assets Life cycle
• Knowledge of Transnet's Operating Divisions.
• Knowledge of Transnet Rail Infrastructure.
• Sound knowledge of relevant Legislation.

Skills required:

• Business Acumen
• Leadership skills
• Negotiation skills
• Decision making
• Lateral thinker
• Analytical skills
• Interpersonal skill
• Excellent communication skills
• Presentation skills
• Computer literacy including MS Project
• Planning and Organising
• Networking
• Adaptability
• Project management
• Accountable
• Get it done

Attributes:

• Strategic ability
• Inspirational leader
• Customer management
• Leverage diversity
• Change agent
• Integrity
• Collaborative
• Innovative and entrepreneurial
• Foster team
• Optimise business performance
• Manage programs

Equity Statement

Preference will be given to suitably qualified Applicants who are members of the designated groups in line with the Employment Equity Plan and Targets of the Organisation/Operating Division.

If you have not heard from Transnet within 90 days, please consider your application as unsuccessful.