Senior Specialist : Radio Planning & Optimisation

Vodafone Global Enterprise; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Vodafone Global Enterprise is seeking an experienced professional to manage site planning while delivering optimized radio networks. The successful candidate will lead a team, develop RF solutions, and ensure a high standard of customer service, bringing strong telecommunications knowledge and experience to the role.

Benefits

Enticing incentive programs

Retirement funds and risk benefits

Medical aid benefits

Cell phone and data benefits

Fibre connection discounts

Exclusive staff discounts

Qualifications

• 5 to 10 years telecom experience required.
• Minimum of 3 years relevant GSM experience and 2 years LTE experience essential.
• Telecommunications courses (GSM, UTRAN, LTE, 5G) are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead RPO team to deliver site planning and rollout projects.
• Develop innovative RF solutions for customer problems.
• Ensure accuracy of databases in compliance with quality standards.

Skills

Network Performance

Network Analysis

Customer Care

Education

3-year degree or National Diploma in Electrical or Electronics Engineering

Tools

MS Office

MS Teams

MAPINFO

U2020

Actix

Sonar

Atoll

OSS

Probes

Crowd Analysis

Job description

Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg Deadline : June 11, 2025 Quick Recommended Links

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Role Purpose / Business Unit :

• To manage site planning, deliver an optimised radio network and resolve customer queries.

Your responsibilities will include :

• Lead the RPO team to deliver the New Sites Planning Pipeline & Rollout Projects for the FY.
• Develop innovative RF solutions to resolve customer problems.
• Ensure accuracy and integrity of all related databases and documentation in compliance with Vodacom quality standards.
• Manage all customer-related queries until resolved. Support customer Care, VIP Escalations, PM, Property, and EBU / CBU departments.
• Provide input into the evaluation, development needs and maintenance of RPO specialist competencies and performance.
• Support the RPO team while conducting drive tests, probing tools, and statistical analysis to determine the root cause and resolution of problems.
• Conduct optimisation projects for single sites, clusters, and network features.
• Provide ad-hoc, concise reports and feedback to requesting internal parties.

The ideal candidate for this role will have :

• 3-year degree or National Diploma in Electrical or Electronics Engineering
• 5 to 10 Years Telecoms experience.
• Telecommunications (GSM, UTRAN, LTE, and 5G) courses are essential.
• Minimum of 3 years relevant GSM experience (inclusive of 2 years LTE experience) is essential

Core competencies, knowledge and experience :

• Computer applications (e.g., MS Office, MS Teams & MAPINFO)
• Network Performance
• Network Analysis tools (e.g., U2020, Actix, Sonar, Atoll, OSS, Probes & Crowd Analysis)
• Technology - GSM, UMTS, LTE, 5G knowledge
• Customer Care

We make an impact by offering :

• Enticing incentive programs and competitive benefit packages
• Retirement funds, risk benefits, and medical aid benefits
• Cell phone and data benefits, advantages fibre connection discounts, and exclusive staff discounts offered in collaboration with partner companies