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MTN Pulse Uganda
CLOSEDKampala, Uganda
Closing: Apr 17, 2024
This position has expiredPublished: Apr 3, 2024 (26 days ago)
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Requirements
• BSc Electrical/Telecommunications Engineering.
• Project Management Training.
• Supervisory/Manager Trainings
• At least 3 years supervisory/management experience as Mechanical and Electrical Engineer in a Telecommunications company
• Good Knowledge on AC and DC installations as well as on air conditioners, generators
• Good knowledge of Precision Air Conditioning (cooling systems), High-Capacity Generators, Control systems, Synchronizing panels, PS systems, Rectifiers, and Inverters
• Good Knowledge on Data Center Facilities operations
• Electrical-Mechanical Designs, specification formulation and scoping
• Contract /SLA Management
• Budgeting and Cost Optimization/Control
Requirements
• BSc Electrical/Telecommunications Engineering.
• Project Management Training.
• Supervisory/Manager Trainings
• At least 3 years supervisory/management experience as Mechanical and Electrical Engineer in a Telecommunications company
• Good Knowledge on AC and DC installations as well as on air conditioners, generators
• Good knowledge of Precision Air Conditioning (cooling systems), High-Capacity Generators, Control systems, Synchronizing panels, PS systems, Rectifiers, and Inverters
• Good Knowledge on Data Center Facilities operations
• Electrical-Mechanical Designs, specification formulation and scoping
• Contract /SLA Management
• Budgeting and Cost Optimization/Control
Main Job Functions:
• Budget, within the Business plan cycle, for all aspects related to the evolution, lifecycle and maintenance of the infrastructure and space in the Datacentres.
• Design and plan the Datacentres and the space there in to meet the business plans and requirements as well as Lead, steer and supervise the related projects.
• Capacity management of M&E Equipment so that the related upgrades projects are correctly spec ‘ed, steered and executed timeously.
• Custody of all the Datacentre plans and As-built plans, all records pertaining to the Datacentre M&E infrastructure, electrical cabling/design layouts and space while ensuring they are up to date all the time and in safe custody.
• Design and constantly update the policies, procedures and processes for the safe management and operation of the Datacentres guided by international and Group standards.
• Ensure the security, health and safety of the personnel working in the datacentres as well as the equipment installed therein are embedded in all the designs, plans, processes, and works at/of the datacentre.
• Constantly scan and assess the Datacentre environment in conjunction with the Audit and Risk functions for any risks that may pose a threat to the objectives enlisted above and constantly designing their mitigations.
• High availability of the M&E infrastructure serving the Datacentre to the Tier Certification of choice, in turn, ensure high availability of the platforms therein hosted.
• To manage, coordinate, administer and track the Energy costs (Grid, Fuel) at Datacentres and residual MTN owned sites ensuring correctness of billing and fraud detection/intervention.
• Research and champion all initiatives to drive efficiencies in the energy related OPEX at Datacentres and other MTN facilities.
• Management reporting and tracking of the performance of the Datacentre against a set matrix (including Capacity, Uptime, Risk mitigation, maintenance activities, spares, Group Carbon measurement, Energy consumption tracking, operational costs, project progress, safety)
• Plans, approves, coordinates all works conducted in the Datacentre (New installations, commissioning, upgrades, decommissioning, maintenance) and lends expertise to the M&E projects/workorder in other MTN premises under the responsibility of the Facilities unit) ensuring adherence to the Change management process and smooth execution.
• Manages and evaluates all vendors and contractors with responsibilities in the Datacentre and M&E operation, maintenance, spares stock and projects.
• Interfaces with the relevant specialised Group function to cascade and drive the Group Technology strategy in M&E technology as well as the Datacentre management, standards, and reporting.
• Budgets for and manages the energy costs related to the TowerCo contracts, the Electricity and Fuel at Technical facilities with the respective suppliers.
• Motivates and holds the responsibility over any of the building management systems and tools related to the running of the Datacentres.
• Interfaces and constantly coordinates with the Landlords for the MTN Owned Managed (MOM) and UTL Sites on matters related to projects .
• Verifies invoices and initiates payments related to energy costs, spares, TowerCo and contracts related to the Datacentre and M&E portfolio.
• Team leadership, recruitment, development, supervision, deploys/assigns and scopes, appraise/performance management of the team and the individuals.
• ERM reporting and project zero champion.
Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities
• Recruits, Develops, supervises, deploys, and appraises all the team within the M&E unit.
• Manages and evaluates all the Contractors and vendors in the Data centre as well as M&E infrastructure at MTN.
• Plays a leading role in motivating, scoping, and steering the related projects and the associated budgets.
• Design, improve and enforce Data centre policies, procedures and standards while ensuring safety is paramount.
• Approve all works within the Data centre and M&E infrastructure.
• Budget motivation, control, management, and execution.
• Risk assessment and mitigation in the Data centre profile.
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