Applications are invited from suitable and qualified candidates for the position of Transport Planning Engineer at Airtel Nigeria.
About Airtel Nigeria
Airtel Networks Limited, known as Airtel Nigeria, is a prominent telecommunications provider headquartered in Lagos. It is a leading mobile network operator in Nigeria with a vision to be the most loved brand in Nigerians’ lives. Airtel Nigeria offers high-quality voice, data, and value-added services, focusing on innovation, customer satisfaction, and strategic partnerships. Its wide-ranging services cater to diverse segments, promoting connectivity, information access, and economic growth. Airtel Nigeria’s commitment to superior telecommunications has established it as a significant player in Nigeria’s communication landscape.
Summary
- Company: Airtel Nigeria
- Job Title: Transport Planning Engineer (Microwave & Fiber)
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
- Locations: Lagos, Nigeria
Job Title: Transport Planning Engineer (Microwave & Fiber)
About the Role:
This is a vital position to support design & planning of network units and providing technical solutions for connecting cell sites and enterprise customer locations for excellent customer experience. This person will be interacting with the Partners’ teams very extensively. Robust, flexible and state of art fiber and microwave transmission network planning & delivery are the essence of the role.
Responsibilities
Network Design & Planning
- Design and plan microwave links using tools such as Pathloss, Map-Info, Google Pro
- Develop transmission network topology (SDH, DWDM, IP/MPLS)
- Ensure scalability and resilience in network architecture
- Plan and design a scalable and reliable end to end transmission network for all enterprise customers accordingly to achieve best Customer QoE (Quality of Experience)
Capacity & Performance Management
- Forecast transmission capacity requirements
- Optimize bandwidth utilization and link performance
- Conduct regular performance audits and recommend optimization strategies
Project Implementation
- Prepare detailed planning reports and documentation
- Collaborate with project managers and field engineers for deployment and integration
- Support rollout of new sites and upgrades
Regulatory & Compliance
- Ensure compliance with Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) standards
- Manage frequency licensing and spectrum coordination
Stakeholder Management
- Liaise with vendors, partners, and internal teams
- Provide technical guidance to operations and maintenance teams
- Present planning strategies to senior management
Operations Support
- Provide technical support to Operations teams for troubleshooting transmission and microwave network issues
- Ensure smooth handover of planned projects to Operations, including documentation and training
- Collaborate with Network Operations Center (NOC) to monitor link availability and resolve outages quickly
- Support preventive and corrective maintenance activities to minimize downtime.
- Provide planning support for network improvements projects; rain and harmattan readiness, dehubbing, traffic splitting, network re-engineering
Network QoS (Quality of Service)
- Work closely with Core Network and Radio teams to ensure QoS alignment across domains
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to meet Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and regulatory benchmarks
- Work closely with Enterprise and FTTx teams to ensure QoS alignment across domains
- Provide Transmission planning support for retainability and accesssibility KPI; packet loss, jitters, latency, TNL drops and RNA (Radio Network Availability)
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Qualifications for the position of Transport Planning Engineer at Airtel Nigeria
Educational Qualifications
- Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Electronics & communications engineering
Relevant Experience & Functional / Technical Skills
- Sound knowledge of fiber optics network for Mobile & Enterprise Network – Planning
- More than 5 years’ experience in Transport Planning (Access & BB MW)
- Experience in optical fiber networks design, DWDM
- MBPN and IP design
- Ericsson or Huawei Transmission experience is required
Other requirements
- Good communication skills
- Ability to work in challenging environment.
- Analytical thinking and decision making
- Dynamic personality
- Analytical and Presentation skills
Deadline
5th February, 2026
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