Planning & Documentation Officer at Frontier Optical Network (FON)

About the Role

Frontier Optical Network (FON) is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Planning & Documentation Officer to join our team in Nairobi, Kenya. The successful candidate will be responsible for the design and documentation of the Company's fiber network infrastructure and creation of outside plant construction drawings. You will develop telecommunications outside plant design from preliminary design to completed packages, including conduit design, building entrances, and aerial, buried, and underground cable design. You will also ensure proper documentation of the company's OSP and ISP network, maintaining control of outside plant activities around assigned worksites.

Key Responsibilities

• Build graphical worksheets for contractors and develop necessary staking sheets (e.g., survey sheets)
• Develop drafts in Visio, AutoCAD, and other relevant programs
• Read and follow engineer's designs, instructions, and specifications
• Develop and interpret buried, underground, and aerial telecom facilities in records, on maps, and in the field with sufficient clarity and detail
• Convert available data into CAD and Visio programs
• Recommend changes in running line or construction methodologies
• Enter and maintain outside plant records
• Develop, implement, and maintain all engineering, drafting, and facilities records through work order preparation and processing
• Participate in engineering, permitting, and construction processing to support project contracts
• Prepare and maintain splicing records and diagrams
• Digitize all records to an online fault and map documentation system
• Audit and accept contractor work to ensure conformance to design
• Manage company wayleaves and wayleave records
• Identify and mitigate potential bottlenecks in a timely manner to guarantee uptime and quality
• Learn and research new technologies and practices in the fiber space
• Evaluate reliability and cost effectiveness of trials introduced

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Strong organizational and attention to detail abilities
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Visio, and other design software
• Knowledge of telecommunications infrastructure and outside plant design
• Experience with engineering documentation and records management
• Ability to read and interpret technical specifications and engineering designs