SWA: Field Engineers

Suburban West Africa is one of the largest provider of IP Backbone services in Nigeria. With the launch of our IP Backbone services over a year and a half ago, we have increased the available bandwidth in the Nigerian market by over 800%. About 70% of Nigeria’s internet traffic is carried over our backbone network.

Suburban is an organization where we offer people the opportunity to realize their complete professional potential. We are recruiting for the position below.
Job Title: Field Engineers

Job Location: Lagos

Job Description:
The Field support Engineer candidate will be providing onsite technical and system support for clients to assist in project implementation. He will exhibit best practice in conducting site survey, developing Bill of Material and designing project plan.
He/she will also be responsible for;
Detailed Site Surveys and reporting (for last mile solution, it could be Fibre Access, Metro, Longhaul, FTTx or radio)
Radio installation,
Optic fibre last mile build/installations,
Field support,
Daily Report writing and generating last mile solutions,
PoP maintenance,
Cable Management,
LAN Design and implementation,
Systems integration,
Equipment testing and installation,
Monthly PoP reports,
Monthly network documentation reports,
Updating Network metro Diagram,
Qualifications, Experience and Skills Requirements
HND/BSc in Electrical engineering or related engineering field from a reputable university
2 to 3 years experience in the telecommunications environment
Professional Qualifications in relevant areas; CCNA, CCNP, WIMAX certification,
Good knowledge of LAN, WLAN, WAN, MAN,VSATS, FTTX and IP
Should have knowledge and experience in Project Management.
Should have knowledge of Microsoft Office suite 2007 especially VISIO.
Understanding of optic fibre technologies, VSAT, LAN
Good project management skills
Good knowledge of LAN and IP

Application Deadline:
Friday April 29th, 2011

Method of Applications
Please forward suitability statement and resume as a single (one document) in MS Word or PDF format with the position applied for as subject of mail to: [email protected]