Position Objective:
Own end-to-end fibre network planning for the project of a long-distance network.
Plan and validate fibre network routes, topology, capacity, splicing, ODF connectivity, route diversity, and implementation-ready fibre records for the project, ensuring alignment with service requirements and downstream transport/IP planning needs.
Job Description & Responsibilities:
- Develop fibre network plans covering backbone, metro, access, inter-site connectivity, route diversity, and PoP/site interconnections.
- Perform capacity planning, fibre core allocation, and utilisation forecasting across the network and ensure good Fiber planning deliverable acceptance rate.
- Analyse existing fibre inventory, GIS records, duct/route data, ODF records, splice diagrams, and field survey outputs to identify gaps and constraints.
- Prepare route plans, fiber allocation plans, cable and core utilisation views, ODF/patching requirements, and diversity assessments.
- Coordinate with civil works, field survey, implementation, operations, and vendor teams to validate routes, distances, feasibility, and access requirements.
- Ensure fiber plans support DWDM, IP/MPLS, enterprise, wholesale, and critical service requirements.
- Define and enforce naming conventions, route identifiers, fiber core assignments, splice references, and documentation standards.
- Support reconciliation of planned fiber records with physical inventory, as-built documentation, and circuit data.
- Identify fiber risks including single points of failure, insufficient capacity, inaccurate records, route conflicts, or missing evidence.
- Maintain planning trackers and deliver clean datasets for inventory update, implementation, and reporting.
- Strong stakeholder management and practical communication with technical and non-technical teams.
- High attention to detail, quality mindset, and structured documentation habits.
- Ability to work under delivery pressure while maintaining accuracy and governance.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ownership of assigned deliverables.
- Collaborative mindset across planning, engineering, operations, rollout, and vendor teams.
- Proficiency in both Arabic and English is mandatory.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- 8+ years of experience in fiber network planning, OSP/ISP design or fibre inventory engineering.
- Experience with telecom GIS, fiber inventory platforms, network design tools, and structured planning datasets.
- Hands-on experience on route planning, diversity, and capacity planning.
- Experience working with multi-site field teams, contractors, and implementation vendors.
- Fluency in both Arabic and English is mandatory.
- Fiber optic design and/or installation certification preferred.
- FTTx/OSP planning certification preferred.
- GIS or telecom inventory platform training is an advantage.
