Trunking Radio Systems Technician

CTG is looking for a qualified TETRA Trunking Radio Systems Technician for our operations. This role is being advertised for talent pool building purposes, once the project goes live, only those candidates that are shortlisted will be contacted.

Under the overall supervision of the FTS Manager & the direct supervision of the immediate supervisor, the selected candidate will undertake the following tasks:

UHF (Tetra Trunking System):

• Perform advanced technical support activities by installing, configuring, testing, deploying & maintaining Tetra Digital Trunking radio systems & related software & servers.

• Program, install & maintain handheld, base stations & mobile Tetra radio trunking terminals.

• Install, test & maintain RF systems including cabling, lightening arrestors, GPS, connectors, power supplies & antennae among others.

HF (Codon):

• Perform advanced technical support activities by installing, configuring, testing, deploying & maintaining HF systems & related software for HF data, HF tracking & HF voice communications.

• Install, commission, maintain / repair mobile, fixed & manpack HF transceivers up to 1 Kilowatt power rating & associated antenna tuners, power amplifiers, interface equipment & remote control systems & a wide range of antennas.

• Devise & deploy HF antenna farms & related accesories for IP based HF radios.

• Install, test & maintain RF systems including cabling, lightening arrestors, GPS, connectors, power supplies & antennae.

VHF (digital air to ground & analogue):

• Perform advanced technical support activities by installing, configuring, testing, deploying & maintaining IP based air to ground radio systems & related software including SQL based Ricochet recording system, servers & consoles.

• Program, install & maintain handheld, base station & mobile airband radio terminals.

• Install, test & maintain RF systems including cabling, lightening arrestors, GPS, connectors, power supplies & antennae.

• Tune analogue VHF duplexers including & program VHF radio terminals.

Rigging:

• Installation of telecommunications equipment & cabling on towers.

• Installation, relocation & removal of tower mounted equipment.

• Working at heights on arrange of telecommunications structures including poles, towers & masts to install antennas, feeders & ancillary equipment.

• Erection & fixing of steel structures to facilitate the installations of telecommunications equipment.

• Termination of telecom cables of various types & size.

Cross cutting responsibilities:

• Perform RF planning & testing using specialized tools including site master, communications analyzer & antenna tester.

• Collect various statistics on the performance & reliability of the radio systems.

• Provide end user support.

• Log all activities in the ticketing system (namely iNEED) & close tickets within the predefined Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

• Work as part of FTS duty roster responsible for emergency customer support calls after official working hours.

• Travel to the repeater sites mission wide to rectify faults, perform planned maintenance & optimization.

• Ensure that installation of radio system complies with the prevailing standards & equipment are secure & labelled.

• Maintain accurate records of electronic communication systems, configurations & equipment performance.  

• Monitors equipment to facilitate preventive maintenance & ensure compliance with manufacturer requirements.

• Keeps track of spare parts. 

• Assists with surveys, plans & preparation for installation of communication sites, including erecting of towers, mounting antennas & feeder lines, plus the installation of communications shelters & associated equipment such as power supplies, UPS units, voltage regulators & DC converters among other.

• Perform any other tasks as signed by the immediate supervisor or FTS Managers.

• Be able to configure 3G / 4G radio system & RF optimization.

This role works under the overall supervision of the FTS Manager & the direct supervision immediate supervisor.

• Diploma in / or technical college certificate in telecommunications, electronics, electric engineering or related field.

• 6 years of progressive experience as a telecommunication specialist specifically in planning, installing, configuring, testing & maintaining Tetra, HF, air to ground, HF radio systems.

• Hold a valid driving license.

Required skills:

• UHF trunking radio communication systems.

• HF radio communications system.

• VHF analogue, air to ground radio communication systems.

• RTP, DHCP, TCP / IP & UDP.

• 3G / 4G RF optimization.

Desirable skills & certifications:

• Tetra Field Technician & / or MSO engineering.

• Microsoft SQL.

• Windows Server 2012.

• ITIL Foundation.

• Prince 2 Foundation.

• Rigging certification.

• 3G / 4G training certification.

Required competencies:

• Demonstrates professional competence & mastery of subject matter. Is conscientious & efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines & achieving results. Shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges. Remains calm in stressful situations.

• Keeps abreast of available technology. Understands applicability & limitations of technology to the work of the office. Actively seeks to apply technology to appropriate tasks. Shows willingness to learn new technology.

• Work collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organisational goals. Solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas & expertise, is willing to learn from others. Supports & acts in accordance with final group decisions, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position.

• Consider all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” & seeks to see things from clients’ point of view. Identifies clients’ needs & matches them to appropriate solutions. Keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects. Meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.

This role has no team management responsibility.

• This role is being advertised for talent pool building purposes, once the project goes live, only those candidates that are shortlisted will be contacted.

• Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply for this role.