Design Engineer

Job description / Role

Responsibilities:
Responsible for the design of the civil and fiber network infrastructure

Main Responsibilities:
- Design network infrastructure in line with our clients standards.
- Develop in coordination with the Senior Design Engineer, the required OSP/ISP design guidelines/practices/procedure codes and technical specifications and materials list for civil works, and fibre distribution & management (trenches, ducts and subducts, fibres distribution, manholes, handholes etc...).
- Ensure that FTTH network infrastructure is scalable and up to agreed upon design standards.
- Coordinate the transition from planning to design of the FTTH network with contractors and vendors.
- Coordinate, define and agree with the vendors the network design requirements.
- Perform thorough review of the contractors/ vendors design and ensure that these meet the agreed upon design principles and our clients standards
- Review the FTTH network Low Level designs provided by the vendors.
- Challenge and critically review the contractors/ vendors design to ensure that the low-level design complies with the predefined area requirements & design rules and provides the best balance between cost, feasibility and time to market
- Review the As Built drawings provided by O&M team.
- Assist in the development and management of all records and associated documentation relevant to the network design.
- Ensure the network design is meeting the customer requirements.
- Carry out design work for expansion of fiber network beyond the initial build phase
- Prepare periodic status reports to be submitted to the direct manager.
- This covers the key responsibilities to be performed, but is not all inclusive. It does not preclude other responsibilities from being assigned and undertaken.

Requirements

Educational Qualifications & Certifications:
- Bachelors degree (preferably in Telecommunications or Network Engineering or related field including Electrical Engineering) or equivalent.
- Hands on experience in GIS system (e.g: NE) and AutoCAD is a must.
- Hands on experience in Google Map and Computer Applications (i.e. MS Office)

Experience:
- At least 3 years of progressive experience within the telecommunications industry particularly in planning and design of fiber networks (specially in FTTH networks).

About the Company

Atkins is one of the leading providers of professional, technology based consultancy and support services to the industry, commerce and governments in all of the worlds major economies. With over 17,000 staff operating in Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and the Americas, Atkins has a broad range of skills and resources and provides Clients with a comprehensive service throughout the entire life cycle of the projects in the built environment.

We aim to be the international first choice supplier of technical and integrated services. Shaped by our customers' needs, our vision is to:

• focus on quality
• seek world class design and excellence
• strive to add value
• be flexible to the evolving needs of a changing society

Atkins first carried out design and supervision commissions in the Gulf area in 1967. From its regional head office in Dubai, U.A.E. Atkins Middle East now employs over 2000 staff located in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Oman (Muscat ), Qatar (Doha) Bahrain (Manama), Kuwait (Kuwait City) and India (Bangalore).