Principal Engineer O&M, Asia & Africa
Location: Newbury/Paddington
Role purpose:
To provide technical and commercial expertise in support of the operation and maintenance of Vodafone’s submarine cable network. Submarine cable projects have a typical value of $400 million and 99% of Vodafone’s international traffic is carried over submarine cables.
The role requires senior level participation in consortia, either as O&M Group Chair or representative, in order to establish the policies and procedures under which a cable system will be operated and repaired. The role also requires project management of: marine and terrestrial suppliers; external contractors; interface to system owners; landing station parties and regulatory agencies.
The role holder will be required to be part of a 5 person on-call rota for the repair of systems that Vodafone owns or manages.
The role holder will need to produce installation and recovery plans for submarine cable systems and therefore a background in survey and route planning is desirable.
Key accountabilities and decision ownership:
• Coordinate and direct marine repair operations
• Take on lead O&M positions within Cable Consortia
• Negotiation of marine support contracts
• Management of marine contractor and sub-contractors
• On-board representation for repairs and other marine operations
What you’ll do
Core competencies, knowledge and experience:
• Submarine Cable O&M, Marine aspects in particular
• Cable/route engineering
• Cable survey and laying operations
• Communications, negotiation and diplomacy within a Consortium environment
• Supplier management
Must have technical / professional qualifications:
• Related degree; chartered engineer (preferable but not essential)
What's in it for you
Discretionary yearly bonus: 10%
Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays + the opportunity to buy/sell/carry over 5 days/year
Charity days: 5 days/year
Maternity leave: 52 weeks out of which 39 weeks are fully paid + 13 weeks half pay and 6 months - working 4 days, getting paid 5
Private pension: You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%.
Access to: private medical, private dental, free health assessments, share save scheme
Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan
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