Capacity Planning Engineer

Business positing location will be Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Position Objectives:

• Responsible for ensuring the efficient utilization and management of fiber infrastructure capacity. This role involves defining technical requirements, maintaining infrastructure databases, monitoring utilization, and conducting market analysis. Will also be involved in financial management, reporting, and tracking key performance indicators (KPIs).

Job Description & Responsibilities:

• Develop long-term (3-5 years) investment plans, considering end-of-life and long-term demand.
• Coordinate with the Fiber Demand Management team to ensure consistency between annual budget/investment plans and long-term plans.
• Oversee investment plan execution and prepare action plans in case of significant deviation.
• Manage strategy for build vs. lease decisions based on cost-benefit analysis.
• Define technical requirements for Fiber Optic Media (FOM) systems and guide the delivery of all required FOM IT systems projects and change requests.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date infrastructure databases and coverage maps in coordination with the network team.
• Monitor infrastructure utilization and raise flags for underutilization and overutilization.
• Monitor infrastructure characteristics and raise flags for infrastructure reaching end-of-life, end-of-support, or that is outdated.
• Build and maintain a repository of Other Local Operators' fiber infrastructure availability and pricing.
• Collect market information and benchmark local, regional, and international competitors to develop market insights.
• Develop long-term (3-5 years) demand forecasts beyond annual demand received.
• Provide a segmented view per region of long-term demand.
• Manage and modify long-term strategy according to market and business evolution.
• Maintain and adjust infrastructure Profit and Loss (P&L) statements to provide visibility for running the fiber business.
• Define and maintain financial KPIs and metrics required for the fiber business.
• Oversee and monitor the performance of the fiber business.
• Create fiber business performance reports.
• Define yearly Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) and Operating Expenditure (OPEX) budget requirements and targets.
• Reforecast targets based on actuals and communicate to the Fiber Demand Management team.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 15+ years of experience in ensuring the efficient utilization and management of fiber infrastructure capacity.
• Proven experience in capacity planning, infrastructure management, and financial analysis.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and coordination abilities.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Fluent in English; Arabic would be beneficial.