Resident Engineer – Optical Transport

Resident Engineer – Optical Transport / DWDM

Location:

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Employment Type:

Yearly Renewable Contract

Immediate Joiners Preferred

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced

Resident Engineer – Optical Transport/DWDM

to oversee installation, commissioning, testing, acceptance, and handover of optical transmission infrastructure across

Cable Landing Stations (CLS) and Data Centres

.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise optical transport/DWDM installation and commissioning activities carried out by contractors/vendors.

• Oversee

  racks, power, fibre routing, ODF/MMR termination, labelling, and documentation

  .

• Witness and validate optical acceptance testing including

  OTDR, Insertion Loss, ORL, Optical Power, OSNR, Chromatic Dispersion and PMD

  .

• Identify design/installation deviations, raise

  NCRs/non-conformities

  , and drive corrective actions.

• Manage

  punch lists, MOPs, method statements, permits-to-work

  , and site activities.

• Verify as-built drawings, installation records, fibre/cable/ODF/interface documentation.

• Prepare daily/weekly site reports and coordinate with vendors, site owners and CLS operators.

• Support commissioning, final acceptance and technical handover while ensuring

  no impact to live network services

  .

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in

  Telecommunications, Electrical/Electronics Engineering

  or related discipline.

• 8+ years

  of field experience in Optical Transport/Transmission implementation.

• 3+ years

  supervising telecom contractors/vendors on behalf of an operator/client.

• Strong experience in

  DWDM/OTN, optical testing, commissioning and acceptance

  .

• Hands-on experience in

  Cable Landing Stations and/or Data Centres

  .

• Experience with

  OTDR, OSNR, ORL, optical power, fibre/ODF and MMR

  .

• Strong vendor management, site supervision, NCR and punch-list closure experience.

• Experience working in

  live telecom environments

  .

• English mandatory; Arabic preferred.

Preferred Certifications

Nokia/Ciena/Infinera/Huawei DWDM, CCNP/CCIE Service Provider, PMP/PRINCE2, CDCP/CDCS, BICSI/FOA or equivalent certifications will be an advantage.