Position Overview

Join our team as a Transport / Transmission Planner and play a key role in planning and developing reliable, future-ready network infrastructure.

Job location: Spain, Málaga
Available Positions: 1 position
Job type: Permanent

Job Ref. Number: TTP mala 09.2026

Description
Key Responsibilities

Transport & Transmission Network Planning

Design and plan new transmission and access rings.

Perform end-to-end routing and service planning for customer connections.

Allocate required ports, interfaces, and time slots.

Ensure efficient and technically appropriate connectivity between transport and access networks.

Optimise the utilisation of network resources and transmission capacity.

Monitor network capacity and identify current and future capacity constraints.

Analyse routing requirements and network-resilience needs.

Identify and implement technically appropriate solutions to address transmission-capacity constraints.

Plan transmission solutions based on DWDM/xWDM technologies.

Plan IP/Ethernet transport solutions according to service and network requirements.

Support TDM transmission planning where applicable.

Support optical and fibre transmission planning and network design.

Network Implementation & Commissioning

Create switching and implementation orders.

Prepare technical implementation and switching documentation.

Validate planning information prior to implementation.

Support network implementation and commissioning activities.

Troubleshoot and resolve technical queries during commissioning.

Support transmission-system testing, acceptance, and handover.

Coordinate with relevant engineering, operations, and implementation teams to ensure successful deployment.





Network Resilience & Capacity Management

Assess network topology, routing, and resilience requirements.

Ensure appropriate redundancy and protection mechanisms are considered during network planning.

Monitor transmission-network capacity and resource utilisation.

Identify potential capacity bottlenecks and develop appropriate technical solutions.

Support network expansion and optimisation activities based on capacity and traffic requirements.

Network Inventory & Quality Assurance

Maintain accurate transmission-network inventory and connectivity records.

Ensure network inventory data accurately reflects the implemented network configuration.

Perform network audits for quality-assurance and data-integrity purposes.

Identify and resolve discrepancies between planning data, network inventory, and the physical/logical network.

Perform Quality Control in accordance with defined planning guidelines and standards.

Ensure planning and implementation documentation is complete, accurate, and up to date.

Key Technical Skills & Knowledge

Transmission-network planning and design

Transport-network architecture

Access-network architecture

DWDM / xWDM

IP/Ethernet transport

TDM transmission

SDH

Optical and fibre networks

Fibre transmission systems

Network routing and topology

Network resilience and protection

Transmission-capacity planning and optimisation





Network resource allocation

Network inventory and connectivity management

Network auditing and quality assurance

Work-management systems

Network-inventory and planning tools

IQ Link is beneficial

Key Competencies

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Structured and detail-oriented approach to network planning

Strong understanding of transport and transmission-network architectures

Ability to design technically appropriate and resilient network solutions

Strong understanding of capacity planning and network-resource optimisation

Ability to analyse complex routing and connectivity requirements

High level of accuracy and attention to detail

Ability to work independently and manage multiple planning activities

Strong communication and collaboration skills

Ability to work effectively with engineering, operations, implementation, and other technical stakeholders

Strong quality and delivery orientation

Education & Experience

Degree, diploma, or equivalent qualification in Telecommunications Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Network Engineering, or a related technical field.

Relevant experience in transmission, transport-network planning, or telecommunications engineering.

Practical experience with optical/fibre transmission technologies.

Knowledge of DWDM/xWDM, IP/Ethernet transport, TDM, and SDH technologies.

Experience with network-capacity planning, routing, and network-resilience design.

Experience with network inventory and work-management systems.

Experience with IQ Link is an advantage.

Experience in a telecommunications service-provider environment is preferred.

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