Connect44 is a company that truly values its employees and fosters a culture of collaboration and innovation. Position Overview Join our team as a Transport / Transmission Planner and play a key role in planning and developing reliable, future-ready network infrastructure. Available Positions: 1 position

Job type
Permanent

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.
* 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
* DWDM / xWDM
* IP/Ethernet transport
* TDM transmission
* SDH
* Optical and fibre networks
* 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
* 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.

📌 Transport / Transmission Planner (Comunidad de Madrid)
🏢 Connect44 group
📍 Comunidad de Madrid