Head of Transport Network Planning at Jazz

Grade:L4Location:IslamabadLast Date TO Apply:9 October 2025What is Head of Transport Network Planning?

TheHead of Transport Network Planningis responsible for the end-to-end planning, design, and evolution of Jazz's entire transport network — coveringoptical (DWDM/OTN), IP/MPLS, microwave, IPRAN, FTTS, and passive fiber infrastructure.

This leadership role ensures the transport network isfuture-ready, resilient, cost-efficient, and scalableto meet the growing needs of nationwide customers, enterprise clients, hyperscalers, and digital platforms. The position combinesstrategic vision with hands-on technical expertise, driving both long-term architecture and day-to-day planning activities.

What does the Head of Transport Network Planning do?

· Lead theplanning, design, and capacity managementof the entire transport domain: optical, IP/MPLS, microwave, and access/backhaul.

· Prepare and reviewhigh-level and low-level designs (HLD/LLD)across transport layers.

· Evaluate vendor-proposed technical solutions, ensuring compliance with standards and cost efficiency.

· Deliver detailedimplementation and migration plansfor transport upgrades, expansions, and new builds.

· Develop strategies forintegration across optical, IP, and microwave domainsto support mobile and fixed broadband growth.

· OverseeIPRAN and FTTH/FTTS planning, including GPON/XGS-PON architectures and last-mile delivery.

· Conductcapacity planning, link budget analysis, and resiliency designacross multiple technologies.

· Prepare and evaluateRFPsfor multi-technology transport platforms and related services.

· Maintain comprehensivenetwork documentation(capacity dashboards, inventories, restoration maps, SOPs/MOPs).

· Engage continuously with operations, ensuring optimized performance and seamless service delivery.

· Collaborate with cross-functional teams (core, IT, cloud, vendors, international carriers, regulators).

· Lead projects includingnationwide transport expansions, metro ring upgrades, FTTH rollouts, 5G backhaul, and submarine landing integration.

· Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing transport planning team.

What are we looking for and what does it require to be a Head of Transport Network Planning?

· Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

· Master's degree is a plus.

· Minimum15 yearsof relevant experience inmulti-domain transport planning, with at least 5 years in leadership

· Strong command ofOptical Transport (DWDM/OTN), IP/MPLS, IPRAN, Microwave, and FTTH/FTTS.

· Skilled incapacity modeling, HLD/LLD preparation, link budget, resiliency planning, and network integration.

· Knowledge of transport evolution for4G/5G backhaul and hyperscaler connectivity.

· Familiarity with industry standards, protocols, and multi-vendor platforms (Huawei, Nokia, Ciena, Infinera, Ericsson, etc.).

· Hands-on with planning/simulation tools (OptiSystem, NetDesign, MATLAB, or equivalent).

· Strong communication, stakeholder, and vendor management skills.

· Proven ability tolead cross-domain teamsand deliver large-scale projects on time.

· Excellent presentation and incident reporting capabilities.

· Analytical mindset with problem-solving orientation.

Why Join Jazz?

As one of the leading employers in the country, Jazz epitomizes the philosophy that each Jazz employee is passionately living a better every day inspired and enabled by visionary leadership, a unique professional culture, a flourishing lifestyle, and continuous learning and development.

Our core values include qualities essential for a positive organizational culture - truthfully guiding entrepreneurial and innovative mindsets, harnessing professional and interpersonal collaboration, and fostering across-the-board customer obsession.

As one of the largest private sector organizations in Pakistan, our objective is to continue to change the lives of our 70+ million customers for the better. This is an opportunity for someone who wants to be part of something transformative, someone who can play a critical role in driving our success. Together, we can empower millions more with the tools necessary to progress in an increasingly digital economy.