Employment Type

Permanent

Closing Date

12 Dec 2024 11:59pm

Job Title

Subsea Cable Repair Coordinator
Job Summary

Job Description

Connect with Telstra

At every level, and in every business area, you'll have the opportunity to innovate and make a difference.
At Telstra, you'll be trusted to deliver, empowered to achieve and developed to reach your full potential. We'll give you the tools and support to have ownership and accountability over your role.

Here’s what you can expect from us

• Flexible working. Wherever you live, choose where, when, and how you work so you can be at your best.

• There when life happens. From Gender Affirmation Leave to Telstra’s Additional Leave Day, we give you time to spend away from work when you need it most.

• Pay for performance. We recognise outstanding contributions through our generous incentive programs.

• Parental Leave. A gender-equal policy for parents so you can choose how and when you take your leave (16 weeks full pay or 32 weeks half pay). Receive superannuation contributions on paid and unpaid parental leave.

• Unlimited learning. Level up your credentials with access to 17,000 learning programs. Learn ‘on the job’ and achieve university credits toward degrees and Master's programs.

• Global presence. With a global presence across 22 countries, there are many opportunities to work where we do business.

• Extra perks. Receive 30% off Telstra products and services, plus unlock exclusive discounts from over 240 brands and partners.

Make a difference

As part of Global Networks & Technology, you will manage our world-class network covering Australia and connecting businesses globally. Work with leading technology and change the way we do IT to meet our critical business needs. Your work will expose you to innovative thinking, technologies and global best practice. As we grow, you'll grow, and this will extend onto building your own valuable talents and skills here with us.

What is the focus of the role?

Manage repair of International subsea cables including coordinating the cable repair ship, the cable station personnel, and the NOC personnel. Oversees entire marine operation from planning to issuing fault call out notice at pre-operation stage, to managing repair during operation in most time-cost efficient manner, to maintaining updated O&M records as well as reviewing replenishment of wet spares post operation.



What you’ll do

• The Repair Coordinator is responsible for the proactive and reactive maintenance of the Subsea communication cables under Telstra’s management.
  
• The role includes planning and controlling marine repairs including fault location determination, review of Method Of Procedure by repair ship operator, coordinator of cable station and ship operations during a repair, and assessment of test results including COTDR.
  
• Other roles include coordinating spares at the cable depot with recommendations for replenishment of cable, joint kits, etc. after repairs.
  
• Provide support to Engineering projects.
  

About You

• Appropriate Technical Certification and/or Engineering qualifications.
  
• Demonstrated experience with marine operations and maintenance.
  
• Ability to meet physical and functional certification for Telstra onboard ship representation.
  
• Experience in co-ordination of cable repair ships, cable stations and NOC during cable or repeater repairs.
  

You will also have interest and aptitude with subsea cable Operation and Maintenance:

• Digital Coherent Optical Technology.
  
• COTDR (Coherent Optical Time Domain Reflectometer) Testing and Interpretation.
  
• TDR (Time Domain Reflectometer) Testing and Interpretation.
  
• Assessing MOP’s (Method of Procedure) prepared by ship operators for marine operations.
  
• Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM.)
  

If you are looking to take the next step in your career, we want to hear from you!