Structural Specialist at IHS Towers

IHS, the largest independent tower company in the EMEA Region, are currently recruiting for a Structural Specialist. In this role, you carry out correct and complete structural audits and appraisals to ensure structural integrity of our towers.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Structural Specialist

Location: Nigeria

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Review structural audit and appraisal documentation submitted by vendors for correctness and completeness.
• Determine need for further analyses of towers through site visits and timely information sharing with relevant user department(s).
• Maintain up-to-date project trackers.
• Manage  the Retrofit Audit Tracker and share with accountable stakeholders across the Project Management Office (PMO) team.
• Review tower post-retrofit audit documentation submitted by contracted tower retrofit auditor for completeness and correctness before forwarding for sign-off.
• Apply available software to review vendor site audit/ structural appraisal reports.
• Analyze physical and structural defects of towers based on site-visit reports submitted by user department(s).
• Contribute towards the company's safety standards by ensuring towers are safe to use.
• Conduct spot checks at sites where necessary to ensure that construction and correction of towers are progressing to plan.
• Attend to all escalations on structural integrity as received from internal and external stakeholders.
• Generate Bills of Materials (BOMs) for vendor reports on tower retrofit projects and forward validated BOMs for pricing.
• Address vendors' issues or concerns related to tower maintenance and/ or overload.
• Provide update reports to Infrastructure Manager on correction/ retrofitting works that are ongoing.
• Attend meetings with vendors to provide answers or clarify issues related to planned projects.
• Prepare and submit reports to Infrastructure Manager on all matters related to structural integrity.
• Manage relationshikps with partners/ vendors.
• Perform other dutuies as assigned by the Infrastructure Manager.

Organizational Competencies:

• Customer Focus
• Innovation
• Integrity
• Be Bold

Functional Competencies:

• Structural Analysis
• Project Management
• Program Management
• Capital Optimization
• Logistics Management
• Human & Environmental Factors

Behavioural Competencies:

• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Collaboration & Teamwork

Experience & Qualifications Required

• Bachelor's degree in Civil/ Structural Engineering or related discipline.
• +5 years’ relevant work experience.
• Competent/ proficient in use of tools such as AutoCAD, STAAD, and MStower.

Application Closing Date
29th July, 2019.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online