Manager - Capital Projects at MainOne Cable Nigeria

MainOne Cable is a leading facilitator and preferred provider of innovative telecom services and network solutions such as Connectivity and Data Center Solutions to Telecom operators, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), other businesses and Government institutions across West Africa.

MainOne Cable's success is built on having talented and highly proficient people within their respective fields as the driving force behind our business. A job in MainOne is different from any other you have had. With joining MainOne you'll be challenged, inspired and proud as you become a part of something big.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Manager - Capital Projects

Location: Lagos
Department: Technical
Number to Hire: 1
Job Type: Permanent

Responsibilities

• Provide project management leadership and promote best practice in Project Management, ensuring assigned projects are delivered to agreed specifications, timelines and approved budget
• Design Data Centre infrastructure components in line with applicable international standards and ensuring detailed and accurate specification of components
• Manage implementation of Data Centre projects or any other assigned Projects ensuring projects are delivered effectively and most efficiently.
• Analyze potential project risks as well as barriers and define appropriate mitigating plans to enable timely resolution or outright avoidance.
• Develop Work Breakdown Structure and detailed project management documentations, including milestones and responsibilities share on all assigned projects.
• Develop processes and work standards required for the implementation of projects, and monitor compliance to ensure the set objectives are met.
• Responsible for compliance with all Capital Projects departmental processes, keeping custody of all departmental process documents.
• Guide the Technical team’s capital expenditure for the company in line with the strategic plan and report on the CAPEX spend on Capital projects, ensuring consideration of financial and technical tradeoffs as well as compliance with all fiscal and regulatory parameters.
• Perform strategic planning and financial analysis, including budget preparation and obtaining necessary approvals for all assigned capital projects.
• Monitor the budget for capital projects; oversee their financial effectiveness by exercising cost control measures, motivating for budget enhancements when required.
• Monitor and administer the relevant contracts and agreements for each project.
• Measure the delivery of the technical key performance indicators (KPIs) especially as it relates to the capital projects.
• Prepare reports and make presentations on all assigned projects as may be required from time to time.

Qualifications, Skills & Competencies

• First degree in Electrical & Electronics or related Engineering discipline. A Master’s degree will be an added advantage.
• A minimum of 8 years work experience, Five (5) of which must have been in leading and directing Telecoms or allied infrastructure projects.
• A Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate is also a requirement for this position.
• Must be numerate with excellent Project Management skills and competency in desktop research.
• Excellent engineering design skills, good knowledge of Data Centre infrastructure design principles are key requirements for this role.
• Other skills such as planning and organization, budgeting, policy design and development, process improvement, negotiation, presentation and strategic planning are also required for this role.

Demands of the Job

• Overall successful outcome of all assigned capital projects, ensuring projects meet the agreed quality standards and are delivered on time, within budget and allocated resources.
• The Manager, Capital Projects will manage vendors and partners involved in projects, ensuring all projects are executed in line with MainOne business objectives and strategic plan.
• The Manager, Capital Projects will also be required to liaise and interface with other groups/departments typically involved in the technical management of the core network including Technical Procurement.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified