Team Leader, Deployment / Site Supervision (Rural Telephony) at IHS Towers

IHS Towers is the largest independent mobile telecommunications infrastructure provider in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Founded in 2001, IHS provides services across the full tower value chain – colocation on owned towers, deployment and managed services.

Today IHS Towers has operations in Nigeria, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Zambia and Rwanda. Following the recent acquisitions of MTN and Etisalat’s tower portfolios in Nigeria, IHS owns over 23,300 towers in Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Team Leader, Deployment / Site Supervision (Rural Telephony)

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job Type: Full-time · Mid-Senior level

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Ensure work is carried out in accordance with installation instructions and manuals, including site installation documentation (SID) provided by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) on how to install telecoms equipment.
• Conduct pre-implementation and pre-installation inspection. Carry out verification and quality assurance (QA) activities post-installation.
• Perform full scope of integration activities, including pre-site preparation, configuration for appropriate network elements, and integration of applicable nodes to the core network.
• Produce appropriate configuration data as required during testing and integration.
• Apply understanding of system/ network design principles. Implement and troubleshoot configuration of new elements into the system and its interfaces to gain resolution of any problems.
• Document and include test results and log files in handover documentation for presentation to the accountable project manager.
• Provide accurate status information on implementation and installation progress.
• Take corrective action towards site build contractors’ (SBCs’) teams if deviation from quality and lead-time is apparent.
• Organize escalation procedures for problems to ensure that they are dealt with by appropriate functions.
• Maintain an inventory database.
• Oversee acceptance test procedures, utilizing the company’s acceptance checklists to ensure the installed radio access network (RAN) conforms to customers’ requirements.
• Ensure SBCs comply with the company’s HSE (Health, Safety and Environment) rules/ standards.
• Drive any required change control process during the deployment phase.
• Mentor team members on RAN deployment - installation and commissioning processes and procedures.
• Guide installation and engineering service providers on proper design and installation techniques, procedures, and documentation/reporting.
• Ensure that SBCs meet all technical specifications with respect to telecom and civil works issues.
• Provide feedback to SBCs on the work performance, requirements, and recommendations for improvement.
• Perform other tasks and duties as assigned by the Manager, Rollout (Rural Telephony

Experience & Qualifications Required

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Telecommunications, Engineering, or any other relevant discipline.
• Plus 5 years’ work experience in performing site supervision activities, overseeing build/ integration/ commissioning of telecoms RANs.
• Demonstrable proficiency in AutoCAD and MS Office tools.

Organizational Competencies:

• Be Bold
• Customer Focus
• Innovation
• Integrity

Functional Competencies:

• Customer Industry Knowledge
• 2G/ 3G Technologies – RAN, Transmission and Power
• RAN Service Delivery Framework
• Reporting
• Process Improvement
• Service Level Management
• Project Management
• Site Integration Management
• Site/ Equipment Commissioning

Behavioural Competencies:

• Collaboration & Teamwork
• Attention to Detail
• Analytical Thinking
• Influencing Skills
• Business Communication

Application Closing Date
17th December, 2021.