Senior Manager, Regional Deployment at IHS Tower

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: Senior Manager, Regional Deployment

Location: Lagos
Job type: Full-time
Career level: Mid-Senior level

The Opportunity

• IHS Towers is expanding our global footprint and we are seeking an individual to join our team as Senior Manager, Regional Deployment.
• The individual will be responsible for overseeing execution of rollout activities by staff and vendors across assigned regions.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Promote a culture of high performance and continuous improvement that values learning and a commitment to quality.
• Mentor and develop team-members using a supportive and collaborative approach, including assigning accountabilities, setting objectives, establishing priorities, and monitoring and evaluating performance with feedback.
• Provide required information to Regional Rollout Managers and Site Build Contractors (SBCs) to enable commencement of Technical Site Survey (TSS) and civil works on site.
• Plan and initiate Ready for Installation (RFI) audits in conjunction with the Operations & Maintenance (O&M) audit team.
• Ensure list of sites, including Work-in-Progress (WIP) sites, is maintained and regularly updated.
• Review monthly site upgrade priority list and follow up with contractors to complete as per plan.
• Own end-to-end rollout of sites and support of related special projects across assigned region.
• Work with peers in HQ to ensure that the regional team is provided with effective operating plans and standards to guide execution of activities.
• Review power requests by Regional Rollout Managers and make recommendations for approval to the Project Management Office (PMO).
• Manage assigned supplier relationships to ensure deliverables are achieved in time and within cost.
• Promote communication between colleagues for the benefit of information flow and to curb any problems that may arise.
• Prepare and submit reports to the Associate Director, Deployment on all matters pertaining to the unit.
• Manage relationships with partners/vendors.
• Perform other tasks and duties as assigned by the Associate Director, Deployment

Functional Competencies:

• Site Acquisition
• Rollout Management
• Program Management
• Site/ Infrastructure Audit
• Engineering Management
• Logistics Management
• Contract Management

Behavioural Competencies:

• Leading & Influencing
• Relationship Building
• Organizational Awareness

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Telecommunication, Science, Engineering or related field.
• Master’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline and/ or MBA will be an asset.
• +14 years’ experience in telecoms infrastructure deployment and project management.

Application Closing Date
10th July, 2023.