Specialist, Solutions Architecture (Fibre) 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: Specialist, Solutions Architecture (Fibre)

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job type: Full-time

The Opportunity

• We are seeking an individual to join our team as Specialist, Solutions Architecture(Fibre).
• The individual will provide guidance and architectural oversight during the detailed design, build test, and deployment phase with oversight in budgeting and reporting.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Validate fibre optic network design, planning and engineering.
• Support site survey activities and generate high- and low-level designs.
• Analyse bills of quantity (BoQs) to be utilized in fibre optic network build.
• Identify, evaluate and recommend changes to the current network in order to meet future network and technology requirements.
• Ensure all implementation activities are performed according to quality specifications and requirements set by the company, customers and equipment manufacturers.
• Perform quality assurance & in-process audits on the installation of supplied customer services in the OSP, including fibre installation; fibre splice, testing and termination; and acceptance test procedures.
• Drive acceptance checklist to execute acceptance test procedures, thereby ensuring the installed fibre optic network conforms to customer requirements.
• Ensure compliance of vendors with Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) standards. • Document the control process during the implementation phase.
• Document the control process during the implementation phase. • Plan, manage and track material inventory.
• Ensure that service providers meet all the technical specifications with respect to telecoms and civil works issues.
• Develop framework for the run-rate based on vendor performance.
• Perform other tasks and duties as assigned by the Senior Specialist, Solutions Architecture (Fibre).

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Building/ Structural Technology, or any related discipline.
• Advanced Degree in any of the above Engineering fields and/ or relevant professional certifications, e.g. will be an added advantage.
• 4-6 years’ relevant experience, including most recent 2-3 years in telecoms program/ project management.

Functional Competencies:

• Project Management
• Understanding of various passive network product, system and architectures including Active FTTx network.
• Fibre Transmission Technologies & Solutions
• Solid understanding of E2E fibre OSP process.
• Reporting
• Customer Industry Knowledge

Behavioural Competencies:

• Collaboration & Teamwork.

Application Closing Date
25th August, 2023.