Senior Specialist, Passive Decommissioning 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: Senior Specialist, Passive Decommissioning

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description
Operations:

• Liaise with RE and commercial team for sites planned for decommissioning, relocation and consolidation.
• Ensure technical site survey/audit is done for all sites where decommission, consolidation and relocation are to be carried out
• Compile all sites to be decommissioned into a pool and work with assigned suppliers.
• Interface between operators, RE and commercial for ITP issued on all planned sites.
• Interface with legal/commercial departments for sales approvals for decommission activities.
• Responsible for site decommissioning; tower, fence, tank and power equipment reversal/buyback
• Interface with commercial account managers for sites decommissioning and asset disposal/reversal
• Interface with procurement department for the preparation of BOQ of relocation sites, for requisition and approvals.
• Interface with Finance team and Treasury unit to have proper financial record and documentations of all asset sold or decommissioned
• Comprehensive review of decommissioned site to sign off from landlord and keep all records intact
• Implement vendor progress monitoring for relocation sites and ensuring sites are brought back on air. Ensuring acceptance of site by different operators.
• Responsible to thoroughly understand and communicate Meeting requirements to appropriate team members and manage all requirements accordingly to realize the business target

General Duties:

• Promote communication between colleagues for the benefit of information flow and to curb any problems that arise
• Write and submit reports to the Senior Manager Implementation and Optimization in all matters relating to decommissioning, relocation and consolidation
• Manage relationships with partners/suppliers

Qualifications

• First Degree in Telecommunication Engineering or related discipline  
• Upwards of 4 years experience in the telecommunications Industry  

Organizational Competencies:

• Customer Focus - People demonstrating this competency understand & exceed our customers’ needs. They develop trusted, reliable & collaborative relationships. They are consistently operating to the highest standards of service & delivery.
• Innovation - People demonstrating this competency constantly seek new & improved ways to deliver our products & services. They champion engineering & skills development, and work to create a collaborative and supportive operating environment.
• Integrity - People demonstrating this competency are open & honest in everything they do. They support financially & environmentally sustainable growth. They make socially responsible decisions and treat their stakeholders with respect.
• Be Bold - People demonstrating this competency are thorough in analyses & decision-making. They are courageous in expanding existing markets & developing new ones. They confidently pursue appropriate financial returns and are forward-thinking and ambitious.
• Sustainability- People demonstrating this competency are constantly seeking to create positive impact in the communities we serve.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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