Manager, FTTH Project - Network at MTN Nigeria

MTN Nigeria - The leader in telecommunications in Nigeria, and a part of a diverse community in Africa and the Middle East, our brand is instantly recognisable. It is through our compelling brand that we are able to attract the right talents who we carefully nurture by continuously improving our employment offerings even beyond reward and recognition.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Manager, FTTH Project - Network

Job Identification: 5662
Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Job Schedule: Full time
Job Category: MTN Level 3
Division: Network
Reports to: Senior Manager - NES Service Delivery

Mission

• To lead the end-to-end deployment of FTTH infrastructure in alignment with our long-term connectivity and customer experience goals. To bring both technical expertise and operational foresight to drive high-performance delivery through cross-functional collaboration, third-party vendor engagement, and strategic resource planning.

Job Description

• Develop FTTH rollout roadmaps with clear milestones, dependencies, and resource needs.
• Implement digital tools and dashboards to improve delivery tracking and reporting.
• Enforce quality assurance frameworks and site audit protocols.
• Drive operational standardization across different geographic locations and vendors.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Lead project review meetings, lessons-learned sessions, and post-implementation audits
• Collaborate with commercial teams to prioritize high-demand areas and customer segments.
• Monitor service availability and installation readiness for timely customer onboarding.
• Minimize disruption to communities during rollout by coordinating with local authorities.
• Align project delivery with SLAs tied to customer expectations.
• Use customer feedback to shape future rollout design and territory prioritization.
• Manage third-party vendors and contractors to ensure adherence to timelines and standards.
• Interface with government agencies for permits, rights-of-way, and local approvals.
• Present regular progress reports to internal leadership.
• Address escalations from municipalities, landlords, or community leaders.
• Support investor confidence through transparent reporting and delivery assurance.
• Align efforts with internal teams (legal, finance, operations) for unified execution.

Requirements
Educational Qualification:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Telecommunications Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering Project Management, or related field
• A Management degree is desirable.
• Project Management Education or Certification (PMP, Scrum Agile, etc)
• Professional Certification desirable in: – IT (ITIL, TOGAF, etc), Quality (Six Sigma, etc),
• Fluent in English 

Experience:

• 6 - 13 years’ experience which includes:
  • 5+ years of experience in telecom infrastructure deployment, with a strong focus on FTTH or fiber optics projects.
  • Proven track record of delivering large-scale connectivity projects in complex, multi-vendor environments.
  • Strong understanding of fiber network architecture, planning tools, and GIS.
  • PMP, PRINCE2, or similar project management certification is a plus.
  • Exceptional communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Analytical mindset with a proactive approach to problem-solving.

Application Closing Date
12th May, 2025; 22:59