OSP Project Supervisor at IPNX Nigeria - 3 Openings

ipNX is one of Nigeria’s fastest growing Information and Communications Technology companies, serving a multitude of needs across enterprises, small businesses and residents with innovative, world-class services.

Our ability to identify, satisfy and exceed today’s market needs is a testament to over a decade of experience, our commitment, drive and passion realized through highly skilled and well seasoned professionals.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: OSP Project Supervisor

Locations: Abuja (FCT), Lagos and Rivers
Employment Type: Full-time

Description 

• The Project Supervisor will be directly responsible for and actively involved in project execution planning, monitoring and control, stakeholders' engagement, and risk averting, in an effective manner that ensures projects are delivered to time, quality, and scope.
• The role will typically involve everyday visits to project sites to ensure project objectives are not compromised, and where necessary, guide the contractor to solve complex installation problems.
• The project supervisor is also responsible for the final integration & commissioning of service terminals (GPON or P2P) within acceptable loss levels and submitting test reports required for service fulfillment and maintenance operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Effective planning of P2P and GPON Fiber Projects.
• Supervise projects to meet quality, scope, and time.
• Proactively manage stakeholders, issues, and change controls.
• Submit activity/completion reports in a timely manner.
• Submit kick-off meeting reports, milestone reports, MST or P2P splice reportsheets, OTDR trace test, and hand-over reports.
• All reports must be submitted 24 hours after activity/task completion.
• Attend all project meetings – weekly review meetings, on-site kick-off meetings, divisional meetings, customer-triggered meetings, emergency meetings.
• Actively participate & lead project hand-over/audit exercises.
• Proactively engage stakeholders to mitigate escalations that may stall/delay project speed.
• Provide support to other team members or units where necessary, or as instructed by your team leader or unit head.

Educational Qualifications & Functional Skills

• Academic: University Degree in Telecoms, Engineering, or Applied Sciences. Certifications in Fibre Optic Cabling, CFOT or FOA will be an added advantage. Certifications in HSE Grade III will be an added advantage.
• 4 years work experience.

Functional Skills:

• Proficient use of fiber test tools, e.g., OTDR, power meter & light source, VFL.
• Proficient use of design software, e.g., AutoCAD, Visio/GIS tools, etc.
• Proficient use of basic data analytics software, e.g., Excel, Word, Google live sheets.
• Excellent Communication Skills (Written & Oral).
• Sound knowledge of telecom industry best practices with regard to fiber & civil installation.
• An inherent culture of documentation – daily project activity reports, As-built drawings, splice reports, OTDR trace reports, project milestone/completion reports.

Application Closing Date
16th December, 2023.