Team Lead, Projects at ipNX Nigeria Limited

⏲ Feb 12, 2020, 2:48 PM
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ipNX Nigeria Limited is one of Nigeria’s fastest growing Information and Communications Technology companies. In our business, we connect everything - people, information, and services.

We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: Team Lead, Projects Job ID: 74 Location: Lagos Department: Infrastructure Function: Project Delivery Coordination Reporting to: Head, Deployment Travel Frequency: Occasional

Purpose of the Job

The TL will also manage customers / stakeholders expectation by proactively notifying them about project issues and their overall impact on schedule & expected delivery dates.
The role will involve routine visits / spot checks at project sites to ensure on-site challenges are resolved in a timely manner, while meeting scope, quality and project delivery dates.
The Team Lead, Projects will be responsible for coordinating award-to-deployment activities for projects, in line with standard deployment process and project management principles.

Expected Key Results

Proactive Control of Project Risk & Issues.
Quality Assurance and Scope Control
Documentation, Test and Completion Reports Compliance
Effective Project Deployment Coordination
Accurate & Consistent Reporting of Project Status

Educational Qualifications & Functional Skills

Academic: Degree or HND in Telecoms, Engineering or Applied Sciences.
Project Management Certification required.
Certifications in Fibre Optic Cabling, CFOT or FOA will be an added advantage.

Functional Skills:

Proficient use of data analytics software, e.g. Excel, Word, Google live sheets.
Excellent communication skills (written & oral).
Ability to solve complex problems in record time using honed analytical skills.
Capacity to provide adequate leadership to project supervisors & contractor teams. Have a result-focused team with bias for meeting project delivery targets, over and above a fixation on activities.
Have a strong culture of effective planning with end-to-end view/understanding of project objectives, assumptions and risks.
Tech & automation savvy. Have a strong bias for innovation & systems-thinking.
Display customer centricity in response to requests, project delivery speed, team and stakeholder engagement.
Proven track record of leading field teams to successfully deliver fibre projects (FTTH / P2P) in Estates / MTU, within city high streets and on major highways.
Sound knowledge of telecom industry best practices, norms, technical requirements & documentation for fiber projects (FTTH & P2P).
An inherent culture of network documentation (as-build drawing, OTDR test, splice report sheets, e.t.c.)
Familiar with HSE standards and practices, including Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) skills.
Excellent quality assurance & cost management skills.
Proficient use of design soft wares e.g. AutoCAD, Visio, GIS tools e.t.c.

Work Experience:

FTTH and P2P fiber maintenance experience i.e. ability to splice and terminate fiber using splice machines, test, analyze & resolve fiber link issues using OTDR, Light Source/Power Meters (LSPM) & VFL, properly identify fiber cores by colour & codes.
Good experience working in organizations with integrated OSS/BSS applications.
At least 4 years working in the telecommunications industry, with experience in fiber network deployment

Other Requirements: