Job Recruitment For Acceptance Manager 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: Acceptance Manager

Location: Lagos
Reports To: Special Projects Head

Summary

• To hold the responsibility for accepting the completion of projects conducted by the Project Management Office after all necessary specification and standard checks have passed.

Responsibilities

• Thoroughly understand and communicate acceptance requirements for assigned projects to appropriate team members, and manage all requirements accordingly.
• Ensure team members have needed tools at all times to drive timely delivery of projects and provide timely feedback. Ensure adherence to predefined project timelines.
• Promote a culture of high performance and continuous improvement that values learning and a commitment to quality.
• Mentor and develop staff using a supportive and collaborative approach: assign accountabilities; set objectives; establish priorities; and monitor and evaluate results.
• Lead employees to encourage maximum performance and dedication.
• Ensure all teams are practicing the principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability and visibility.
• Drive internal resource optimization and create business case for external vendor support
• Allocate power auditors that are ready for Project Acceptance to site and drive project acceptance for maximum efficiency in terms of time and cost.
• Prepare and manage project acceptance plan. Ensure plan is adequately communicated to all stakeholders
• Review all PAC/FAC Documentation and ensure correctness and completeness while reinforcing acceptance process adherence
• Monitor and ensure submission of complete and correct PAC/FAC documentation for filing, including Lessons Learned Charter
• Convene weekly meetings with vendors to ensure timelines are adhered to and plans are executed as agreed.
• Assist Vendors to develop and implement strategies aimed at achieving IHS project objectives.
• Liaise with vendors’ Executive management to align their organizations’ activities to IHS project vision and goals.
• Mentor and develop vendor’s project leadership and teams and IHS project team.
• Ensure that IHS project strategies are implemented in alignment with the vision and goals of the organization.
• Forge and maintain good collaborative relations with vendors’ project team to provide synergy for the achievement of project goals.
• Devise remedial actions for any identified issues and conduct crisis management when necessary.
• Ensure adherence to the organization’s project expectations and long-term plans to established policies and deliverable guidelines.
• Use appropriate IT systems to keep track of resources and deadlines.
• Drive cost cutting opportunities for the organization without affecting project scope, quality and schedule.
• Provide strategic or otherwise assistance to other departments (operations, etc.) in the organization to achieve IHS vision and goals.
• Establish and maintain relationship with vendor management team, while representing IHS interests with them.
• Provide advice to top management on effective project management and best practices.
• Regularly analyse project variances and initiate corrective actions.
• Liaise as may be required with vendors’ vendors to align with IHS project goals and objectives to achieve deliverables.
• Proactively report on status of project acceptance on all sites assigned daily, weekly and as requested by supervisor using appropriate trackers.
• Conduct regular project and resource performance audits for both internal and external resource providers.
• Track progress and review project acceptance tasks to make certain deadlines are met appropriately.
• Ensure escalation matrix is adhered to on all projects.
• Track and monitor benefits realisation against planned targets.
• Promote communication between colleagues for the benefit of information flow and to curb any problems that arise
• Write and submit reports to the Special Projects Head in all matters relating to the acceptance of projects in PMO
• Manage relationships with partners/vendors
• Performs other appropriate duties as requested by Special Projects Head.

Requirements, Education & Experience

• 1st degree in Electrical/Electronic/Telecommunication Engineering or related discipline
• Professional certifications such as PMP and PRINCE2 would be advantageous
• Upwards of 10 years related experience in the Telecommunications Industry

Competencies:

• Project Management
• Capital Optimization
• Program Management
• Logistics Management
• Contracts Management
• Business Planning
• Financial Acumen

Application Closing Date
13th April, 2018.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's and Cover Letter to: talent@ihstowers.com indicating in the subject the Name of the role.