Senior Manager, Asset Management at IHS Towers

For 15 years we have been building and managing telecommunications towers that are the essential backbone of mobile telecommunications in Africa - the leapfrog technology driving economic development, prosperity and self-sufficiency across the continent. Right now, IHS is leading a new telecoms service sector driven by the growth of middle class business and consumer demand for mobile and data. We are the partner of choice for Africa’s and the world’s leading network operators because they demand the widest reach and highest reliability for their customers, and the highest standards of governance and operational excellence for themselves. Our long-term contracts and strong sustainable cash flows mean IHS is a unique, low risk entry point for investment in Africa. Over the last four years, IHS has brought over US$5 billion of investment to the continent. Our belief is that the future economic and social development of Africa will be exponentially accelerated by mobile connectivity, and our team of over 1,000 engineers in five countries is focused on making this happen. We are committed to developing our people and the communities we serve, and to help people and businesses across the region build a powerful, prosperous future - by Africa and for Africa. IHS is Africa’s leading mobile infrastructure company. Founded in 2001 by an experienced team of engineers and business people, IHS serves clients responsibly in the building and managing of effective telecommunications infrastructure and by employing the highest quality people, services and equipment.

Job Purpose

• Oversee infrastructure uplift projects and performance for customers’ hub, platinum and terminal sites across the company’s tower portfolio.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Advisory Role: Provide advice to senior management, especially the Director, Regional Operations, on infrastructure priorities, equipment scheduling, and policy matters.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Organize kick-off meetings with relevant stakeholders to initiate projects effectively.
• Report Coordination: coordinate and track reports
• Documentation: Ensure thorough documentation of project plans, deliverables, expectations, and outcomes.
• Progress Updates: Keep the Director, Regional Operations informed about project status, deliverables, obstacles, milestones, and impacts.
• Issue Resolution: Identify and resolve project issues to meet productivity, quality, and customer goals.
• MSP Support: Assist Managed Service Providers (MSPs) in meeting project deadlines.
• Collaboration: Collaborate with the field Team to ensure smooth project completion.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive ongoing improvement in passive infrastructure operating and maintenance standards.
• Network Performance: Monitor network performance before and after infrastructure upgrades, making necessary adjustments.
• Infrastructure Coordination: coordinate the implementation of network infrastructure optimization projects across all tower sites.
• Operational Planning: Translate company strategic objectives into actionable operational plans with clear roadmaps and milestones.
• Project Closure: Manage the processing of Job Completion Certificates (JCCs) and ensure financial closure of projects.
• Budget Input: Contribute to the department's planning and budgeting process.
• Communication: Encourage effective communication among colleagues to facilitate information flow and issue resolution.
• Reporting: Prepare and submit comprehensive reports to the Director, Regional Operations on all matters related to the Projects team.
• Vendor Management: Maintain relationships with partners and vendors.
• Ad Hoc Tasks: Be ready to perform additional tasks and duties as assigned by the Director of Regional operation.
• Planning and execution of asset verification and audit, investigation and reporting on variances, making necessary recommendations to resolve discrepancies, and feeding into the fixed asset register.
• Develop and maintain strategic and annual asset management plans aligned with the company strategy and budget. Collaborate and consult with stakeholder functions where applicable to provide analysis and inputs to the asset planning process.
• Develop and oversee mechanism for managing, measuring, and maintaining EAM (Enterprise Asset Management) processes.
• Provide facilities and mechanisms to support and safeguard assets throughout their life cycle.
• Establish and execute a performance management system to evaluate effective utilization of assets in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.

Functional Competencies

• Project Planning & Control
• Project Cost Management
• Vendor Management
• Process Management & Control
• Stakeholder Management
• Problem-Solving
• Integration Management

Behavioral Competencies

• Collaboration & Teamwork

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering and/ or related discipline.
• Advanced degree and/ or project management certifications, such as PRINCE2, PMP, etc, will be an asset.
• +10 years’ relevant experience in the telecoms industry.

Method of Application

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