Job Opportunities at IpNX Nigeria Limited

Job Description

• You 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.
• Effective planning of P2P and GPON Fiber Projects.
• Provide daily project work plan and activity reports to team lead/data analyst, every day, throughout the duration of the project.
• Provide prompt updates on issues/challenges that may impact project delivery dates.
• Sign out and move materials to project site, in a timely manner.
• Review quality of materials supplied to site by the contractor (e.g., PVC, HDPE, GI pipes, iron rods, etc.) and ensure they meet ipNX standards. Reject sub-standard materials and escalate back to your Team Lead.
• Enforce compliance with work methods and other deployment guidelines within Estates & MTUs.
• Actively monitor civil works (trenching/ducting, hand-holes construction, pole planting, cabinet installation).
• Actively supervise cable pulling/MST box installation, splicing, and termination.
• Ensure compliance with all safety regulations in line with SHE standards, e.g., working at heights, working around power lines, working in greenfield environments, working around underground utilities, working at night, etc.
• Provide daily/regular activity reports to Estate/Facility Manager in a timely manner and manage issues proactively.
• Maintain a healthy relationship with Estate/Facility Manager, residents/customers, and other key stakeholders.
• Ensure a healthy relationship between the project team & key stakeholders (e.g., EM/FM, residents, customers, property owners, area boys, etc.)
• Validate, submit & track variations until approval.
• Validate and track milestone payments until approval.
• Ensure project snags are cleared beforehand over/audit.
• Submit kick-off meeting reports, milestone reports.
• Submit MST or P2P splice reportsheets, OTDR trace test and hand-over reports.
• All reports must be submitted 24hrs 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 exercise.
• 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 lead or unit head.

Educational Qualifications & Functional Skills

• 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.

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.

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Job Description

• Conduct Site surveys for study and planning of new FTTH deployment.
• Prepare Low Level Design of Civil and Fiber Infrastructure for Optical Distribution Network (ODN) deployment to cover future demands.
• FTTH Optical Distribution Network (ODN) planning, Cost estimation, Route Selection, fiber Management and Fiber Link Power Budgeting.
• Prepare detailed FTTH design drawings including duct layouts and cabling layouts.
• Preparation of BoM for FTTH OSP projects.
• Preparation of High Level project scope description.
• Preparation of fiber cabling plan and splice plans for FTTH projects.
• Review of as-built drawings with FTTH roll-out team to ensure conformity with original design.
• Planning and site selection of Central Offices (CO)
• Design of Central Offices’ civil and fiber infrastructure
• Pre-project discussions and co-ordination with FTTH roll-out team and OSP vendors.
• Joint site walk-throughs with OSP Supervisor and contractor after kickoff meetings.
• Conduct joint surveys with project team to resolve variation and change in scope issues.
• Revise designs and BOMs and send in the documents for variation or scope change approval
• Accuracy of OSP design (measured by level of modification by Team lead required on the design before final submission to Head, Network Services Business Unit).
• Accuracy of Bill of Materials within tolerance limits.
• The percentage of time site surveys are done within schedule without un-necessary re-visits.
• Accuracy of High level Descriptions (measured by level of modification required after submission to Team Lead)
• Accuracy of Fibre Splice Plans.

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Job Description

• The purpose of the Performance Management Specialist is to develop and execute programs and projects to evaluate, measure, and improve employee performance.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee the development and implementation of company- wide performance appraisal programs.
• Provide advice and recommendations to management and employees.
• Oversee the development and implementation of agency core competencies, core values, and key performance measures into performance appraisal system.
• Develop and conduct presentations and training to management on the performance appraisal system.
• Develop and conduct presentations and training to staff on the performance appraisal system.
• Conduct assessments and gap analysis on employee skills and training.
• Develop and implement performance improvement plans.
• Assess various staffing needs to determine methods to address current and future conditions, including retention management, realignment, recruitment planning, and career development.

Requirements

• Minimum of 2.2/Upper Credit Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Social Science, Arts & Humanities and other related field.
• 2 years’ experience in performance management.
• Sound knowledge of employment laws, regulations, and statutes.
• Best practices relating to employee performance management.
• Knowledge of human resources management principles, practices, and procedures.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of workforce planning, succession planning and strategic planning.
• Effectively communicating, both orally and written.
• Knowledge of project management principles, tools, and techniques.
• Critical thinking to identify problems, evaluate alternatives, and recommend effective solutions.
• Ability to develop and use of work simplification methods and statistical procedures.