Facilities Planner at WIOCC Nigeria Limited

The Network Colocation and Facilities Planner is responsible for planning, designing, evaluating andcoordinating all colocation and facility‑related aspects of the network across edge and core PoP locations. This includes ensuring accurate space and power planning, developing facility and network design documentation, conducting site visits, producing as‑built records and creating new engineering projects aligned with the organization’s network expansion roadmap.

Reporting Line: Senior Network Architect Facilities

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Colocation and Facilities Planning

• Define colocation requirements for new and existing network sites, including space, power, cooling, rack allocation, fibre entry points and cross‑connect needs
• Evaluate and recommend colocation providers based on space, power availability, technical suitability and commercial terms
• Support facility architecture design across PoP builds, expansions, upgrades and partner‑provided data centre spaces

Site Visits and Facility Readiness

• Conduct site surveys to validate space, power, environmental conditions, security, fibre entry points and equipment suitability
• Perform pre‑installation, mid‑build, and post‑build visits to ensure adherence to technical designs and facility specifications
• Identify onsite issues early and recommend corrections to ensure compliance and readiness

Space, Power and Infrastructure Design

• Translate network expansion and technical plans into detailed facility infrastructure requirements
• Plan rack layouts, PDUs, redundancy levels, cable management, grounding and environmental provisions
• Forecast future requirements for space and power based on capacity trends and network strategy

Technical Design Documentation

• Produce high‑quality design documentation, including low‑level facility and network design documents, rack elevations, power load diagrams, fibre/cabling schematics and cross‑connect maps
• Prepare design packages for internal design reviews and approvals
• Maintain version control and ensure documents are stored in the correct internal repositories

As‑Built Documentation

• Capture and maintain accurate as‑built documentation after each installation or upgrade.
• Update rack elevations, fibre patching, power configurations, equipment placements and cross‑connect routing
• Ensure all as‑built information aligns with internal systems including NetSuite, GIS and asset repositories

Project Creation and Engineering Initiation

• Create new engineering and facility projects aligned with network expansion or infrastructure upgrade initiatives
• Develop project scopes, charters, delivery plans and BOMs.
• Coordinate with Network Architects, PMO, Field Engineering and Operations to ensure documentation is complete before kickoff
• Support milestone planning, task structuring and readiness activities throughout the project lifecycle

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Work with cross‑functional teams to ensure facility requirements align with technical network design
• Liaise with Engineering, Procurement, Field Teams and Operations regularly
• Support Operations and NMC/NOC with facility‑related documentation and updates

Compliance and Standards

• Ensure all facility designs and installations align with engineering standards, safety regulations and operational requirements
• Contribute to improvements in facility planning processes, colocation strategy and project initiation workflows

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Telecommunications, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or related field
• Minimum 3 years experience in data centre infrastructure planning, colocation facility planning, or network engineering
• Wireman’s license, working knowledge of latest SANS 10142-1 regulations. Registered with the Department of Labour (DoL.) -(Advantageous)

Experience and Skills

• Strong knowledge of colocation environments, PoP facilities, space and power engineering and structured cabling
• Proven ability to produce detailed technical design documentation and facility design packages
• Experience conducting site surveys, facility audits and environmental assessments
• Experience in creating and initiating engineering projects, including requirements scoping and documentation
• Proficiency with GIS tools, Visio/CAD diagramming tools and documentation best‑practices
• Strong analytical and planning skills with meticulous attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills and experience working with cross‑functional technical teams

Attributes

• Client focused, relationship builder
• Integrity, honest with high ethical standards
• Boundless, passionate and flexible
• Personal excellence, accuracy and attention to detail
• Collaborative, achieve results through teamwork and partnerships
• Professional communication
• Strong ownership and accountability.
• Methodical
• Proactive problem‑solving mindset
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure