Manager - FTTH Project at MTN Nigeria

Mission:

• To lead the end-to-end deployment of FTTH infrastructure in alignment with our long-term connectivity and customer experience goals. To bring both technical expertise and operational foresight to drive high-performance delivery through cross-functional collaboration, third-party vendor engagement, and strategic resource planning.

Description:

• Develop FTTH rollout roadmaps with clear milestones, dependencies, and resource needs.
• Implement digital tools and dashboards to improve delivery tracking and reporting.
• Enforce quality assurance frameworks and site audit protocols.
• Drive operational standardization across different geographic locations and vendors.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Lead project review meetings, lessons-learned sessions, and post-implementation audits
• Collaborate with commercial teams to prioritize high-demand areas and customer segments.
• Monitor service availability and installation readiness for timely customer onboarding.
• Minimize disruption to communities during rollout by coordinating with local authorities.
• Align project delivery with SLAs tied to customer expectations.
• Use customer feedback to shape future rollout design and territory prioritization.
• Manage third-party vendors and contractors to ensure adherence to timelines and standards.
• Interface with government agencies for permits, rights-of-way, and local approvals.
• Present regular progress reports to internal leadership.
• Address escalations from municipalities, landlords, or community leaders.
• Support investor confidence through transparent reporting and delivery assurance.
• Align efforts with internal teams (legal, finance, operations) for unified execution.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering Project Management, or related field
• A Management degree is desirable.
• Project Management Education or Certification (PMP, Scrum Agile, etc)
• Professional Certification desirable in: – IT (ITIL, TOGAF, etc), Quality (Six Sigma, etc),
• Fluent in English 

Experience:

6 - 13 years’ experience which includes:

• 5+ years of experience in telecom infrastructure deployment, with a strong focus on FTTH or fiber optics projects.
• Proven track record of delivering large-scale connectivity projects in complex, multi-vendor environments.
• Strong understanding of fiber network architecture, planning tools, and GIS.
• PMP, PRINCE2, or similar project management certification is a plus.
• Exceptional communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Analytical mindset with a proactive approach to problem-solving.