Senior Specialist, Projects (Real Estate) at IHS Towers

Job Summary

Manage/ supervise all Real Estate projects, including special projects, and business-as-usual projects, including consolidation, relocation, and decommissioning projects.

Key Roles & Responsibilities
 

• Initiate, plan, execute, monitor/ control, and close all phases of Real Estate projects.
• Manage Real Estate budgets, ensuring efficient commitment and capitalization.
• Assist in setting up Real Estate policies and procedures that facilitate quality delivery of assigned projects.
• Ensure delivery of projects by establishing project goals, processes and performance standards. Describe and set key performance indicators (KPIs) to be applied in assessing project performance and delivery.
• Contribute ideas and solutions for reducing overhead expenses in meeting project budget objectives.
• Coordinate the project team and other stakeholders to achieve project milestones and adhere to project schedule.
• Allocate project activities to team-members and vendors for implementation. Constantly review project resource levels, capacities, progress and performance.
• Monitor, report and communicate project progress through periodic project review meetings with key stakeholders.
• Identify and evaluate project performance gaps to be mitigated.
• Maintain and manage an issue log document on assigned project issues.
• Formulate and manage a change control process to ensure that projects are executed in line with mandates, specifications, and laid-down policies and procedures.
• Perform other tasks and duties as assigned by the Senior Manager, Landlord Relations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunication Engineering, Real Estate Management, Business Management or any related discipline.
• Advanced degree in any of the above disciplines, MBA and/ or relevant professional certifications, e.g. PMP and PRINCE2, will be an asset.
• +7-10 years’ relevant experience, including most recent 3-4 years in telecoms Industry.