Team Leader, Deployment / Site Supervision (Rural Telephony) at IHS Towers

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Ensure work is carried out in accordance with installation instructions and manuals, including site installation documentation (SID) provided by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) on how to install telecoms equipment.
• Conduct pre-implementation and pre-installation inspection. Carry out verification and quality assurance (QA) activities post-installation.
• Perform full scope of integration activities, including pre-site preparation, configuration for appropriate network elements, and integration of applicable nodes to the core network.
• Produce appropriate configuration data as required during testing and integration.
• Apply understanding of system/ network design principles. Implement and troubleshoot configuration of new elements into the system and its interfaces to gain resolution of any problems.
• Document and include test results and log files in handover documentation for presentation to the accountable project manager.
• Provide accurate status information on implementation and installation progress.
• Take corrective action towards site build contractors’ (SBCs’) teams if deviation from quality and lead-time is apparent.
• Organize escalation procedures for problems to ensure that they are dealt with by appropriate functions.
• Maintain an inventory database.
• Oversee acceptance test procedures, utilizing the company’s acceptance checklists to ensure the installed radio access network (RAN) conforms to customers’ requirements.
• Ensure SBCs comply with the company’s HSE (Health, Safety and Environment) rules/ standards.
• Drive any required change control process during the deployment phase.
• Mentor team members on RAN deployment - installation and commissioning processes and procedures.
• Guide installation and engineering service providers on proper design and installation techniques, procedures, and documentation/reporting.
• Ensure that SBCs meet all technical specifications with respect to telecom and civil works issues.
• Provide feedback to SBCs on the work performance, requirements, and recommendations for improvement.
• Perform other tasks and duties as assigned by the Manager, Rollout (Rural Telephony

Experience & Qualifications Required

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Telecommunications, Engineering, or any other relevant discipline.
• Plus 5 years’ work experience in performing site supervision activities, overseeing build/ integration/ commissioning of telecoms RANs.
• Demonstrable proficiency in AutoCAD and MS Office tools.

Organizational Competencies:

• Be Bold
• Customer Focus
• Innovation
• Integrity

Functional Competencies:

• Customer Industry Knowledge
• 2G/ 3G Technologies – RAN, Transmission and Power
• RAN Service Delivery Framework
• Reporting
• Process Improvement
• Service Level Management
• Project Management
• Site Integration Management
• Site/ Equipment Commissioning

Behavioural Competencies:

• Collaboration & Teamwork
• Attention to Detail
• Analytical Thinking
• Influencing Skills
• Business Communication