Zonal Asset Manager, North at ATC Nigeria

• The Zonal Asset Manager (ZAM) administrates all ATC tower assets and ground leases in the zone. The ZAM manages the landlord relationship with respect to ensuring compliance with the obligations of the governing ground lease agreement.
• Responsible for managing the ground lease expense of the Zone in compliance with the financial key performance index of the Zone/Region.
• The ZAM will also ensure to obtain requisite consents, and notices necessary for customer collocations. The job holder may be required to support various operational and special projects within their zones including New Builds etc.

Essential Duties:

COLOCATION

• Deliver the consent and notices required for colocation on sites.

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

Ground Lease Administration: 

• Ensure that all ATC sites comply with terms set out in the ground lease agreements or other legal documentation as well as regulatory compliance.
• Ensure ground lease reviews/payments are carried out in advance and line with the tenets of the ground leases.
• Negotiate ground lease renewals in advance of lease expiration and line with lease renewal principles and financial parameters set by the Organization.
• Relationship management of Landlords via pre-planned visits, phone calls, and responding to the Landlords' inquiries.
• Negotiate the purchases of existing sites and acquisition of legal title following guidelines/principles

New Build/Site Acquisition: 

• Validate the transfer of all new build and acquired sites documentation for integration into Siterra
• Support the site acquisition and related teams with negotiations on new acquisitions.

PERMITTING

• Ensure all permits for existing sites are up-to-date and provide the details necessary to the relevant stakeholders for their renewal.
• Prepare all documentation required from the Property Dept for permit applications.
• Liaise with internal departments, external vendors/partners, acquisition and permitting agents, title search, and others to ensure sites are adequately permitted and transactions closed within defined time frames.

DATA MANAGEMENT & REPORTING

• Ensure Siterra and other working tools and applications are kept up to date will all documentation relevant to a site history.
• Prepare zonal reports as per agreed schedules and format regarding activities within the zone.
• Contribute to process improvement of the department's processes to improve efficiency.
• Ensure the up-to-date maintenance and accuracy of all site documentation on the company’s records systems including memos, correspondence, etc.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

• Participate in the resolution of disputes concerning landlords, regulatory agencies, or other stakeholders.
• Resolve any escalations in the zone within predefined timescales.
• Keep all stakeholders up-to-date on the status of any pending site issues.

CONTRACTOR MANAGEMENT

• Manage the performance of vendors assigned to the zone
• Conduct random quality checks on vendors' closed-out transactions in accordance with procedures
• Report on the weekly performance of the contractor(s) working within the zone.

SPECIAL PROJECTS

• Undertake any projects that may from time to time be implemented by the Company.

OTHER

• Any other duties as assigned.

Competencies

• A Bachelor’s degree in Land Management, Estate Management would be an advantage.
• 3+ years’ experience in Telecommunications Site Acquisition/Property Management.
• Advanced working knowledge of Landlord and Tenant Law and practice, NCAA regulations, NESREA guidelines, and local permitting regulations.
• Ability to read and interpret legal documents; including legal descriptions, survey plans, ground leases, easements, purchase contracts, etc.
• Sound understanding of basic financial principles
• Sound technical knowledge in site acquisition for Telecom infrastructure business/real estate
• Experience in managing multiple sites/locations
• Ability to work with functional groups and different levels of employees throughout the ATC Nigeria organization to effectively and professionally achieve business results
• Strong follow-up skills; ability to organize applicable department timelines and follow up with internal and external customer needs as needed
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to present ideas and suggestions clearly and effectively
• Strong organizational skills; ability to accomplish multiple tasks within the agreed-upon timeframes through effective prioritization of duties and functions in a fast-paced environment
• Strong track record of building and maintaining solid relationships with both internal and external customers and vendors.
• Self-motivated, able to work both independently to complete tasks and respond to department requests as well as collaborating with others to utilize resources and knowledge in identifying high-quality solutions