Job Openings at IpNX Nigeria Limited

Job Summary

• The Project Supervisor will be directly responsible for and actively involved in project execution planning, monitoring and control, stakeholders' engagement and risk averting, in an effective manner that ensures projects are delivered to time, quality and scope.
• The role will typically involve everyday visit to project sites to ensure project objectives are not compromised and where necessary, guide the contractor to solve complex installation problems.
• The project supervisor is also responsible for final integration & commissioning of service terminals (GPON or P2P) within acceptable loss levels and submitting test reports required for service fulfillment and maintenance operations.

Job Responsibilities

• Effective planning of P2P and GPON Fiber Project
• Supervise Projects to meet quality, scope and time.
• Proactively manage stakeholders, issues and change controls.
• Submit activity/completion reports in a timely manner
• Attend all project meetings – weekly review meetings, on-site kick-off meetings, divisional meetings, customer triggered meetings, emergency meetings.
• Actively participate & lead project hand-over/audit exercise.
• Proactively engage stakeholders to mitigate escalations that may stall/delay project speed.
• Provide support to other team members or units where necessary, or as instructed by your team lead or unit head.

Qualifications and Requirements

• University Degree in Telecoms, Engineering or Applied Sciences. Certifications in Fibre Optic Cabling, CFOT or FOA will be an added advantage. Certifications in HSE Grade III will be an added advantage.
• Sound knowledge of fiber network architectures, designs & splice plans.
• Over 2 years of proven track record in the supervision of fiber infrastructure projects in Estates (MDU/MTUs), High Streets (Metro) and Highways (long distance).
• FTTH and P2P fiber maintenance experience is a distinct advantage i.e. fiber termination using fusion splice machines, testing & analyzing fiber links with OTDR and Light Source/Power Meters (LSPM), identifying fiber cores with VFLs, understanding loss budgets.
• Proficient use of fiber test tools e.g. OTDR, power meter & Light source, VFL.
• Proficient use of design soft wares e.g. AutoCAD, Visio/GIS tools e.t.c.
• Proficient use of basic data analytics software, e.g. Excel, Word, Google live sheets.
• Able & eager to solve complex problems in a logical manner.
• Able to work under pressure, with a team and meet deadlines with little supervision.
• An inherent culture of collaboration, customer-centricity, and understanding of delivery targets (SLAs).
• Familiar with HSE standards/practices and implication of non-compliance.

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Responsibilities

• Conduct Site surveys for study and planning of new FTTH deployment.
• Prepare Low Level Design of Civil and Fiber Infrastructure for Optical Distribution Network (ODN) deployment to cover future demands.
• FTTH Optical Distribution Network (ODN) planning, Cost estimation, Route Selection, fiber Management and Fiber Link Power Budgeting.
• Prepare detailed FTTH design drawings including duct layouts and cabling layouts.
• Preparation of BoM for FTTH OSP projects.
• Preparation of High-Level project scope description.
• Preparation of fiber cabling plan and splice plans for FTTH projects.
• Review of as-built drawings with FTTH roll-out team to ensure conformity with original design.
• Planning and site selection of Central Offices (CO)
• Design of Central Offices’ civil and fiber infrastructure
• Pre-project discussions and co-ordination with FTTH roll-out team and OSP vendors.
• Joint site walk-throughs with OSP Supervisor and contractor after kickoff meetings.
• Conduct joint surveys with project team to resolve variation and change in scope issues.
• Revise designs and BOMs and send in the documents for variation or scope change approval.
• Accuracy of OSP design (measured by level of modification by Team lead required on the design before final submission to Head, Network Services Business Unit).
• Accuracy of Bill of Materials within tolerance limits.
• The percentage of time site surveys are done within schedule without un-necessary re-visits.
• Accuracy of High level Descriptions (measured by level of modification required after submission to Team Lead)
• Accuracy of Fibre Splice Plans

Qualifications and Experience

• HND in Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering/Computer Science, Information Systems. However, field experience for Non- science or engineering backgrounds can be considered.
• Must 3 years experiece
• Experience using CAD (Autocad, Visio) and Microsoft office software.
• Excellent communication skill.
• Analytical and problem solving skills.
• Prioritizing work.
• Generating & maintaining accurate records.
• Outside Plant Fibre experience – site surveys, fibre laying, splicing, termination, troubleshooting.
• Ability to use fibre tools e.g optical power metre,light source and OTDR

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Job Summary

• The Direct sales executive (DSE) is responsible for driving sales increase of all ipNX retail products (FOS) within the territory he works in.
• She/he must recruit new subscribers through personal engagement and follow up.
• The DSE must be able to develop relationships with Estate managers, facility managers and any key stakeholder.
• DSE’s must be able to win back churned customers and re-build broken relationships.

Responsibilities

• Achieve set sales targets: The DSE must recruit 30 subscribers or more every month.
• Must be able to able to negotiate terms of an agreement to a satisfactory Level and close sales with minimal supervision.
• Manage, maintain and grow a pipeline of qualified prospects almost completed deals.
• The DSE must maintain and grow a prospect list. This pipeline report must be submitted on a daily basis – 10 unique prospects everyday.
• Must carry out route mapping to identify potential and existing customers with given territory.
• Cold call potential customers in a bid to get a foot in the door
• Effectively act as brand ambassadors and first point of contact to potential customers
• Submit weekly reports:All sales reports must be submitted every week.
• Work in collaboration with the team, developing good working relationships.
• Must develop good relationships with ipNX customers.
• Must be able to maintain a good working relationship with Team Lead and other DSE’s.
• Must be polite at all times to customers and report any customer feedback during weekly meetings.
• Must be willing to work at least 3 weekends every month.
• Ensure compliance with ipNX values, policies and standards, and ensure compliance will all local statutory requirements.
• Must be present at all sales trainings and weekly meetings.
• Must abide by the ipNX policies and standards when on ipNX premises and in dealing with customers.

Qualifications and Requirements

• HND in Engineering / Computer Science / Marketing / Sales / related disciplines
• At least 2 years’ experience within the telecoms or FMCG space; knowledge of retail market, competitor behavior and strategy, including related product dynamics and product management.
• Understanding of communications Network, Experience in a b2b, B2C sales environment; field sales, consistent track record of success in achieving product effectiveness and customer experience targets.
• Must demonstrate interpersonal capabilities and leadership.
• Demonstrate a high level of analytical thinking, gather and analyze information and provide viable insight about market trends and customer behavior.
• Demonstrate a high level of organization and quality with multitasks, efficiency & priority setting.
• Good Microsoft office suite competence.
• Exemplary communication skills – both face to face and over the telephone.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of an organization and favorably project ipNX products & services.