ipNX Nigeria Recruitment for GPON Development Supervisor 2024

ipNX Nigeria is one of Nigeria’s fastest growing Information and Communications Technology companies, serving a multitude of needs across enterprises, small businesses and residents with innovative, world-class services. Our ability to identify, satisfy and exceed today’s market needs is a testament to over a decade of experience, our commitment, drive and passion realized through highly skilled and well seasoned professionals.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: GPON Deployment Supervisor – Fibre Projects

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• You 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 visits 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 the final integration & commissioning of service terminals (GPON or P2P) within acceptable loss levels and submitting test reports required for service fulfillment and maintenance operations.
• Effective planning of P2P and GPON Fiber Projects.
• Provide daily project work plan and activity reports to team lead/data analyst, every day, throughout the duration of the project.
• Provide prompt updates on issues/challenges that may impact project delivery dates.
• Sign out and move materials to project site, in a timely manner.

Key Responsibilities

• Review quality of materials supplied to site by the contractor (e.g., PVC, HDPE, GI pipes, iron rods, etc.) and ensure they meet ipNX standards. Reject sub-standard materials and escalate back to your Team Lead.
• Enforce compliance with work methods and other deployment guidelines within Estates & MTUs.
• Actively monitor civil works (trenching/ducting, hand-holes construction, pole planting, cabinet installation).
• Actively supervise cable pulling/MST box installation, splicing, and termination.
• Ensure compliance with all safety regulations in line with SHE standards, e.g., working at heights, working around power lines, working in greenfield environments, working around underground utilities, working at night, etc.
• Provide daily/regular activity reports to Estate/Facility Manager in a timely manner and manage issues proactively.
• Maintain a healthy relationship with Estate/Facility Manager, residents/customers, and other key stakeholders.
• Ensure a healthy relationship between the project team & key stakeholders (e.g., EM/FM, residents, customers, property owners, area boys, etc.)

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• Validate, submit & track variations until approval.
• Validate and track milestone payments until approval.
• Ensure project snags are cleared beforehand over/audit.
• Submit kick-off meeting reports, milestone reports.
• Submit MST or P2P splice reportsheets, OTDR trace test and hand-over reports.
• All reports must be submitted 24hrs after activity/task completion.
• 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

• Bachelor’s 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.

Skills

• Proficient use of fiber test tools e.g. OTDR, power meter & Light source, VFL.
• Proficient use of design software e.g. AutoCAD, Visio/GIS tools, etc.
• Very good in the use of basic data analytics software, e.g. Excel, Word, Google live sheets.
• Excellent Communication Skills (Written & Oral).
• Sound knowledge of telecom industry best practices with regard to fiber & civil installation.
• An inherent culture of documentation – daily project activity reports, As-built drawings, splice reports, OTDR trace reports, project milestone/completion reports.

Application Closing Date for ipNX Nigeria Recruitment 2024

30th February, 2024.

How to Apply for ipNX Nigeria Recruitment 2024

Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online