Project Supervisor at ipNX Nigeria Limited

ipNX 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: Project Supervisor

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time

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.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their resume to: [email protected] using the job title as subject of the mail.