Site Acquisition Expert – Ethiopia – Jobs in Kenya
Job Summary
We are pleased to announce the following vacancy for Site Acquisition Expert in Network Deployment Function in Ethiopia. In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below.
Minimum Qualification: Bachelor
Experience Level: Mid level
Experience Length: 7 years
Job Description/Requirements
Detailed Description
Reporting to the Project Manager, the role holder will be responsible for timely completion of project milestones under his scope. He/she will also be responsible for planning, defining and managing roles and responsibility of the Site Acquisition team.
Job Responsibilities
Plan and monitor daily/weekly site acquisition activities as well as outputs.
Manage vendor counterpart person and teams to achieve set project targets from both schedule, budget, and quality point of view.
Make sure all corresponding project tools are being filled and updated properly as set for respective related milestones and documentation.
Input Site Acquisition start criteria, completion as well acceptance criteria with coordination with other project parties like NWP, design, quality, CW, and telecom implementation.
Plan, manage and monitor project Site Acquisition related communication, meetings, reporting’s, and documentation are being executed as required.
Follow up latest industrial developments to find most feasible, qualified, and quick infrastructure solution.
Plan and manage needed vendor and subcontractor resources with continues follow and audit.
Ensure effective and efficiently utilization of all Project resources including but not limited to material, internal resources as well as vendor and subcontractor.
Validate and confirm site basis service BoQ.
Participation in preparation and finalization of Site Acquisition Contract and related Annexes
Participation in Project resourcing related to Site Acquisition and Implementation.
Establishment of fluent Customer Relationship with Customer’s and Vendor/Subcontractor Site Acquisition teams
Responsible for Site acquisition of land and building for tower installation for network rollout projects including permitting works within the whole project.
Ensuring that the Site Acquisition, permitting works are completed in accordance with requirements of customer, country regulation & local authorities guidance.
Coordinating with NWP and CW Managers to ensure timely and accurate completion of required Site Acquisition tasks.
Ensure document control and storage system set up and used properly. Check file system and audit content of document system to make sure all Site Acquisition, permitting folders prepared properly for site handover.
Verify and solve the problem of vendors for acquisition and site build activities.
Manage the Coordination, scheduling and tracking of site visits and technical team visits with various departments.
Participates in progress meetings and provides Site Acquisition, permitting reports. Participating in meetings with local authorities.
Controlling vendors regarding Site Acquisition, permitting works on the sites. Initiating and leading meetings with vendors for analyzing the progress, highlights & challenges.
Support project manager in creating/validating of roll out forecast based on agreed lead time
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or higher in legal, finance or related field
Advanced Degrees is an advantage
PMP Certification is an advantage
7+ years of practical experience within in Cellular Networks’ Radio, Transmission and /or core roll out work
Min 5 years of experience on similar national level position in a project with FTK Vendor Environment.
Proven work experience with operators, vendors and subcontractors
Multivendor and oversea project experience are preferred.
In depth experience in Telecom implementation process and scope management
Note to Applicants
As part of the interview process, external candidates should prepare the following documentation which will be required as soft copies at a later stage based on your performance in the interviews/assessments.
a) An updated CV with contacts of three referees, 2 who must be professional and must have supervised you at some point, the other referee can be a colleague in the same professional field.
b) Kenyan Certificate of Good Conduct (Less than 1 year old) or a receipt of the same from the CID pending release of the hardcopy document.
c) Clearance certificate from a reputable Credit Reference Bureau (CRB).
d) University Diploma/Degree Certificate/ Letter of completion from university in case you have not received your diploma/degree certificate.
e) National ID/Passport.
How To Apply
If you feel that you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualification and experience, kindly proceed to update your candidate profileon the recruitment portal and then Click on the apply button. Remember to attach your resume.
Persons with Disabilities (PwD) and Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.
