Recruitment at ATC Nigeria

Job Title: Site Acquisition Manager, Permit

Locations: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The Site Acquisition Manager, Permit is responsible for managing all project activities to ensure the process of obtaining all regulatory permits for site build is smooth and effective for all site builds.
• The Site Acquisition Manager, permit works closely with the Regulatory and Property team to ensure objectives are achieved for ATC Projects.

Essential Duties

• Effective self-leadership as an individual contributor in a high-performance environment.
• Coordination of project towards obtaining regulatory permits.
• Develop a schedule for project completion.
• Review the project schedule with the regulatory and property team and all other staff that will be affected by the project activities; revise the schedule as required.
• Create a detailed work plan which identifies and sequences the activities needed to successfully complete the project.
• Effective project budget control.
• Monitor and ensure internal processes, policies, and SLAs are followed to guarantee that approvals, Licenses, and Permits are expeditiously obtained for site build.
• Act as the primary interface between the Property Team and Regulatory team to ensure smooth delivery of the permitting program.
• Responsible for effective quality control of project delivery of the permitting program.
• Ensure project delivery within the scheduled time.
• Effective management of project risk, report project risk triggers and advise on preventive action plans.
• Ensure project documents are complete, up-to-date, and properly secure.
• Determine the objectives and measures upon which the project will be evaluated at its completion.

General Responsibilities:

• The employee shall comply with the provisions of health, safety, and environment legislation in Nigeria, and shall also comply with ATC Nigeria’s policies and procedures including occupational health and safety and wellness policies, and any modifications to any policy that may be introduced from time to time.
• All employees must live ATC Core Principles and work proactively in a customer-related way in accordance with adopted procedures and best practices.
• To work cooperatively with colleagues and external stakeholders to promote ATC Nigeria’s business objectives.
• To ensure that confidentiality is respected and maintained always.
• To perform any other duty as directed by line management.

Other:

•  Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• Minimum of First Degree or its equivalent from a reputable Institution
• 5 or more years of experience in working with the regulatory and permitting industry
• Minimum of 3+ years’ experience or more in a Telecommunication or Infrastructure Company, with direct involvement in permitting and regulatory activities.
• Previous experience working in a project management environment shall be a distinct advantage.

Competencies:

• Ability to work in a team environment as well as independently
• Excellent financial and budgetary skills
• Intermediate to expert-level Microsoft Word, Excel, Microsoft Projects, and PowerPoint skills
• Proven ability to manage and foster relationships with teammates
• Demonstrate effective time management.
• Advanced working knowledge of Landlord and Tenant Law & Practice and NCCA Guidelines and Permitting regulations.
• Ability to read and interpret legal documents; legal descriptions, surveys, block plans, ground leases, easements, purchase contracts, etc.
• Sound technical knowledge in site acquisition for Telecom infrastructure business/real estate
• Ability to work with functional groups and different levels of employees throughout the ATCNigeria organization to effectively and professionally achieve business results
• Strong follow-up skills; ability to organize applicable department timelines and follow up on 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 the department as well as collaborating with others to utilize resources and knowledge in identifying quality solutions.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Cover Letter along with a copy of their Resume to: Nigeria.hr@atcnigeria.ng using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Job Title: Zonal Asset Manager, North

Location: Kano

Description 

• 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

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their cover letter along with a copy of their Resume to: Nigeria.hr@atcnigeria.ng using the job title as the subject of the mail.