Technical Manager, Tower Maintenance

About this role

Technical Manager, Tower Maintenance for American Tower Africa in Lagos. The role involves overseeing maintenance activities on owned and managed tower sites, ensuring contractors perform under the Tower Maintenance Agreement and providing technical direction and reporting. It targets candidates with a civil engineering qualification and at least five years of experience in quality assurance or field supervision of wireless structures.

What you would do

• Monitor tower maintenance works and contractor deliverables to ensure compliance with the Tower Maintenance Agreement on owned and managed sites.
• Review inspection reports and photographs for completeness, accuracy and consistency.
• Ensure maintenance reports confirm that all tower components are present, properly installed and functional, or provide Bills of Quantities or recommendations to rectify deficiencies.
• Identify and escalate major risks to tower structures and propose mitigation measures, including tower replacement where necessary.
• Manage the tower painting programme and ensure regulatory requirements are met.
• Monitor the functionality of Aircraft Warning Lights and rectify non-functioning lights in a timely manner.

What they are asking for

• HND or Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related field.
• At least five years' experience in quality assurance and field supervision of wireless communication structures, or in construction, field engineering or rectification of wireless structures.
• Certified to climb towers.
• Experience interfacing with and managing contractors and customers.
• Knowledge of installation and rectification works for tower structures and general construction and safety practices.
• Preferred: active member of a professional organisation or technical society.

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