Job Openings at MainOne Cable

MainOne Cable is a leading facilitator and preferred provider of innovative telecom services and network solutions such as Connectivity and Data Center Solutions to Telecom operators, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), other businesses and Government institutions across West Africa.

MainOne Cable's success is built on having talented and highly proficient people within their respective fields as the driving force behind our business. A job in MainOne is different from any other you have had. With joining MainOne you'll be challenged, inspired and proud as you become a part of something big.

We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:

1.) Facility Engineer

Job Location: Lagos
Job Type: Permanent
Department: Technical

Responsibilities
The Facility Engineer will be responsible for the following functions:

• Good in Solution Designs and Execution Perform troubleshooting & Resolving Electrical / Electronics faults and other facilities items Provisioning of power and installation of AC & DC equipment.
• Prepare accurate daily, weekly and Monthly reports. Ensuring that safety and health standards at work are adhered to.
• Acts as the primary contact for all third party (facilities) related issues (emergencies and repairs).
• Maintenance of all MainOne and third-party POP facilities as well as service coordination and service providers’ management.
• Ability to respond to Emergency/Call out to attend to power related issues on 3rd party Pops.
• Carry out regular assessment of POP facilities to determine items that are due for replacement or repair and initiate appropriate action.
• Follow up with 3rd Party Engineers (Transmission/OSP/IP) to resolve issues on sites. To provide a cover up for shift Engineers when need be.

Qualifications, Skills & Competencies

• B.Sc / HND in any relevant discipline.
• Minimum of +4 years in telecom facility operations & maintenance experience.
• Proficiency in the use of MS Office tools.
• Facilities management.
• Project management. Excellent people skills.
• Must be customer service oriented.
• Contract/vendor management skills Good interpersonal relationship.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills Proficiency in working with AC and DC power systems.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and multi-task.
• Good in Documentation and Processes Good in Solution Designs

Demands of the Job:

• Ability and willingness to work long hours and meet tight schedules.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work under pressure and ability to deal with stress.
• Willingness to take initiative and resolve problem.
• Ability to work with all levels of the organisation.
• Ability to be spontaneous and handle last minute tasks.
• Ability to work well independently within a fast paced, result oriented environment.
• Ability to pay attention to details.
• Creativity and Innovative Ideas.

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2.) Finance Supervisor

Job Location: Lagos
Job Type: Permanent
Department: Finance

Responsibilities

• Provide pricing/margin analysis and decision support across West Africa (Nigeria, Ghana and Cote D’Ivoire) towards achieving target GP and EBITDA margin.
• Coordinate profitability of relevant sales contracts to ensure aggregate weighted price erosion does not exceed budget.
• Support the quarterly price review initiative by driving the market intelligence gathering monthly and quarterly. Perform costing approval of all standard and complex connectivity solutions on Salesforce.
• Perform costing approval of all standard and complex cloud solutions on Salesforce.
• Perform costing approval of all standard colocation solutions on Salesforce.
• Maintain daily tracker/pricing report for all pricing proposals issued and update pricing database weekly. Monitor exchange rate daily movement and advise relevant teams for customer facing transactions (billing, technical sales e.t.c).
• Ensure daily update of rates tables for the connectivity pricing tool on Salesforce.
• Support the pricing function with innovation, intelligence and new perspectives.

Qualifications, Skills & Competencies

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics / Finance / Accounting or any numerate course
• Five (5) years of relevant experience in commercial management, pricing, financial planning or bid management role with at least two (2) years’ experience in a supervisory role.

Demands of the Job:

• Proficiency in MS Office Applications (Skilled in basic and intermediate excel formula).
• Working knowledge of Salesforce. 
• Knowledge in financial analysis and scenario based decision support. Good attention to details.

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3.) Data Center Facility Engineer

Job Location: Lagos
Job Type: Permanent
Slot: 2 Openings
Department: DC & Capital Projects

Responsibilities

•  The Data Center Facility & BMS Engineer will be responsible for capacity planning and upgrade, ability to plan, and upgrade systems within the infrastructure.

Other responsibilities will include;

• Carrying out troubleshooting and diagnoses of failed critical equipment and determine root cause of equipment failure, take first-line corrective action to restore the equipment and ensure reliability improvement of same equipment.
• Innovate, Implement, and practice energy savings and reduce the cost of operation.
• Evaluate new products and technologies to ensure efficient and effective infrastructure delivery
• Provide direction for the day to day operations and monitoring of the Data Center electrical & mechanical components such as CHILLERS, CRAC/CRAH VESDA & FM200, Access Control, CCTV, Water Leakage Detection etc.
• Performing, supervising, scheduling Corrective Maintenance in the Data Centers and change management
• Second level troubleshooting and resolution of Mechanical and Electrical related faults relating to Generators, Chillers, HPAC/CRAC units, secondary Pumps, Extractor fans, UPS, AVR etc.
• Ensures preventative and predictive maintenance program is implemented and followed throughout with support vendors as planned
• Maintain adequate records for undergoing operational audits both internal as well as external
• Facility vendor/Contractor supervision.
• Ensure proper and effective housekeeping within the facility
• Ability to monitor the delivery of service especially by 3rd party vendors rendered to customers.

Qualifications, Skills & Competencies

• B.Eng in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
• ITIL Certification and any relevant Facility Management/BMS/DCIM certification will be added advantage.
• Transferable experience of at least 4 years
• The capability of creating, understanding and interpreting Single Line Diagrams with the view of resolving second level electrical issues.
• Good Knowledge of BMS server, DCIM Server, NVR, CHILLERS, CRAH/CRAC, VESDA & FM200, Access Control, CCTV Systems, HVAC Systems, intrusion detection System
• Excellent second level ability to troubleshoot Mechanical and Electrical systems faults within the DC infrastructure.
• Good Technical Knowledge of various Electrical and Mechanical Distribution and sub systems
• Capacity planning change management and ability to develop MOP for all change and plan upgrade within the infrastructure.
• Strong team player
• Strong organizational skills and innovative problem-solving abilities.
• Good communication & interpersonal skills, multitasking with an ability to interact with a wide range of people and be a Good Team player.
• Excellent logical reasoning and troubleshooting skills.

Demands of the Job:

• Ability and willingness to work efficiently with or without supervision.

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