Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited) is a leading mobile telecommunications operator and a subsidiary of Airtel Africa. Originally launched in 2001 as Econet Wireless Nigeria, it made history as the first company to introduce commercial GSM services in the country and has since undergone several ownership and brand changes (including Vmobile, Celtel, and Zain) before becoming Airtel in 2010. It provides voice, data (including 4G and 5G), broadband, enterprise solutions, and mobile money services, serving tens of millions of subscribers with a focus on expanding digital connectivity, financial inclusion, and affordable access across Nigeria.
Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited) is recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Projects Coordinator
Location: Anambra
Job Summary
- The Projects Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and supporting the successful planning, execution, monitoring, and completion of engineering, infrastructure, construction, and expansion projects across the organisation.
- The role provides end-to-end coordination of project activities, ensuring that projects are delivered within approved timelines, budgets, quality standards, safety requirements, and agreed specifications.
- The Projects Coordinator serves as a key link between the Projects & Engineering team, contractors, consultants, suppliers, procurement, finance, operations, and other relevant stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate project planning, including schedules, timelines, milestones, deliverables, workstreams, and project kick-off activities.
- Monitor project execution against approved plans, specifications, schedules, quality standards, and deliverables.
- Coordinate site visits, inspections, project meetings, progress reviews, and follow-up on agreed action points.
- Coordinate contractors, consultants, suppliers, vendors, and internal stakeholders to ensure effective project delivery.
- Monitor contractor and consultant performance against agreed scope, timelines, quality requirements, and contractual obligations.
- Track project budgets, expenditure, variations, additional works, and potential cost overruns, working closely with Finance and Procurement.
- Review project-related documentation, invoices, submissions, and supporting records before escalation for approval.
- Maintain comprehensive and up-to-date project documentation, including contracts, drawings, specifications, schedules, approvals, invoices, and project records.
- Prepare weekly, monthly, and ad-hoc project reports, site reports, meeting minutes, action trackers, and progress updates.
- Monitor project risks, quality, HSE, and compliance requirements, ensuring deviations are identified, documented, and escalated appropriately.
- Coordinate inspections, testing, commissioning, and quality checks to ensure projects meet approved standards and specifications.
- Identify opportunities for improved project efficiency and cost optimisation while maintaining quality, safety, and compliance.
- Support timely resolution of project issues and ensure outstanding actions, deliverables, and milestones are followed through to completion.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in project management, Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Building Technology, or a related discipline.
- Minimum of 5–7 years’ relevant experience in project coordination, project management, engineering, construction, infrastructure development, or related fields.
- Professional certification such as PMP, COREN, or relevant engineering/construction accreditation is an advantage.
- Proven experience coordinating multiple projects, workstreams, schedules, milestones, and deliverables.
- Demonstrable experience managing and coordinating contractors, consultants, suppliers, vendors, and other project stakeholders.
- Experience in construction, facility development, infrastructure, farm development, industrial, or other operational projects is highly desirable.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their resume to: easternplains83@gmail.com using the job title as the subject of the email.
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