Group Head of Engineering

at  Helios Towers Group LLP

Helios Towers is a leading independent telecommunications infrastructure company, having established one of the most extensive tower portfolios across Africa. It builds, owns and operates telecom passive infrastructure, providing services to mobile network operators. Helios Towers currently operates in 8 markets in Africa and Oman in the Middle East.

OVERVIEW

Reporting to the Director of Operations, we are looking for a Group Head of Engineering, who will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of the Engineering Strategy across all Helios Towers Operating Companies (Op Co’s), This will include Power Systems, Controls & General Site Arrangements working conjunction with the Structural Engineering Team.
Power availability is a principle element of the services we offer to our customers and it is considered USP at Helios Towers. As well as reliability our power designs must be efficient and competitive when evaluating the Total Cost of Ownership.
This role is responsible for leading innovation across our standard products and bespoke customer requirements to reduce costs and improve performance. The engineering strategy will ensure that the in-country field teams have access to all the relevant information to be able to install, commission and maintain the assets at site. Any changes to engineering products, specifications and procedures must be managed effectively by the Engineering team.

DESIRED SKILLS:

Knowledge of:

• Electrical / Mechanical Engineering
• Control Systems
• Product Development
• System Designs
• Performance Engineering
• Strategic Thinking
• Building and Supporting Teams
• Driving Continuous Innovation
• Clear & Effective Communication
• Result oriented
• Self-starter
• Problem solver

Helios Towers is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. You and any job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. If you are applying for a position in South Africa, Employment Equity targets may apply when we consider your application

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

As the Group Head of Engineering, you will be responsible for:

• Technically leading the development of the Engineering Strategy to drive value across HT’s KPI’s and wider Company Strategy.
• Taking technical ownership of power products, monitoring and control systems and ancillary equipment that make up the site design. Towers and structures are excluded from scope and are managed by our structural engineering team.
• The technical ownership across product development and the process for any new product releases. This includes research, justification, trials, training & launching with the various teams.
• Developing and aligning the Engineering Teams across all Op Co’s to deliver objectives and set ‘Best in Class’ standards.
• Developing HT’s product roadmap that will support the growth of the business and the evolving requirements of our customers.
• Developing HT’s Technical Training Strategy that ensures engineers have the right knowledge to operate and maintain the equipment on site.
• Developing HT’s site configuration & control principles to improve efficiency and maximise the utilisation of our assets on site.
• Defining and developing the logic for measures, alarms and event development within HT’s remote monitoring system (RMS) that will provide the right insight to the Operations teams on the ground.
• Supporting and developing the Site Performance Analysis process performed by the SPA teams using the asset data recovered from site through RMS. This is to ensure sites are operating at their optimum state.
• Conducting regular reviews with the Operations teams on common failures. Perform root cause assessments to establish why the failures have occurred. Work with the respective functions to implement the corrective action to prevent the same issues.
• Ensuring all products and system designs comply with safety standards and local regulations.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ROLE

To succeed in the role, you will be/will have:

• Educated to degree level
• Minimum 10 years relevant experience in Power Systems
• Minimum 5 years working in Africa
• Minimum 3-5 years working in a Senior Management Position
• Lean Six Sigma Certification Ideal
• Power, Electrical Engineering, Renewables, Mining
• Experience working in a large organization/public listed organization
• Bilingual in French & in English is preferable
• Strategic thinking
• Ability to work as part of a team or independently
• Responsible for self-learning and development
• Ensure cohesive working with their functional area
• Accountable for meeting and prioritising own targets/deadlines
• Contribute to team meetings and contribute on specialist/technical areas when required
• Review and report on functional performance to the manager.