Building Acquisition Manager at Octotel

Job description

If you are looking for a new exciting career launch within Building Acquisition Management then Octotel is the place for you. As a recognized Innovator, Octotel is a young and fast growing company whose main aim is to bring super-fast fibre into the home or business space. The quality of both our products and our team set us apart from our competition and due to internal growth we are looking to recruit a Building Acquisition Manager to join the team- someone who is great at acquisition, negotiation, relationship- building and general business acumen.

As a fun yet professional company, we have a few requirements when looking for the perfect candidate.

Minimum Requirements for this role:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Advanced computer literacy skills
• At least 3 years’ experience as a Site Acquisition Specialist or a similar position
• Previous experience in Sales and Project Management

Roles and responsibilities:

• Negotiation with property owners for our fibre installation projects
• Managing all coordination with property owners, neighbourhood associations, government authorities and other land owners to acquire authority to enter into agreements for the installation of our fibre cables
• Managing the site acquisition processes, permitting processes, liaising with local authorities and logistics
• Building relationships and maintaining timely communication with all relevant parties
• Managing the overall project roll out schedules with the assistance of the Project Coordinator
• Meeting deadlines and assuring on time delivery of project goals
• Accurate project forecasting, compiling reports for Management
• Maintaining all records and documentation
• Attending all meetings with site owners and conducting site visits regularly
• Identifying creative solutions for managing projects and resolving operational issues
• Key Attributes and Competencies:
• Planning and Organizing
• Negotiation skills
• Results driven
• Service excellence
• Team work
• Pro-active
• Clear and frequent communication
• Attention to detail

The role is exciting in that you are joining an entrepreneurial space and an industry which is not only cutting edge, but contributing directly to improving business and the economy in South Africa. We are all about working together and learning new things. If you are a people’s person with a great attitude we would love to have you on our team!