About The Role

Why Airtel Africa?

At Airtel Africa, we act with passion, energy, and a can-do attitude. Innovation with an entrepreneurial spirit drive us. If you like “ordinary”, then we are not for you.

We champion diversity. We anticipate, adapt, and deliver solutions that enrich the lives of communities we serve. we roll up our sleeves to win with our customers.

By choosing Airtel, you choose to be part of a winning team. All this in addition to a brilliant opportunity to build a career in your field of expertise, across our different operating companies in Africa.

About the Role

Nxtra by Airtel in Africa is developing a Data Centre Division, building the most advanced, secure and efficient Data Centres in the African Countries where it shall operate. Our hyper-scale, mission-critical data centres across the continent would deliver high-density, energy-efficient, and highly secure infrastructure. For our premier facility in Lagos Nigeria, we are seeking a visionary MEPF (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection) Engineer through construction, testing, commissioning, and long-term facility operations.

To provide MEPF engineering leadership through construction, testing & commissioning and ongoing Data Centre operations, ensuring that all critical infrastructure is delivered, commissioned and operated to the highest standards of safety, reliability, resilience and efficiency.

Airtel Africa is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and remain fully committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Provide Client-side MEPF technical oversight during construction, with focus on quality, installation, interfaces, readiness and operational requirements.
Coordinate MEPF interfaces with CSA, specialist systems, contractors, vendors and project teams.
Participate in equipment installation, energisation, pre-commissioning and commissioning activities.
Lead the MEPF operations team through L1–L5 testing and integrated systems testing, including development/review of test scenarios, witnessing, issue resolution and final acceptance.
Ensure all MEPF systems are fully tested, documented and operationally ready before handover.
Take ownership of MEPF engineering for ongoing Data Centre operations, including HV/MV, generators, UPS, cooling, BMS/EPMS, plumbing and fire protection.
Develop and maintain the operating philosophy, SOPs, MOPs and EOPs for critical MEPF systems.
Ensure operational resilience, redundancy and concurrent maintainability are maintained at all times.
Lead technical response to MEPF incidents, failures, alarms and abnormal operating conditions.
Oversee preventive maintenance, shutdowns, switching activities, equipment replacement and major maintenance interventions.
Monitor system performance, capacity, reliability and energy efficiency and drive continuous improvement.
Provide technical leadership for modifications, capacity upgrades and future expansion.
Establish operational standards, training requirements, asset information, spares strategy and technical documentation.
Coordinate with OEMs, specialist contractors and service providers to maintain critical equipment and systems.

Educational Qualifications

Degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or related discipline from reputed institutions.

Relevant Experience & Functional / Technical Skills

8+ years of MEPF experience, preferably with significant Data Centre / Mission Critical experience.
Strong practical knowledge of critical electrical and mechanical infrastructure.
Proven experience spanning construction, testing & commissioning and operations.
Strong knowledge of L1–L5 testing and integrated systems testing.
Experience operating Tier III/Tier IV or similarly resilient facilities preferred.
Strong troubleshooting, incident management and contractor/vendor management capability.
Ability to make sound engineering decisions in a 24X7 mission-critical operating environment.