Industry: Advertising / Outdoor Advertising / Engineering
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: GHS 2,500 – GHS 5,000 per month
Location: Accra, with occasional travel to project and installation sites
Job Brief
A reputable 360 advertising agency is looking for a technically competent Projects & Operations Engineer to support the planning, fabrication, installation and maintenance of outdoor advertising structures and signage.
This is a hands-on engineering and project operations role. The successful candidate will provide technical guidance to installation and fabrication teams and help ensure that billboards, signages, advertising structures and related installations are properly fabricated, mounted and maintained in accordance with approved specifications, safety requirements and project timelines.
The position requires someone with practical engineering knowledge who is comfortable working both in the office and on project sites.
Key Responsibilities
Outdoor Signage Installation & Technical Support
- Provide technical direction and guidance during the installation and mounting of outdoor advertising structures and signage.
- Review proposed installation locations and advise on suitable mounting, foundation and structural requirements.
- Supervise installation teams to ensure works are carried out according to approved specifications and safe working procedures.
- Provide practical engineering input into billboard structures, sign frames, poles, supports, foundations and related installations.
- Ensure appropriate materials, fixing methods, equipment and installation procedures are used for each project.
- Identify technical challenges at project sites and recommend practical solutions before or during installation.
- Ensure completed installations meet required quality, structural and safety standards.
Fabrication & Workshop Coordination
- Coordinate with fabrication teams on the production of steel structures, frames, supports and other components required for outdoor advertising projects.
- Review measurements, specifications and fabrication requirements before production begins.
- Monitor fabrication activities to ensure completed structures are suitable for their intended installation.
- Assist in resolving fabrication or structural issues that could affect installation or project delivery.
- Ensure workshop and fabrication safety procedures are followed.
Civil & Concrete Works
- Provide technical oversight for excavation, foundation preparation, reinforcement, concreting and other civil works associated with signage and billboard installations.
- Ensure foundations and supporting structures are appropriate for the type, size and location of installations.
- Coordinate contractors and site teams undertaking concrete and related construction works.
- Inspect completed civil works before erection or installation of advertising structures.
Project Management
- Coordinate internal teams, contractors and suppliers involved in assigned projects.
- Develop and maintain project schedules and implementation plans.
- Ensure projects are completed within agreed timelines, scope and approved budgets.
- Track project progress and promptly identify potential delays, technical problems or cost overruns.
- Assist in defining project scope, resource requirements and implementation methodology.
- Maintain project documentation, site records, photographs, reports and other relevant information.
- Provide regular project-status reports to management.
- Escalate significant project, safety or technical issues when necessary.
Outdoor Operations
- Plan and coordinate outdoor installation and maintenance activities.
- Supervise operational teams, technicians, installers and other project personnel assigned to jobs.
- Ensure teams have the materials, tools, equipment and information required to execute projects.
- Monitor work progress from commencement through completion.
- Coordinate the movement of equipment, fabricated structures and installation materials to project sites.
- Ensure continuity of work and minimise avoidable project delays.
- Conduct site inspections before, during and after installations.
Structural Inspection & Maintenance
- Conduct periodic inspections of existing outdoor advertising structures.
- Identify structural deterioration, corrosion, damaged components, loose fittings or other potential safety concerns.
- Recommend corrective maintenance or structural repairs where necessary.
- Coordinate maintenance works on existing signage and advertising structures.
- Maintain inspection and maintenance records for structures under the company’s management.
Health, Safety & Quality Control
- Ensure installation, fabrication and construction activities comply with applicable workplace and site safety requirements.
- Enforce the use of appropriate personal protective equipment by site personnel.
- Identify potential project and installation risks and implement appropriate preventive measures.
- Ensure structures are properly installed before projects are formally completed or handed over.
- Promote safe working practices among installation and operations teams.
Permitting & Site Coordination
- Support the technical aspects of approvals and permitting required for outdoor advertising installations.
- Participate in site assessments and provide relevant technical information required for proposed installations.
- Coordinate with relevant internal teams, contractors, landlords, site representatives and other stakeholders where required.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree, HND or equivalent qualification in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Building Technology, Construction Technology or a closely related technical field.
- Relevant professional or project-management training will be an advantage.
- Practical understanding of fabrication, structural installation, concrete works and general construction principles.
Experience
- Approximately 2–4 years of relevant practical experience in any combination of outdoor advertising installations, structural fabrication, construction, steel works, signage installation, civil works, telecommunications structures or related engineering operations.
- Experience supervising artisans, technicians, installers, fabricators or construction workers will be an advantage.
- Candidates with direct experience in billboard, signage or outdoor advertising structures will have a strong advantage.
Technical Competencies
The successful candidate should have practical knowledge of:
- Steel fabrication and structural frames.
- Outdoor signage and billboard installations.
- Concrete foundations and basic civil works.
- Structural mounting and fixing systems.
- Measurement and site assessment.
- Reading basic technical drawings and specifications.
- Project scheduling and site coordination.
- Workplace and construction-site safety.
- Preventive maintenance and structural inspection.
- Basic project budgeting and cost control.
Required Skills
- Strong practical and technical problem-solving skills.
- Ability to supervise installation and fabrication teams.
- Good project coordination and organisational skills.
- Ability to manage multiple jobs and installation schedules.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Good communication and reporting skills.
- Ability to work effectively with artisans, contractors, suppliers and management.
- Ability to make practical decisions on project sites.
- Competence in Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to prepare basic project and site reports.
Personal Attributes
The ideal candidate should be:
- Technically minded and practical.
- Safety conscious.
- Comfortable working on construction and installation sites.
- Highly organised.
- Firm but professional when supervising operational teams.
- Able to work under pressure and meet project deadlines.
- Willing to travel to project sites when required.
- Proactive in identifying and resolving technical problems.
What Success Looks Like
Success in this role means outdoor advertising structures are properly fabricated, installed safely and completed on schedule; installation teams receive the technical guidance they require; structural problems are identified early; and existing advertising structures are regularly inspected and maintained.
This is primarily a technical engineering and field operations position, rather than a conventional advertising or marketing role.