Site Investigation Officer

Job Summary

We are looking for a Site Investigation Officer to conduct telecom site inspections, identify operational irregularities and potential fraud, and verify assets, fuel usage, expenses, and field activities. The role will also ensure compliance with operational and contractual standards while preparing accurate investigation reports. The ideal candidate should have strong telecom field knowledge, an investigative mindset, attention to detail, and high integrity. The candidate must be comfortable working independently and conducting frequent field visits.

Key Responsibilities

1. Investigation & Fraud Detection

• Conduct surprise inspections and covert verification of telecom sites.

• Investigate suspected cases of fuel theft and fuel record manipulation.

• Identify fake, duplicate, or inflated maintenance expense claims.

• Detect submission of false preventive maintenance reports.

• Investigate suspicious vendor and subcontractor activities.

• Verify actual field work against claimed activities and invoices.

• Examine patterns indicating collusion between site teams and vendors.

• Assess unusual operational expenses and recommend corrective actions.

2. Asset & Inventory Verification

• Verify physical existence of telecom assets against inventory records.

• Identify missing, damaged, swapped, or unauthorized equipment.

• Investigate possible theft or misuse of company property.

• Verify generator, battery bank, rectifier, transmission, and passive assets.

• Ensure proper asset tagging and documentation.

3. Fuel Consumption Audit

• Analyze fuel consumption trends and identify anomalies.

• Compare fuel refilling records with DG operating hours.

• Investigate excessive fuel consumption patterns.

• Verify fuel purchase receipts and supporting documents.

• Recommend actions to reduce fuel losses and leakages.

4. Expense Verification

• Validate maintenance and operational expense claims.

• Cross-check invoices, quotations, and supporting documents.

• Investigate abnormal cost variations among sites.

• Review spare parts replacement claims and physical evidence.

• Detect duplicate billing and unauthorized expenses.

5. Compliance Monitoring

• Verify compliance with Ncell/NT and company operational procedures.

• Monitor adherence to SLAs and contractual obligations.

• Identify control weaknesses and process gaps.

• Recommend preventive measures against fraud and misuse.

6. Evidence Collection & Reporting

• Collect photographic, documentary, and factual evidence.

• Prepare investigation reports with findings and recommendations.

• Maintain confidentiality of investigations.

• Escalate critical violations to senior management.

• Support disciplinary and recovery actions when required.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Telecommunications Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Communication Engineering, or related field.

• Minimum 2 years of telecom field operations experience.

• Experience in internal audit, compliance, fraud investigation, site management, or managed services.

• Prior involvement in telecom O&M projects preferred.

• Experience handling vendor management and expense verification is highly desirable.

• Candidates with experience in Interbal Audit, Fraud Investigation, Compliance Monitoring, Telecom O&M, or Intelligence/ Investigation Functions will be preferred.

Required Competencies

1. Technical

• Understanding of telecom site infrastructure.

• DG and fuel management knowledge.

• Inventory and asset audit skills.

• Cost analysis and expense verification.

• Report writing and documentation.

2. Behavioral

• High integrity and ethical standards.

• Strong investigative mindset.

• Attention to detail.

• Ability to identify suspicious patterns.

• Independent judgment.

• Assertiveness and confidence.

• Ability to work under pressure.

• Strong interviewing and fact-finding skills.

What We Offer

• Career Growth Opportunities

• Supportive Work Environment

Job Specification

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Telecommunications Engineerin
• Experience: 2 - 4 Years
• Job Type: Full Time
• No. of Vacancies: 2
• Functional Area: Tele Communication
• Industry: Recruitment/Staffing
• Offered Salary: Competitive
• Apply Before: 2026-11-25

Key Skills

• Comliance
• Monitoring & Evaluation
• Investment Analysis
• Communication
• Time Management
• Problem Solving