ROLE PURPOSE

The successful candidate will be responsible for designing schedules, assessing risks, monitoring staff and sub-contractors, budgeting, and tracking project progress. Leading an operations business team in developing, testing, supporting, and maintaining technical solutions. Ensure that project objectives are attained on time and within budget. The person will need to effectively communicate project scopes, schedules, and budgets with both customers, and contractors on an executive and junior level.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

OBJECTIVES

• Co-ordinate the implementation of Network Infrastructure projects through the complete project lifecycle as well as the delivery of project deliverables (systems, products and services) within specified time, specifications/ Quality and available resources.
• Perform project definition activities such as facilitating the creation of project teams and defining project deliverables as per requirement.
• Provide CAPEX cash flow projections based on the acceptance schedule delivery program
• Participate in contracts/ price negotiations where applicable.
• Measure the delivery progress of contracted deliverables against the agreed quality standards and systems/ products as well as the project plan.
• Report on project progress to stakeholders.
• Identify and manage risks. Decide upon and facilitate or authorize corrective action.
• Manage the implementation of specific new products and services.
• Integrate project work through but not limited to interfacing and liaising with all relevant groups/ divisions within the company.
• Maintain project quality standards through adherence to Project Management methodology/ processes.

  Outputs:

• Implemented projects
• Controlled Documentation
• Facilitated Processes
• Managed Projects
• Compiled Project Rep

Certifications/Experience

• 8-10 years of experience within the ICT environment including:
• Minimum of 5 years Project Management experience (Essential)
• Minimum of 3 year’s experience in the ISP environment (Essential)
• Exposure to the networking environment. (Essential)
• Experience in the IP Environment (Advantageous)
• Experience working with international service providers (Advantageous)
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in the planning and roll-out of IP-based platforms, systems, or services (essential)
• Contractor management (Desirable)

Experience

• Project management Methodologies
• Telecoms Service Frameworks and Architectures
• MPLS / IP networks
• Cisco Products
• Satellite / VSAT systems
• VOIP systems
• Business Ethics
• Engineering Standards
• Business Processes
• Financial management
• Policies and procedures
• Business environment
• Performance management
• PC literate and absolute understanding and application of project management tools and techniques in a complex systems environment

Soft Skills

• Communication Skills
• Leadership and supervision
• Team orientated
• Ability to work independently and take initiative
• Proactive and assertive
• Co-ordinating Skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Critical Thinking
• Analytical
• Facilitation Skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Negotiation Skills
• Decision-making Skills
• Active listening Skills
• Social perceptiveness
• Management of personnel resources
• Time management