MANAGER PROJECT X2 (PERMANENT)

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Key Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Programme Management Officer, the incumbent will:

• Prepare and submit project investment pack for approval by the respective head of Capital Programme Management, Capital Investment Steering Committee, EXCO, Board and Shareholder as per Delegation of Authority.
• Implement fibre and radio network deployment, for both wholesale service provider and residential connectivity.
• Review project scope of work, BOM, BOQ and conduct scope definition workshop and follow up on outstanding items to conclusion.
• Coordinate professional engineering services, application for Wayleaves and site space acquisition.
• Compile Project Charter and Project Management Plan including identifying and contracting the project deliverables, milestones, constraints, risks and management support requirements.
• Manage project life cycle with all deliverables and outputs as agreed per stage, ensure standards and requirements are met through conducting site visits and quality assurance.
• Manage project schedule, implement good project management practice using project management tools, monitor project progress, eliminate blockages, handle issues and ensure that clients’ requirements are met.
• Manage costs, contracts, SHEQ Compliance, Risk and change.
• Manage the project team, key stakeholder and external suppliers/contractors by conducting regular meetings and demanding progress on a weekly basis and provide regular progress feedback according to the Broadband Infraco standards.
• Managing service provider queries, receiving and signing -off on the payment schedule and approving payment on progress, and ensuring the required level of support to prevent contract disputes and delays.
• Manage project closure by planning and conducting the project hand -over to the operational area, finalise all outstanding service provider issues and payments, and complete capitalisation process.
• Conduct a post project review and identify lessons learnt, complete the project closure report present to the steering committee, complete the internal resource performance reviews and provide to the managers.
• Ensure strict adherence to Broadband Infraco Capital Programme Management policies, governance, processes and procedures, continuous management of SHEQ aspects of the Project.
• Invoke escalation process according to Service Level Agreement (SLA) and escalation matrix.

Qualifications  and Experience:

• Grade 12 and Diploma in Electrical Engineering or similar technical qualification.
• PMBOK related Project Management course or similar
• 5 years of project management experience in the Telecommunication industry
• 8 years of Telecommunication industry experience, both Fibre and Radio network deployments.

Broadband Infraco reserves the right not to make an appointment or to make a temporary appointment in accordance with the current organizational requirements. Appointment is subject to verification of the applicant’s qualifications and reference checking. Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

Correspondence will be entered into with short-listed applicants only. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks, you should consider your application unsuccessful. Placement will be in accordance with the Company’s Employment Equity Plan. Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.