ROLE OVERVIEW

• To manage the assigned FTTH projects to achieve project delivery through enhanced value and benefit realization in line with the approved time, cost and quality project baselines and overall company objectives. The job is guided a professional methodology based on the PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge). PMBOK describes project management best practices that are applicable to most projects executed in the following four phases – Initiation, Planning, Execution and Control and Closure.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Liaise with Planning and retail team to manage the FTTH projects plans as per designs hence scheduling, identification of risks, contingency plans, and allocation of available resources
• Develop project plans for implementation of new or existing projects
• Demonstrate practical working knowledge on established project and implementation methodology used – PIP
• Formulate and manage a detail stakeholder and project communication plan
• Identify stakeholders and determine levels of influence on achievement of project outcomes and have an initiation planning session to confirm high-level project plan/schedule/charters.
• Facilitator and moderator of project meetings with stakeholders involved at every stage of the project to ensure ongoing tasks risks and challenges are monitored and mitigated accordingly with team involvement.
• Liaise with procurement department pro-actively to take into consideration lead times for delivery of equipment and materials for use in the projects assigned.
• Analyze project plan vulnerabilities and develop solutions to overcome shortfalls against established plans through regular review of potential and known risks with the development and deployment of the corrective mitigation.
• Manage delivery teams to analyses, rationalize, and integrate the requirements of all project outcomes to determine agreed, achievable project objectives
• Manage the internal working environment with the various departments i.e., planning, legal, commercial finance, procurement and the external environment like Local communities, property owners, suppliers etc. to ensure that the necessary project control mechanisms are implemented and manage all project changes with impact assessments and alignment to the revenues schedule.
• Manage detail project scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, procurement, risk, and communications with the necessary corrective actions.
• Manage sub-contractor/vendor/Internal team deliverables to contract.
• Liaise with Planning and pre-sales team manage the projects plan as per solution designs hence scheduling, identification of risks, contingency plans, and allocation of available resources
• Develop project plans for implementation of new or existing fiber projects
• Demonstrate practical working knowledge on established project and implementation methodology used – PIP
• Formulate and manage a detail stakeholder and project communication plan
• Identify stakeholders and determine levels of influence on achievement of project outcomes and have an initiation planning session to confirm high-level project plan/schedule/charters.
• Serve as facilitator during implementation process and follow through to ensure ongoing tasks are as per the project plan.
• Liaise with procurement department and fiber subcontractor to make sure Fiber Optics accessories are available on a weekly basis and manage the procurement requests pro- actively to take into consideration lead times for delivery of equipment, fibre and accessories
• Analyze project plan vulnerabilities and develop solutions to overcome shortfalls against established plans through regular review of potential and existing risks with the development and deployment of the corrective mitigation
• Manage delivery teams to analyze, rationalize and integrate the requirements of all project outcomes to determine agreed, achievable project objectives
• Manage the internal working environment with the various departments i.e., planning, commercial finance, procurement, and the external environment Local Ensure that the necessary project control mechanisms are implemented and manage all project changes with impact assessments and alignment to the billing schedule.
• Manage detail project scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, procurement, risk, and communications with the necessary corrective actions
• Manage sub-contractor/vendor deliverables to contract
• Ensure appropriate transition processes are in place for successful handover from the project team to operations management.
• Project implementation weekly reports to internal clients these include Account Managers, management, that outlines status on each project implemented. Communication and reporting
• Daily update to external clients on project implementation
• Monthly report to Management on Projects implemented against the amounts billed

QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLWDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED.

• Diploma or a bachelor’s degree in computer science/IT/Engineering/project management and planning.
• Higher diploma with 3 years’ experience
• 2-3 years’ experience in the project management industry
• Proactive and initiative, Self-motivated, Team player, Amiable, Conscientious, Decision maker