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Jobs Description:
Title: PROJECT MANAGER – TRANSMISSION NETWORK PROGRAM
Role Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the successful delivery of transmission and access network infrastructure programs within a large-scale telecommunications environment. The role is responsible for managing end-to-end project lifecycles, ensuring delivery against scope, schedule, budget, quality, and operational objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end delivery of telecommunications infrastructure projects and programs.
- Manage scope, schedules, budgets, risks, issues, and governance.
- Deliver transmission network programs including fibre, microwave, IP and optical transport solutions.
- Manage vendors, contracts, SLAs, and delivery performance.
- Monitor CAPEX/OPEX budgets and provide accurate forecasting and reporting.
- Prepare executive reports, steering committee packs, and project dashboards.
- Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders and support network lifecycle, resiliency, and decommissioning initiatives.
Ensure compliance with customer, regulatory, safety, and site access requirements.
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Qualification:
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Any Relevant Project management certification - PMP, PRINCE2 , SAFe, or AgilePM
Relevant tertiary qualification in Engineering, Telecommunications, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
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Experience
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Program / Project Management - Minimum 5 years of end-to-end program or project management experience in a telecommunications, utilities, or infrastructure environment
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Transmission or Access Network Delivery - Minimum 3 years of direct experience in transmission network infrastructure programs, including microwave, fibre, or IP/optical transport.
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Vendor & Contract Management - Demonstrated experience managing external vendors against contractual SLAs, milestone schedules, and performance obligations.
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CAPEX/OPEX Budget Management - Demonstrated experience tracking and reporting project budgets.
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Stakeholder Management - Demonstrated experience coordinating cross-functional stakeholders in a large enterprise or telecommunications environment.
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Decommissioning or Network Lifecycle Programs - Experience in legacy equipment decommissioning, asset retirement, or network lifecycle management is highly desirable.
Resiliency or Risk Uplift Programs - Experience delivering network resiliency, redundancy, or risk remediation programs is highly desirable.
- Technical Competencies
Project Scheduling & Planning Tools — MS Project, Smartsheet, or equivalent enterprise project scheduling platforms; Microsoft 365 suite (Teams, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint, Word), maintain risk registers and issue logs. publish status reports and milestone dashboards and steering committee reports.
Primary location: OCS-F3 on site 3 days per week or as required. Limited WFH
Behavioural Competencies: Accountability, Communication, Adaptability, Collaboration, Commercial Acumen
Change Control process: Customer reserves the right to terminate the services at any time, with a minimum of 30 calendar days’ written notice to the contractor.
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