To ensure successful service delivery enablement to Business Units requiring Fixed Line Infrastructure including EBU, National Wholesale and BRC. Assist business units to achieve their strategic objectives through effective project management of bespoke infrastructure solutions.
 Responsibilities

Key Performance Areas

Key Tasks:

Project Execution Planning:
• Responsible for the project execution planning of national fixed line projects including the scheduling of project resources required to     meet and exceed project targets.
•    Responsible for obtaining the project implementation deliverables including order specifications and milestone target dates from     Project Manager
•    Allocation of planned work, together with the TFLS Regional Managers, to appointed contractors/suppliers in accordance with     contractual obligations.
•    Ensuring the communication plan between the various stakeholders are defined
•    Where possible, attend project kick-off meeting to clarify complete corporate customer requirements and deliverables pertaining to     fixed line infrastructure including       Fibre, Microwave and Fixed Wireless mediums such as Fixed LTE,5G, etc.

Project Execution Management:
•    Accountable for end-to-end implementation of all approved BU orders at a national level.
•    Accurate issuing of Purchase Requisitions for equipment and / or Services compared against the customer contract (Procurement).
•    Ensure that FTTx and Microwave transmission links are supplied to EBU and National Wholesale Customers within agreed target dates     and quality standards.
•    Monitor all output related workflow actions and ensure that they are completed in accordance with the project plan dates.
•    Monitor all input related workflow actions by contractors and ensure they are completed promptly in accordance with the project     plan dates and contracted SLAs.
•    Management of project costs (CAPEX budget)
•    Project documentation to be maintained.
•    Reverse Logistics to be effectively managed e.g. decommissioning of a PTP link where relevant equipment to be placed back into the     warehouse and re-purposed for       re-use.

Project Risk Management:
•    Proactively identify quality and schedule delivery risks and generate risk mitigation alternates for the Project Manager.
•    Apply active operational decision-making in the best interests Business Unit Customers

Project Reporting:
•    Provide weekly project progress reports.
•    Occasionally provide implementation feedback to Project Manager on ad-hoc basis.
•    Ensure the supply of accurate and good quality reports.
•    Provide input to required reports for TFLS Management and Executives (whether internal reporting and / or escalation reports to     Business)

Project Stakeholder Management:
•    Collaborate and liaise with the other departments and work streams in order to assist in the facilitation of a seamless     integration of all relevant access technologies
•    Ensure that suppliers/contractors espouse MTN values.
•    Attend all meetings involving scope change and communicate impact thereof.
•    Effective escalations to relevant stakeholders (sales person, line manager, etc.)

Project Close Out:
•    Attend project close-out meetings to confirm deliverables pertaining to transmission and radio access infrastructure are in     accordance with customer requirements          and deliverables.
•    Efficient order close out to ensure soonest possible realisation of revenue.
Special Projects and Support:
•    Assist with managing special projects within the Technical Enterprise Project department as and when required.
•    Assist head office during tender evaluations.
•    Assist BUs and head office staff in responding to incoming RFPs.
•    Assist in the POCs and field trials of new supplier solutions.
•    Assist Project Managers and Process analysts in process optimisation initiatives.

Qualifications

Education:
•    Standard 10 (Matric) and N6, S4 or equivalent National Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications or IT.
•    Prince2 Practitioner Certification (preferred), PMP or Certificate in Project Management from a recognized institution

Experience:
•    Minimum of 5 Years experience in the telecommunication industry (preferably in the Radio & Transmission Implementation     environment).
•    Sound project management experience will be advantageous.