Project Execution Planning:

• Responsible for the execution planning in the region 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
• Ensures the allocation of planned work to appointed contractors/suppliers in accordance with contractual obligations
• Ensuring that suppliers/contractors are aware about the capacity and capabilities required to support MTN
• Allocation of accountable project engineers within the region
• Ensuring the communication plan between the implementation team, Project Manager and the commercial teams are clearly defined and understood within the region
• Attend project kick-off meeting to clarify complete corporate customer requirements and deliverables pertaining to transmission and radio access infrastructure.

Project Execution Management:

• Accountable for end-to-end implementation of all approved projects within the region.
• Ensure that leased FTTx and microwave transmission links are supplied to EBU Customers within agreed target dates and quality standards.
• Ensure that required Access infrastructure such as macro, micro and indoor DAS, TX high sites etc… are supplied within agreed target dates and quality standards.
• Ensure that the responsible project engineers and suppliers are diligent in the updating of Network Information Management System.
• 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.

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 of MTN and its Customer

Project Reporting:

• Provide weekly project progress reports to Project Manager.
• Provide implementation feedback to Project Manager on ad-hoc basis.
• Ensure the supply of accurate and good quality reports.

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 at all times
• Attend all meetings involving scope change and communicate impact thereof

Project Close Out:

• Attend project close-out meetings to confirm deliverables pertaining to transmission and radio access infrastructure are in accordance with corporate customer requirements and deliverables.

Special Projects and Support:

• Assist with managing special projects as and when required.
• Assist head office during tender evaluations.
• Assist head office staff in responding to RFPs.
• Assist in the POCs and field trials of new supplier solutions.
• Assist Project Managers and Process analysts in process optimisation initiatives.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements  

Education:

• Minimum 3 year diploma/degree in engineering/technology
• Fluent in English

Experience 

• Minimum of 3 Years experience in the telecommunication industry (preferably in the Radio & Transmission Implementation environment). Sound project management experience will be advantageous

Training:

• Transmission systems
• GSM training
• Project Management
• General technological principles