Job Title: Manager, Turnkey Rollout Project
Locations: Abuja, Nigeria
Employer: Etisalat Nigeria
Job Summary: Manage activities of regional vendors and contractors on turnkey projects to ensure adherence to timelines, quality and other contractual agreements
Principal Functions:
• Liaise with the programme office and assist in the development of comprehensive work plans and strategies for achieving Etisalat Nigeria?s turnkey rollout targets
• Liaise with the Access Network team and relevant vendors to facilitate smooth implementation of transmission, RF, switching/ core network and fibre systems
• Monitor implementation of regional network rollout and ensure compliance with best practices and standards
• Assist in ensuring initial project plans are complete and workable and co-ordinate all contract-approval requirements for turnkey network rollouts
• Assist in co-ordinating activities of contractors addressing scope or budget issues and ensure allocation of sufficient resources for project success
• Participate in detailed review of site build quotes from vendor/ contractor/ equipment suppliers
• Assist to ensure synchronization of implementation activities in order to deliver all elements on or before due date
• Co-ordinate implementation and integration of switches into Etisalat Nigeria network on an on-going basis in line with subscriber growth and network expansion
• Liaise with procurement and logistics unit to ensure timely procurement and availability of required equipment
• Conduct site readiness start-up checks to ensure that requirements necessary for the installation of various segments of the site build are in place
• Collect, collate and distribute network rollout monitoring statistics
• Ensure close supervision of the implementation activities of vendors and contractors in assigned region
• Ensure the planning and execution of regional network rollout projects are in compliance with agreed implementation schedule
• Assist in ensuring quality audits and acceptances on switch equipment installations and integrations in assigned region
• Assist with the implementation of quality management processes
• Assist in identifying all realistic project risks, analyze probability and impact, and develop contingency plans to monitor and manage risks
• Ensure strict adherence to Etisalat Nigeria?s network site rollout health, safety and environmental policies and site rollout best practices
• Participate in project kick-off meetings at the start of each new network rollout project and ensure the documentation of all project meeting minutes
• Review project progress against project plans and milestones and forecast project trends
• Prepare/ compile agreed periodic activity and performance reports for the attention of the Head-Turnkey Rollout
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the Head-Turnkey Rollout
Educational Requirements:
• First degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline
• Relevant professional qualifications/ certifications will provide an advantage
Experience,Skills & Competencies: Between six (6) and eight (8) years? directly relevant post-NYSC experience, with most recent three (3) years in a supervisory role
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