Project Manager

Project Manager

Location: Daventry, Northamptonshire

Project Manager responsibilities include;

• Define the project scope, goals and deliverables and produce the Project Initiation Document for National Mobile Network Operator Radio Access Network (RAN) rollouts
• Define the tasks and resources required to deliver the project and produce a comprehensive project plan establishing project timelines, dependencies and critical paths
• Identify and assign the project team members, both direct and virtual, required to deliver the project, agree allocation of activities and manage delivery throughout the project lifecycle
• Manage the project budget allocated
• Identify 3rd party suppliers and ensure their standards of delivery, product specification and documentation are aligned to project requirements
• Manage customer relationships inside MBNL and interactions across the project, providing regular progress reports and responding to customer feedback
• Track progress against project deliverables and report progress to all stakeholders
• Use defined Cellnex processes to manage changes to project scope, risks, issues and overall project governance
• Deliver an effective project handover to the customer, ensuring capability to maintain agreed standards of performance
• Evaluate each project against its scope and objectives and produce a Project Closure Report.
• Manage risks and issues effectively to ensure that all projects are delivered to the customer on time and within budget.
• Seek out efficiencies and process amendments to positively impact on delivery and customer satisfaction. Constantly review procedures and promote innovation and ‘Best in Class’ practices.
• Alignment with the National Acquisition, Commercial & Implementation Managers and their teams.

Experience and Background required from Project Manager;

• Education: Degree level qualification or significant relevant industry experience such as below:
• Minimum of 5 to 7 years’ experience in National Mobile Network Operator Radio Access Network (RAN) roll outs or similar consolidation programmes
• Excellent networking and customer facing skills with good knowledge of key stakeholders in the UK market
• Experience working with site shared / vendor / operator / SWC; in Telecoms such as; Huawei, Ericsson, Nokia, Arqiva, MBNL, EE, Hutchinson/3UK, Telefonica, Comvergent, WHP, Sitec, ARCC, 8point8, Babcocks, Virtua etc.
• A proven track record in the delivery of multiple acquisition and installation projects and programmes in the telecommunication industry, preferably on 3G, 4G and 5G related projects
• In depth experience and knowledge of the site design, acquisition, Town and Country Planning, Construction and Project Finance process.
• Experience in Project or Programme Management systems, tools and processes. APM or Prince 2 qualification (desired)
• Strong stakeholder management techniques
• Strong negotiator / persuasion methods
• Experience of using data systems and processes to schedule and manage very high volumes of implementation activities
• Strong analytical, reporting and presentational skills
• Experience and of all parts of programme lifecycle for end to end delivery from programme start up through to completion
• Matrix management skills to form a team and inspire them to deliver.
• Ability to travel nationwide to attend customer meetings