Viberoptix are a leading Tier 1 contractor, providing a full turnkey solution for a fibre network build.
Due to expansion, we are seeking a Senior Build Manager (Cabling).
The Senior Build Manager (Cabling) will be responsible for the overall oversight and management of the cabling aspect of the projects they are responsible for. They will liaise with the programme team alongside the other operational functions of the business to achieve the programme dates and requirements, ensuring the team are engaged and motivated to meet project delivery.
Responsibilities:
- To manage and oversee all cabling aspects of the project, ensuring the associated build teams are meeting KPIs and targets
- Upskill all levels of the team, promoting high performance teams, identifying training gaps and mentoring managers and supervisors
- Programme & Planning of works including daily tracking of network build
- Overall management of Build Managers including daily liaison
- Ensure relevant Health & Safety standards are followed and achieved
- Development of team resulting in streamlining processes as required on network
- Oversee completion of works to Client’s specifications and to PIA standards (are carried out in line with acceptable handover to client) including as-built compliance / documentation
- Attend all required meetings with both Client & sub-contractors
- Chairing weekly progress meetings and recording minutes.
- Ensuring Council permits are in place to keep cabling works on schedule
- Co-ordination of work in line with delivery programme
- Manage client expectations on date deliveries and volume delivery targets
- Manage risk register in line with delivery programme and documentation of possible delays
- Assess, review, and mitigate commercial & contractual risks
- Monitor work production outputs closely with regular dialogue with the commercial dept.
- On site visits as required
- Support the Directors as required in other activities
The Person:
- Significant relevant experience in build management at a senior level
- Previous management experience of teams
- The ability to motivate, manage and grow a successful team to deliver the highest possible standards
- Proven ability to build strong relationships
- Excellent organisation, communication and leadership skills
- Experience of using Microsoft Office, including MS Project
- Full valid driving licence
- SSSTS or SMSTS (desirable)
- Experience of working with BT/Openreach and knowledge of Physical Infrastructure Access (PIA)
- GIS/Autocad knowledge (desirable)
Viberoptix is an equal opportunities employer
Viberoptix are a leading Tier 1 contractor, providing a full turnkey solution for a fibre network build.
Due to expansion, we are seeking a Regional Project Director (GB).
The Regional Project Director will be responsible for the overall oversight and management of commercial and public sector programmes within the business. They will translate business strategy into an integrated work break down structure from which a related portfolio of projects is created and cascaded through the Company.
They will be an influential leader, role model and one who possesses drive and determination operating with a sense of urgency in all business-related matters. Sitting on the Director Team, the individual will also have the capability to inspire the confidence of the CEO, CTO, Board of Directors and Senior Managers.
Responsibilities:
The successful individual will be accountable for all aspects of all programmes and will be responsible for ensuring that the Project Management team discharge risk responsibilities in line with agreed professional standards.
- Ensuring overall oversight and management of commercial and public sector programmes
- Point of contact for all aspects of programme delivery
- Demonstrable experience and capability to define high/medium complex undefined solutions which will deliver positive business impact
- Work across projects and programmes to develop and manage project controls, risk and interdependencies across Viberoptix business activities
- Measuring the efficiency of the department’s processes and taking steps to improve them
- Assisting in the development of strategies for the growth of the Company and making sure they are implemented
- Liaising between the Company and client, for quality assurance purposes
- Ensuring that employees, including senior management, have access to mentoring and coaching, to optimise motivation levels
- Liaising with the operational functions to outline impacts to budgets and resources required to meet its objectives within agreed financial parameters
- Empowering the project and operational teams with the leadership and resources they need to successfully complete operations initiatives
- Forecasting manpower requirements and liaising with the HRD to ensure recruitment and succession planning are adequate for the business
- Upskill all levels of the team, promoting high performance teams, identifying training gaps and mentoring supervisors
- Regularly reviewing projects to ensure that these meet required standards and recommend changes where necessary
- Overseeing the projects and making any necessary changes to meet business goals and projections
- Measuring and reporting on project performance and develop plans to improve relevant key performance indicators
- Promoting effective and clear internal and external communications
- Acting as the company’s main adviser on all issues relating to programme functions and keeping abreast of latest developments to ensure that the Company maintains its competitive position
The Person:
- At least 5 years’ experience in the utilities, construction, civil engineering or telecoms industry at Senior / Director level, with experience of leading and developing a team to deliver on business objectives.
- Demonstrable experience of working in partnership with senior teams and all functions across the business to direct and guide Project / Programme performance
- Proven success on programming and executing a large scale project for a business
- Proven financial analysis ability, including budgeting.
- Experience in change management with a growth business to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
- Experience of creating comprehensive business measures, evaluating the effectiveness, efficiencies and required improvements
Viberoptix is an equal opportunities employer.
Viberoptix are a leading Tier 1 contractor, providing a full turnkey solution for a fibre network build.
Due to expansion, we are seeking a Senior Build Manager (Civils).
The Senior Build Manager (Civils) will be responsible for the overall oversight and management of the civils aspect of the projects they are responsible for. They will liaise with the programme team alongside the other operational functions of the business to achieve the programme dates and requirements, ensuring the team are engaged and motivated to meet project delivery.
Responsibilities:
- To manage and oversee all civils aspects of the project, ensuring the associated build teams are meeting KPIs and targets
- Upskill all levels of the team, promoting high performance teams, identifying training gaps and mentoring managers and supervisors
- Programme & Planning of works including daily tracking of network build
- Overall management of Build Managers including daily liaison
- Ensure relevant Health & Safety standards are followed and achieved
- Development of team resulting in streamlining processes as required on network
- Oversee completion of works to Client’s specifications and to PIA standards (are carried out in line with acceptable handover to client) including as-built compliance / documentation
- Attend all required meetings with both Client & sub-contractors
- Chairing weekly progress meetings and recording minutes.
- Ensuring Council permits are in place to keep civils works on schedule
- Co-ordination of work in line with delivery programme
- Manage client expectations on date deliveries and volume delivery targets
- Manage risk register in line with delivery programme and documentation of possible delays
- Assess, review, and mitigate commercial & contractual risks
- Monitor work production outputs closely with regular dialogue with the commercial dept.
- On site visits as required
- Support the Directors as required in other activities
The Person:
- Significant relevant experience in civils / build management at a senior level
- Previous management experience of teams
- The ability to motivate, manage and grow a successful team to deliver the highest possible standards
- Proven ability to build strong relationships
- Excellent organisation, communication and leadership skills
- Experience of using Microsoft Office, including MS Project
- Full valid driving licence
- SSSTS or SMSTS (desirable)
- Experience of working with BT/Openreach and knowledge of Physical Infrastructure Access (PIA)
- GIS/Autocad knowledge (desirable)
Viberoptix is an equal opportunities employer.
The Chief Operations Officer for Viberoptix will assume overall responsibility and accountability for the provisions of an effective and consistent Operational and Build team within the business, ensuring projects are on target and the strategic growth of the business is enabled.
The post holder will be an influential leader, role model and one who possesses drive and determination operating with a sense of urgency in all business-related matters. Sitting on the Executive Team, the individual will also have the capability to inspire the confidence of the CEO, CTO, Board of Directors and other Senior Managers.
The Role:
- Measuring the efficiency of the Company’s operational processes and taking steps to improve them.
- Developing strategies for the growth of the Company and making sure they are implemented.
- Liaising between the Company and client, for quality assurance purposes.
- Building a strong relationship with the FD, ensuring investment and funding for the business in order to facilitate operational growth.
- Ensuring that all employees, including senior management, have access to mentoring and coaching, to optimise motivation levels.
- Developing and controlling all operational budgets to ensure that the company has all the resources required to meet its objectives within agreed financial parameters and to maintain the financial strength of the company.
- Empowering the operational team with the leadership and resources they need to successfully complete operations initiatives.
- Forecasting manpower requirements and liaising with the HRD to ensure recruitment and succession planning are adequate for the business.
- Regularly reviewing operations to ensure that these meet required standards and recommend changes where necessary.
- Overseeing the operations of the organisation and making any necessary changes to meet business goals and projections.
- Measuring and reporting on operational performance and develop plans to improve relevant key performance indicators.
- Overseeing the Health and Safety of the operational function and ensuring a clear action plan is in place.
- Ensuring that an effective remuneration system is in place for employees.
- Promoting effective and clear internal and external communications.
- Acting as the company’s main adviser on all issues relating to operational functions and keeping abreast of latest developments to ensure that the Company maintains its competitive position.
The Person:
The individual that will be best suited for this position will be able to demonstrate the criteria below and possess a work ethic along with a style / skill set that is both strategic in approach and hands-on in delivery.
Essential Criteria
- Significant experience in a senior operations role at Senior Executive/Director level, where you have developed a team and delivered on organisational and business objectives, ideally within the utilities, construction or manufacturing industries
- Demonstrable experience of working in partnership with senior team and all functions across the business to direct and guide the performance of others, set strategy to convey a clear vision and sense of purpose.
- Experience of managing performance through the implementation of systems, processes, measurements and controls and achieving success through others
- Proven financial analysis ability, including budgeting
- Experience of leading and developing a team that has delivered operational excellence to a business.
- Experience in change management with a growth business to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
- Experience of creating comprehensive business measures, evaluating the effectiveness, efficiencies and required improvements.
- Evidence of the effective use of teamwork, allocating work, developing staff and ensuring effective relationships.
- IT literate, including experience of systems applicable to the Telecoms industry.
Viberoptix Ltd is a fast growing, leading telecommunications company, delivering frontline services to fibre network providers across the UK and Ireland.
We are looking for an IT Support Technician to oversee the IT requirements for the Company, both in NI and the UK.
Reporting into the Finance Director, this is a hands-on position with high level of competency required. The candidate will be expected to hold a high level of ownership for their area of responsibility.
Responsibilities:
- Management and provision of technical support for in-house systems and software
- Manage the IT department and measure against KPIs
- Providing expert IT advice on departmental projects, including integration of new Company systems
- Work effectively, professionally, and collaboratively with other members of the business
- Engage in technical and operational discussions relevant to your work and be open to new and challenging ideas
- Install and configure computer hardware, operating systems and applications
- Manage and monitor system backups and online cloud resource backups
- Ensure the company policy on malware, viruses, phishing and more are in place and effective
- Support international staff with any VM setup, management and system lockdowns
- Ensure that a Disaster Recovery plan is created and exercised to ensure business continuity
- Manage third party hardware repair process
- Create support documentation including procedures and reports on IT related issues
- Create diagrams and written instructions for system set up or for repair of common faults
- Management of user accounts and privileges
- Ensuring all staff have appropriate equipment as required for their job
- Track inventory of hardware and software throughout the organisation
- Liaising with Procurement department to source the correct specification of stock, ensuring surplus held
- Ensure 1st line response is provided to all IT service requests by telephone, intranet and email
- Ensuring all technical issues are dealt with by the department in a timely manner
- Providing technical support for all software products utilised by the Company
- Adherence to all Health and safety practises
- Provide support to management and directors as required
Skills & Qualifications required:
The ideal person will have a proven track record of working in growing Company and in a fast paced environment.
- HND or above equivalent in Information Communications Technology, Computer Science or computer related qualification; or demonstrable experience of relevant IT support experience
- Installation and support of hardware and software programmes experience
- Knowledge of configuring and maintaining servers
- Practical understanding of Cloud technologies
- A strong and professional communicator who is not afraid to challenge convention and discuss options of approach to issues
- Demonstrate a strong ownership ethos and accountability of IT infrastructure
- Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
- Effective negotiation skills
- Full UK driving licence
The Senior Build Manager has responsibility of the designated project(s) and is responsible for ensuring that the targets are achieved to standard, deadline and budget.
They will be responsible for ensuring that the management and teams that they are responsible for are performing at the highest levels and identify any gaps or training in the teams.
The Job Role:
- To manage and oversee all aspects of the project, ensuring the associated build teams are meeting KPIs and targets
- Upskill all levels of the team, promoting high performance teams, identifying training gaps and mentoring managers and supervisors
- Programme & Planning of works including daily tracking of network build
- Overall management of Build Managers including daily liaison
- Ensure relevant Health & Safety standards are followed and achieved
- Development of team resulting in streamlining processes as required on network
- Oversee completion of works to Client’s specifications and to PIA standards (are carried out in line with acceptable handover to client) including as-built compliance / documentation
- Attend all required meetings with both Client & sub-contractors
- Chairing weekly progress meetings and recording minutes.
- Ensuring Council permits are in place to keep civils works on schedule
- Co-ordination of work in line with delivery programme
- Manage client expectations on date deliveries and volume delivery targets
- Manage risk register in line with delivery programme and documentation of possible delays
- Assess, review, and mitigate commercial & contractual risks
- Monitor work production outputs closely with regular dialogue with the commercial dept.
- On site visits as required
- Meet the expectations of a Senior Manager profile
- Support the Directors as required in other activities
The Person:
- Significant relevant experience in civils / build management
- Previous management experience of teams
- The ability to motivate, manage and grow a successful team to deliver the highest possible standards
- Proven ability to build strong relationships
- Excellent organisation, communication and leadership skills
- Experience of using Microsoft Office, including MS Project
- Full valid driving licence
- SSSTS or SMSTS (desirable)
- Experience of working with BT/Openreach and knowledge of Physical Infrastructure Access (PIA)
- GIS/Autocad knowledge (desirable)
Based in our UK branch in Penrith, this position is an ideal opportunity for a driven individual who has the ambition to succeed and progress within the company.
Responsibilities:
- Engaging with the management team to plan and schedule work in line with the programme ensuring
- A strong knowledge of programme and works scheduled
- An early warning of planned changes to forecast
- Ensuring full visibility of activity and risks across all areas of the project
- Creating and maintaining comprehensive project documentation – ensuring documents are updated and maintained
- Assisting the Build Managers to define the project scope, project activities and dates, involving all relevant stakeholders
- Liaising with the Streetworks team, updating the Streetworks system with relevant information
- Provide Streetworks administration support in accordance with business operations, ensuring compliance with all elements of streetworks legislation through effective management of notices, permits and other documents
- Liaise with operations, local authorities and third parties to arrange bus stop / parking suspensions / road closures, use of portable traffic signalsand other traffic management
- Support the development of processes, workflows and efficiency improvements
- Ensure permits are being accepted, and finding out and flagging in advance if there are issues
- Working with the Build Managers to ensure the correct activities are identified on the project to deliver by ensuring lessons learned are communicated effectively
- Track project progress and update with daily whereabouts of teams
- Monitoring and tracking project progress against the detailed project plan – identifying risk and supporting in identifying mitigation activities
- Reporting project progress, status, and risk in a regular and timely manner, using appropriate tools and techniques, including escalation of risks to management as needed
- Adherence to all Health and Safety practices
- Provide support to management as required
Skills & Qualifications required:
You will have a proven track record in coordinating projects, strong administration skills, and advanced IT skills.
- Experience of planning projects effectively
- Strong scheduling experience and administrative background
- Able to successfully manage relationships with internal and external facing stakeholders
- High-level of IT literacy, proficient user of Microsoft Office tools
- Outstanding communication and inter-personal skills
- Full UK driving licence
- Experience in the Telecommunications sector (desirable)
Additional Information:
This is not an exhaustive list of duties and requirements. The nature of the organisation is such that it will evolve as it operates and the nature of duties, tasks, knowledge and skills required for this post may develop and change in time.
Viberoptix is an equal opportunities employer.
Viberoptix Ltd is an exciting new telecommunications company incorporated January 2020. We deliver frontline services to fibre network providers across the UK and Ireland. As the business continues to grow, we are seeking Traffic Control Administrators to join the team.
This position is an ideal opportunity for individuals who have the ambition to succeed and progress within the company.
The role:
- Raising and closing traffic control permits
- Understand and ensure Permit Schemes and their common requirements for dealing with road closures
- Maintaining databases and ensuring the systems are updated accurately
- Provide streetworks administration support in accordance with business operations
- Ensure compliance with all elements of streetworks legislation through effective management of notices, permits and other documents
- Liaise with operations, local authorities and third parties to arrange bus stop / parking suspensions / road closures and use of portable traffic signals
- Liaise and arrange traffic management
- Support the development of processes, workflows and efficiency improvements
- General Administration duties
The person:
- Previous experience in an administration role
- Driven and able to work autonomously with high level of attention to detail
- Competent or advanced competency with Microsoft Office applications
- Excellent communication skills across all levels
- Demonstrable organisation and time management skills
The Senior Build Manager has responsibility of the designated project(s) and is responsible for ensuring that the targets are achieved to standard, deadline and budget.
They will be responsible for ensuring that the management and teams that they are responsible for are performing at the highest levels and identify any gaps or training in the teams.
The Job Role:
- To manage and oversee all aspects of the project, ensuring the associated build teams are meeting KPIs and targets
- Upskill all levels of the team, promoting high performance teams, identifying training gaps and mentoring managers and supervisors
- Programme & Planning of works including daily tracking of network build
- Overall management of Build Managers including daily liaison
- Ensure relevant Health & Safety standards are followed and achieved
- Development of team resulting in streamlining processes as required on network
- Oversee completion of works to Client’s specifications and to PIA standards (are carried out in line with acceptable handover to client) including as-built compliance / documentation
- Attend all required meetings with both Client & sub-contractors
- Chairing weekly progress meetings and recording minutes.
- Ensuring Council permits are in place to keep civils works on schedule
- Co-ordination of work in line with delivery programme
- Manage client expectations on date deliveries and volume delivery targets
- Manage risk register in line with delivery programme and documentation of possible delays
- Assess, review, and mitigate commercial & contractual risks
- Monitor work production outputs closely with regular dialogue with the commercial dept.
- On site visits as required
- Meet the expectations of a Senior Manager profile
- Support the Directors as required in other activities
The Person:
- Significant relevant experience in civils / build management
- Previous management experience of teams
- The ability to motivate, manage and grow a successful team to deliver the highest possible standards
- Proven ability to build strong relationships
- Excellent organisation, communication and leadership skills
- Experience of using Microsoft Office, including MS Project
- Full valid driving licence
- SSSTS or SMSTS (desirable)
- Experience of working with BT/Openreach and knowledge of Physical Infrastructure Access (PIA)
- GIS/Autocad knowledge (desirable)
Viberoptix Ltd is a fast growing, leading telecommunications company, delivering frontline services to fibre network providers across the UK and Ireland.
We are looking for Project Coordinators to take the lead in ensuring the day-to-day project management of our network construction projects, including scope and schedule management, risk and issue management, budget control and resource and people management.
This is a hands-on position with high level of competency required. The candidate will be expected to hold a high level of ownership for their area of responsibility.
Responsibilities:
- You will be the Key Business Planning interface with projects and overarching company objectives. Expected to routinely operate up to Director-level.
- Develop a routine cycle of frequent engagement with the programme leads / managers, including attendance on programme boards, in order to develop:
- An intimate knowledge of programme growth strategy
- An early warning of planned changes to forecast
- Develop set of assumptions for each programme that we can use to flex resource on programme progression
- Tracking the accuracy of project assumptions
- Anticipate, track and (with Resource Planning) assess the impact of in-year forecast variance
- Support Resource Planning Analysis and Insight through the collation and reporting of actual deliverable completions by month and programme
- Ensuring full visibility of activity, costs and risks across all areas of the project
- Creating and maintaining comprehensive project documentation – ensuring Microsoft Project Plans and Microsoft Teams documents are updated and maintained
- Assisting the Project Manager to define the project scope, project activities and dates, involving all relevant stakeholders (internal and external)
- Working with the Project Manager to ensure the correct activities are identified on the project to deliver by ensuring lessons learned are communicated effectively
- Monitoring and tracking project progress against the detailed project plan – identifying risk and supporting the Project Manager in identifying mitigation activities
- Executing mitigation plans to minimise project risks and reporting on the status when required
- Reporting project progress, status, costs and risk to Project Manager in a regular and timely manner, using appropriate tools and techniques, including escalation of risks to management as needed
- Reporting changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs using appropriate verification techniques and in accordance with company management strategies, policies and plans
- Feeding back on areas for cost improvement and potential programme benefits realisations
- Adherence to all Health and safety practises
- Provide support to management as required
Skills & Qualifications required:
- You will have a proven track record in coordinating large scale complex projects, experience in successful end to end project management delivery and project management skills across all aspects of projects, from inception to delivery and handover.
- Experience of planning and controlling complex, multi-work stream projects effectively
- Devising and delivering mitigation to address key risks facing the project
- Proven ability to develop and manage project budget and finances
- Able to successfully manage relationships with internal and external facing stakeholders
- In-depth knowledge of project management methodologies Strong MS Excel, Project, Word and PowerPoint skills
- Experience in the Telecommunications sector (desirable)
- Outstanding communication and inter-personal skills
- ArcGIS (or alternative) experience (desirable)
- Full UK driving licence