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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 Managers 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. They act as an intermediary between upper management and the project team. They often provide reports to stakeholders to ensure the project’s success and the achievement of milestones.

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:

• Working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, at all levels within the organisation, to define and achieve mutual understanding of the project scope, requirements, delivery timelines and costs
• Work with the team to identify and schedule all the work required to fulfil the scope, building a detailed project plan to track progress
• Plan the project(s) in sufficient detail to ensure integration of all activities, identification of cross-portfolio dependencies, and understanding of critical paths and key milestones
• Working effectively with relevant stakeholders for efficient project implementation
• Ensure non-people resources are identified so that the project budget will be accurate and remain affordable
• Ensure all necessary cross-functional resources are identified and ensure that all resources understand their roles and accept their responsibilities
• Provide day-to-day management for the project – time, cost and quality
• Monitoring project performance to ensure timely delivery
• Ensure there is a robust process in place for risk and issue management instigating mitigation actions and identifying contingency plans to keep the project on track
• Establish effective working relationships with all key stakeholders
• Ensure effective communication is maintained throughout the project.
• Ensure effective management of third-party suppliers to the project(s)
• Using appropriate systems, tools and techniques, establish and manage an effective project reporting structure to measure and track project performance
• They identify project goals and determine the potential challenges that can increase the cost or cause delays.
• Developing detailed project plans to guide clients, staff members and project teams and revising based on changing needs and requirements
• Manage team and support the Company in achieving KPIs, managing staff, training and any employee related issues
• Provide support to management as required

Skills & Qualifications required:

The ideal person will have a proven track record of managing and delivering projects to time cost and quality within the telecommunications / IT industry.

• 3+ years’ experience in project management
• Professional qualification in project management, such as APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ) or another recognised qualification (e.g. Prince2 or PMP)
• High-level of IT literacy, proficient user of Microsoft Office tools and MS Project and other relevant applications
• Proven track record of delivering projects to time, cost and quality
• Experience of different project management approaches e.g. agile and waterfall
• Facilitation and workshop experience
• Well-developed planning and organisational skills including scope and schedule management
• Risk and Issue Management experience
• Outstanding communication and inter-personal skills
• Proficiency in inventory control and process improvement
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent customer relationship and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work under pressure and make hard decisions required to achieve project objectives

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.