Work Location : Slough, UK Rate: £270/day

Skills : OSS, Project Management & People Management, Presentation & Negotiation Skills

Job Description:

•  Ability to direct complex project (e.g. more than ten people) and manage different phases of project and co-ordinate project teams.
•  Responsibility for handling complex projects and assistance to project management and clients.
•  Responsible for compliance with budget, quality and timelines.
•  Also has specialized technical or practical expertise in one or more areas: Mobile Telecommunications, OSS (Operations Support Systems) – Network Configuration management, Fault Management areas.

•  Assistance in formulation and consolidation of requirements to client management entities involved (in particular for complex requirements which impact several different specializations and associated processes).
•  Puts forward scenario with assessment of impact on information system, estimate of business benefits achieved and return on investment, support of solutions put forward.
•  Fully accountable for the projects profitability and return on investment.
•  Shall ensure quality assurance and QMS compliance during delivery.
•  Produce and maintain the Project Definition Report
•  Produce and maintain detailed project plans
•  Run the Project Review Board; review progress against plans - report on, and chase, progress against the plan, budget and requirements.
•  Report progress to the Project Steering Group and/or Business Owner
•  Control the project Budget and the full detail behind actual costs spent, costs to complete and any deviation from benefits stated in the Business Case.
•  Raise Purchase Orders and approve invoices.
•  Works in partnership with key stakeholders to ensure the project delivers within the agreed time, cost and quality parameters, in line with KPIs
•  Manage Suppliers and other work stream managers to deliver agreed systems/services, in line with approved plans
•  Follow best practice project management methodology as used within client's organisation; follow the agreed Change Process, and interface with appropriate governance frameworks to ensure the project meets relevant gating criteria
•  Maintain the Project Control file (on Clarity) and document register
•  Manage risks, escalating appropriately to relevant operational owners; ensure that assumptions and issues are assessed, controlled and resolved
•  Co-ordinate and manage dependencies with other projects, Suppliers and work streams
•  Identify and work through any legal or regulatory issues
•  Maintain security and confidentiality
•  Manage change control via the PCR process
•  Manage Operational Acceptance, and the handover of the deliverables to the appropriate Operational departments
•  Close down the project on completion

Exposure required:

•  Good Mobile Telecoms knowledge
•  Relevant experience as Project Manager for Telecom/OSS projects (8+ Yrs)

Please ensure that your CV reflects all the relevant experience prior to applying for this opportunity.

Send your CV to Thomas Lewington Mob: 07789 994994 E-mail: thomas@pss-europe.com