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Regional Project Manager – South Wales -Up to £40,000 with Bonus and excellent benefits
Joining Ogi is a unique opportunity to work within an innovative Welsh business and one of the fastest-growing companies in Wales.
You may have known us previously as Spectrum Internet and NSUK, but we’ve rebranded to Ogi – a new name that reflects our commitment to serving Welsh communities. We’ve received a multi-million-pound investment and are currently in the thick of our large-scale full-fibre internet deployment across South Wales!
We’re looking for a Regional Project Manager to join our talented team and help build a leading Welsh tech business – one that will make a crucial difference to the people and places we serve. While initially this role will be based in our West Wales patch, responsibilities for our build will extend into our other build areas, including Central South Wales as we continue to scale.
About you…
In terms of background/candidate attributes, we’re preferably looking for –
* Demonstrable experience of successful delivery of elements of a fibre network (FTTP/H)
* Previous experience in a Project Management role, ideally within Telecoms sector. Deep understanding and experience of managing civils and fibre solutions either with a Telco or a contracting organisation
* Experience in working across disciplines (PMO/Commercial/Network Planner) to ensure timely commencement and completion of build areas and ongoing fluidity of work
* A thorough understanding of Project Management methodologies including project planning, resource estimation, scheduling, risk analysis, change control, configuration management and the preparation of Work Packages
* Ability to build and maintain relationships with internal teams, strategic partners and other external parties, including HA Inspectors/Stewards
* Great team player who is passionate about getting the job done well and has the tenacity to overcome and resolve difficult issues. Ability to inspire teams and have difficult conversations, when necessary
What you’ll be doing…
This role is pivotal to the success of the delivery and management of our Full Fibre Network, Deployment Programme, underpinning our growth and business strategy. Accountable for the development and delivery of FFN deployment plans, ensuring work is scoped, surveyed, planned and built accurately to demanding timescales.
The Project Manager will be accountable and own the delivery performance of suppliers of build projects, ensuring that all works are completed to quality, compliance and safety standards, with improvement plans in place to address any identified performance deficiencies. The role also requires the ability to drive fluidity by investigating and overcoming problems by working collaboratively with Suppliers, Local Authorities, Landowners and Community Champions, ensuring that contractual, commercial and stakeholder issues are managed effectively.
The Regional Project Manager role will include, but not be limited to:
Project Planning
* Milestone Planning Timescales, with breakdown of Costs
* Risk management and finance /Spend Tracking
* Project Closure and Handover
Delivery
* Evaluate, Design and Scope of Build Requirements and evaluate Network Schematics and Plans
* Project Plans, Briefs, Work Packages in place as per defined Project Management Process
* Project Reporting and Tracking in place, highlighting risks and opportunities
* Liaise with Local Authorities or Agencies on barriers to delivery as well as engagement and Communications with Communities and Customers
Quality
* Ensure a ‘Dig Once’ methodology to drive quality into the build
* Quality Checks (Retrospective and In Progress)
* Network Delivery Plans Progress Checks
* iAuditor Compliance Manage Network Audits and Sign Off
Safety
* Safety Checks (Retrospective and In Progress)
* Civils Noticing Compliance and NRSWA Compliance
* Company Safety Policy Upheld
Supplier Management
* Field Visits and depot visits
* Quality and compliance reviews
Other/BAU Task Management
* Customer Site Visits and dealing with complaints
* Working closely with Commercial Team to manage changes/compensation events so as to ensure Day One final accounting of build areas Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Next Steps?
Please get in touch for a confidential chat, or to see the full job description. If you don’t consider yourself as ticking all the requirements but you think you’d be a good fit for us, feel free to message for a chat too
