Manager Technical Infrastructure Implementation

Permanent Management position
Roodepoort, Gauteng
Undisclosed cost to company

Posted 10 May 2021 by Godisanang Recruitment (Pty) Ltd

About the position

Manage site build, upgrade and render high level support on all Technical facilities relating to Technical Infrastructure Operations.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

3-year degree/diploma in mechanical engineering
Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a area of specialisation; with experience in supervising/managing others
Experience working in a medium to large organization
Technology Competences:
Knowledge of Technical and GSM knowledge, incl. MSS, HLR, MGW, GGSN, SGSN, BSC, RNC, routers and VAS platforms
Knowledge of the Telecommunication / cellular Industry
Project Management knowledge or experience
Good all-round Technical knowledge
Good all-round General Management knowledge
Training:
Courses in Engineering Management and Energy Efficiency preferred

POSITION OUTPUTS

Manage implementation of all mechanical, electrical and switch equipment at Technical sites in the appropriate timeframe meeting business requirements
Provide sufficient preparation for long lead time activity such as deployment of new Technical sites
Manage equipment orders and distribution to sites, with all the required approvals, for build or upgrades by the Access and Support departments
Participate in new build forecasting, i.e. to consolidate new build requirements (E2E requirement)
Manage site design and development (E2E requirement)
Mange initiation of Technical process for execution (e.g. liaise with switch engineers)
Manage bill of material (based on RFP in design phase) and confirmation of order of equipment and services
Provide necessary physical space
Execute site construction/assembling w.r.t. Mechanical and Electrical
Execute physical installation
Authorise acceptance of vendor installations (upgrades or new work) related to Engineering Services
Ensure ready-for-integration infrastructure
Ensure Technical site and associated engineering services capacity is available to meet planned growth requirements
Ensure appropriate management resources are in place for the planning, design, implementation, management, maintenance and support of all core network mechanical and electrical services
Financial Management:
Manage Capex and Opex budget related to Technical services
Carry out budget control and compilation within Technical guidelines
Assist to forecast, plan, develop and review Technical site implementation and operational budgets in line with the company financial requirements
Continuously drive the optimisation of costs associated with implementation and operation
Liaise with Finance to resolve delays in procurement approval and payment systems relating to Technical Services
Project Management:
Develop and drive the execution of agreed projects
Drive the implementation, tracking, monitoring and compliance of Projects
Contract management in line with Procurement Policies
Co-ordinate project reporting
Ensure effective implementation of the integrated project management model
Risk management
Business Analysis:
Perform Business Analysis in line with the methodology and guidelines
Identify ways to fine tune policies, processes and systems in line with changing work practices
Determine, document, and review requirements for projects within the scope of the value stream or impacting processes and systems
Design, analyse and document workflow and make appropriate recommendations that will positively impact operational effectiveness
Identify Business Improvement and Optimisation opportunities that will result in improvement of process performance
Ensure that benchmarking is conducted with other companies and organizations within and outside the industry.
Construct business cases for initiations proposed by the business. Research and consider best practice, local conditions, trends, as well as competitor activity
Identify and implement innovative ways to use minimum resources to achieve maximum outputs