Team Lead - Projects at Swift Networks Limited

Swift Networks - Our company is an Indigenous Internet Service Provider Company with outlets spread all over Lagos State. Our core services are the provision of high speed internet services, telephony and IP - VPN services to both residential and enterprise subscribers.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Team Lead - Projects

Location: Nigeria

Job Description

• Accountable for executing project delivery for the applicable part of the project scope
• Main responsibility to ensure operational continuity and smooth execution by implementing proactive delivery management practices
• Ensures services delivery management based on PMI principles and in full alignment with Swift SOPs

Summary of key Activities:

• Continuous Project Management Planning and implementation of the Project Management Plan
• Scheduling, forecasting and progress tracking.
• Controlling and optimizing services delivery performance (operational KPIs i.e. SLA, time, scope, quality)
• Co-coordinating the people involved in services delivery

Key Performance Indicators:

• Operational non-financial KPIs (e.g. acceptance metrics)
• Project Delivery on Time

Key Activity Descriptions:

• Continuous Project Management Planning and implementation of the Project Management Plan
• Contributes to the customization of global E2E operational processes to project requirements (e.g. network operations processes, supply chain process, logistics processes, acceptance process etc.) and ensures it is aligned with Swift SOP
• Contributes proactively to Project Management and Delivery Processes Planning to reflect the changing environment.
• Responsible for communication of Project Management Plan and related processes to the relevant stakeholders
• Contributing to achieving the project targets set in the PIP to for the applicable parts , Scheduling, forecasting and progress tracking
• Ensures that services delivery management relies on fact based and verified schedules and forecasts (or the applicable part of the project scope), including e.g.
  • Collects actual services delivery performance information and compares actual performance with baseline(s)
  • Determines the causes to any perceived deviation
  • Collects information to provide latest estimates to completion
  • Implements proactive re-planning to keep the services delivery on the course
  • Ensures that schedules and forecasts are kept up to date and communicated to relevant stakeholders
  • Ensures that constraints and risks are managed successfully
  • Controlling and optimizing services delivery performance (operational KPIs i.e. SLA, time, scope, quality)
  • Controlling, reporting and optimizing services delivery* in alignment with relevant Project Management processes e.g. time management, cost management, scope management, quality etc. Is responsible of e.g.
  • Providing sufficient operational visibility to relevant stakeholders (e.g. PBM, PMO, Customer) through specific tools
  • Monitors and controls services delivery with operational KPIs
  • Participation to periodic reviews e.g. Review Meetings
  • Coordinates services delivery related operational tasks, e.g. Managing issues, Tracking the status
  • Co-coordinating the people involved in services delivery
  • Co-coordinating relevant stakeholders, e.g.
    • External partners (e.g. subcontractors, contractors, 3rd party)
    • Customer
    • Project teams
    • Setting up and maintaining clear and effective internal and external communication within the relevant project stakeholders (e.g. customer and project teams).

Position Requirements

• Experience in Various Radio Rollout Technologies (2G, 3G, LTE) is a Must
• Telecom experience for more than 6 years.
• Better understanding of LTE & Fiber is plus.
• Experienced in managing multiple projects simultaneously
• A good Degree, not less than a second class (upper class) division in a related discpline from a good university.

Application Closing Date
31st October, 2015.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online