Project manager

Role and responsibilities:

• Working within the Implementation programme responsible for the implementation of the BT21cn PoP’s (Points of Presence) across the UK.
• Acting as prime point of contact to various customer and internal Cisco stakeholders.
• Deployment of the Cisco nodes in line within the customer’s installation standards requirements.
• Acceptance of Cisco nodes across the UK.
• Integration and acceptance of the Cisco network into the customer’s production network.
• Able to work with other equipment suppliers to facilitate equipment integration testing.
• Leadership and co-ordination of up to 50 Cisco and Cisco Partner engineers.
• Ownership and management of the commercial agreement between Cisco and the Cisco Partners.
• Working with the PMO Design/Test team, and the Cisco BU’s to understand design changes. Change control of subsequent implementation changes.
• Project budget performance management and reporting.

Experience:

Project management of a large telecoms infrastructure roll out project. Worked in a matrix organisation, leading a multi-disciplined team, including Partners. Extensive customer interface experience.

Essential traits:

• Worked within a project management framework (PMI, PRINCE2, PROPS).
• Team player and effective communicator at all levels within an organisation.
• Able to lead and influence a group of engineering teams.
• Flexible and able to cope with changing requirements.
• Able to create and manage complex project schedules and associated resource requirements.
• An understanding of installation standards.
• Health and safety awareness.
• Commercial awareness.

Preferable traits:

• Contract negotiation skills.
• An understanding of IP technology.
• Competitor and industry awareness.

Advanced Services Project Manager – Staging Management

Role and responsibilities:

• Working within the Implementation programme and in partnership with the Cisco lead engineer, responsible for the BT21cn staging environment, at a location in the south-east of England.
• Project managing the preparation and build of the appropriate staging facility.
• Facility and partner selection.
• Co-ordination of the receipt, build, test and dispatch of up to 1,500 cabinets of Cisco product.
• Leadership and co-ordination of up to 30 Cisco and Cisco Partner engineers.
• Ownership and management of the commercial agreement between Cisco and the Partner.
• Working with the Implementation Project Manager(s), to understand the requirements associated with cabinet build and site delivery requirements.
• Project budget performance management and reporting.

Experience:

A project manager (potentially Junior) that has worked in a telecoms or IT infrastructure roll out project. Worked in a matrix organisation, leading a multi-disciplined team, including Partners.

Essential traits:

• Team player and able to communicate at different levels in an organisation.
• Able to lead and influence a team of engineers, and manage third parties suppliers.
• Planning, scheduling and resource management skills.
• Commercial awareness.
• Flexible and able to cope with changing requirements.

Preferable traits:

• Logistic and inventory control experience.
• Health and safety awareness.
• Formal project management experience
• Contract negotiation skills