Project Administrator (12 months contract) - Sandton at Secondments

Job Advert Summary    
Our client is looking for Project Administrator to Arrange, review of the project scope, BOM, BOQ and the scope definition workshop, and follow up on outstanding items to conclusions.

Provide support on service provider queries, receiving and verifying payment, and ensuring the required level of support from company to prevent contract disputes and delays.

Minimum Requirements    
QUALIFICATIONS

• Grade 12 Matric
• Project Management Certificate
• National Diploma Electrical Engineering or related technical qualification.

EXPERIENCE

• 5 years’ technical experience, with 3 of those in the telecommunications industry
• Strong experience on fiber and radio network deployment.
• 3 years in Project Management environment
• Microsoft suite, strong in MS Project, PowerPoint and excel

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Leadership
• Team Player
• Personal agility
• Persuasive
• Creative thinking
• Attention to detail
• Take Initiative

Duties and Responsibilities    
KEY PERFORMANCE AREARS

• Coordinate site survey activities, applications for wayleaves and site space acquisitions for the USAASA Project
• Arrange, review of the project scope, BOM, BOQ and the scope definition workshop, and follow up on outstanding items to conclusions.
• Coordinate project management activities, resources, and information throughout the project life cycle with all deliverables.
• Strong experience and ability to implement fibre as radio network deployment, for both wholesale service provider and residential connectivity.
• Ensure standards and requirements are met through conducting site visits, quality assurance and strict adherence to continuous management of Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental aspects of the project.
• Manage the project schedule, implement good project management practice using project management tools, monitor project progress, eliminate blockages, handle issues, and ensure that clients ‘requirements are met.
• Coordinate the activities of the project team, key stakeholders, and external suppliers/contractors by conducting regular meetings and demanding progress on daily basis and provide regular progress feedback according to the company Infraco standards.
• Provide support on service provider queries, receiving and verifying payment, and ensuring the required level of support from company to prevent contract disputes and delays.
• Coordinate project closure by conducting project hand-over to the operational area, finalize all outstanding service provider issues and payments, and assist with capitalization process.
• Provide support within the CPM department including working on Tender documents and following up on outstanding items with other department including Network Engineering, SCM, Operations, Finance and Sales.
• Ensure strict adherence company Capital Programme Management policies, governance, processes, and invoke escalation process according to Service Level Agreements (SLA) and escalation matrix.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation, plans and reports, and ensure that there is a detailed audit trail of documents.