Project Manager Job at Phase3 Telecom

Phase3 Telecom is West Africa’s largest independent fibre optic infrastructure and telecommunications services provider. With coverage of 6000km and counting, the company is licensed to run its network on Nigeria’s power infrastructure with expansion into the ECOWAS region using its unique Right of Way (RoW).

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Project Manager
Job Location: Abuja (FCT)
Cadre: Manager
Department: Engineering

Job Purpose

• The project assistant is to be involved in all aspects of the projects from the surveys and design stages to the hand-over of all projects.
• S/he will support the efforts of the project manager in ensuring that all deliverables are within the specified scope and on time. S/he will also notify the project manager of planned daily work and any deviations that may arise from the agreed plan ensuring that the deliverables are in line with the specification

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the project management team with a variety of administrative and project related duties such as such as memos, letters, reports, presentations, agendas, meeting materials, minutes and reports to the head of department and / or project manager assigned to projects.
• Act in the capacity of secretary in internal and external project meetings, prepares and distributes minutes and action item summaries.
• Assist in preparation of Letters of Award and in the review of vendor BOQs and.
• Coordinate and arrange travel related matters as well as prepare travel claims.
• Organise and maintain project management office files and documentation i.e. test results, survey reports, inventory and as-built diagrams.
• Assist in project and deliverables tracking throughout the implementation phase.
• Monitor the status of agreements and contracts, reporting variations and discrepancies to management.
• Participate in cross – functional and cross – departmental activities and meetings to communicate project team’s business needs, status of current projects and deliverables.
• Review and process all expense claims including travel claims or contract payments.
• Facilitate general procurement of materials for project work.
• Career development; developing on–the–job skills and acquiring training relevant to assigned duties.

Person Specification
Educational Qualification:

• HND / BSc in Telecommunication / Electronics / Computer Engineering or equivalent.
• Project Management certification will be an added advantage

Work Experience:

• A minimum of 5years of experience in network operations/project management
• Knowledge of Integration/ enterprise implementation and service provisioning
• LAN troubleshooting and IP address management

Skills and Attributes:

• Result- oriented, self-driven with a clear focus on high quality and business profit.
• Project and relationship management skills.
• Excellent communications skills, both written and oral including report writing skills.
• Strong influencing and negotiating skill.
• Reliable, tolerant and determined and must also be an emphatic communicator.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letters to: apply@phase3telecom.com using the Job position as the subject of the mail.