Manager: Technical Infrastructure Implementation at MTN

About the job
Mission

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

Key Performance Areas: 

Key Tasks: 

•  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 MTN SA 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

Role Dependencies: 

•  Communication and co-ordination
•  Manage alignment between Technical site physical space and engineering services and the core  equipment requirements
•  Summarise and report on progress and issues relating to Technical services 
•  Ensure engineering services is sufficiently factored in to overall network strategy and plans
•  Interface with stakeholders within NWG and outside NWG (e.g. Finance, Procurement, Legal,  Logistics)
•  Interface with contractors and suppliers
• Vulnerabilities (control span) 
•  Successful delivery of core implementation projects on time and to budget
•  Quality of Technical deliverables, such as Technical sites and engineering services 
•  Effective and efficient utilisation of resources in Technical Services 
•  Alignment of Technical site physical space and engineering services capacity with respective  demand
•  Tracking and visibility of Technical implementation progress
•  Availability of all Technical site mechanical and engineering services
•  Technical Capex and Opex 
•  Cost efficiency of core implementation and Technical site operation
•  Consistent and complete implementation documentation 
•  Employee satisfaction
•  Internal and external stakeholder satisfaction
•  Compliance with ISO9001 & ISO14000 quality systems

 Minimum requirements of the LRA and OHSA 

Collaboration:  

Responsibility towards:  

•  Direct reports, 
•  Matrix reports, 
•  Key customers, 
•  Key suppliers, 
•  Relations, etc.

Education: 

• 3 year degree/diploma in mechanical engineering

Experience:

• 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 
•  Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a area of specialisation; with experience in  supervising/managing others
•  Experience working in a medium to large organization 

Training:

• Courses in Engineering Management and Energy Efficiency preferred

Should you not hear from MTN within 14 days, please consider your application as unsuccessful.