Nexio is a specialist ICT solution provider that helps clients build, support, and manage their IT infrastructures. We have operations in all 9 provinces across the country, over 200 clients, and over 600 employees. As a Level 1 BBBEE, we put into practice our commitment to South Africa’s transformation agenda, and we are at the forefront of digital transformation and cybersecurity. Our solution sets will assist our customers in their digital transformation journey.
Our established national footprint, coupled with our unrivalled experience in the emerging markets and our exceptional technical offerings, achieves our goals of profitability, operational agility, and client satisfaction. By joining our talented Nexio team, you will have the opportunity to become part of our national organization that offers you the opportunity to grow and develop your career.
At Nexio, we have identified five major reasons why our people want to work for us:
- They get rewarded for their efforts.
- They have the opportunity to work with a high-energy team.
- They form part of the Vodacom/Vodafone Group.
- There are opportunities to grow their careers.
- They build trust and lead with a competitive culture.
The successful candidate will be responsible for designing schedules, assessing risks, monitoring staff and sub-contractors, budgeting, and tracking project progress. They will lead an operations business team in developing, testing, supporting, and maintaining technical solutions, ensuring that project objectives are attained on time and within budget. The person will need to effectively communicate project scopes, schedules, and budgets with both customers and contractors at both executive and junior levels.
KEY ACTIVITIES
- Coordinate the implementation of Network Infrastructure projects through the complete project lifecycle and deliver project deliverables (systems, products, and services) within specified time, specifications/quality, and available resources.
- Perform project definition activities such as facilitating the creation of project teams and defining project deliverables as per requirements.
- Provide CAPEX cash flow projections based on the acceptance schedule delivery programme.
- Participate in contracts/price negotiations where applicable.
- Measure the delivery progress of contracted deliverables against the agreed quality standards and systems/products as well as the project plan.
- Report on project progress to stakeholders.
- Identify and manage risks; decide upon and facilitate or authorize corrective action.
- Manage the implementation of specific new products and services.
- Integrate project work by interfacing and liaising with all relevant groups/divisions within the company.
- Maintain project quality standards through adherence to Project Management methodology/processes.
Outputs
- Implemented projects
- Controlled documentation
- Facilitated processes
- Managed projects
- Compiled project reports
- Managed budgets
Knowledge
- Project management methodologies
- Telecoms service frameworks and architectures
- MPLS/IP networks
- Cisco products
- Satellite/VSAT systems
- VOIP systems
- Business ethics
- Engineering standards
- Business processes
- Financial management
- Policies and procedures
- Business environment
- Performance management
- PC literate with a strong understanding and application of project management tools and techniques in a complex system environment
KEY COMPETENCIES
Execution
- Drives scope management
- Develops and manages project costs, schedules, and timelines
- Employs strong organizational skills
- Incorporates time management principles into the workflow
- Integrates ongoing risk management trade-offs
Decision Making
- Collects and structures the available data impacting the project
- Makes timely decisions based on facts, circumstances, and needs
- Conducts scenario analysis
Communications
- Conveys information to all key stakeholders in both written and verbal formats
- Determines and utilizes the appropriate communication channels
- Employs active listening
- Prepares and delivers presentations
Team Management
- Motivates and inspires the team
- Leads by example
- Manages and resolves conflict
- Builds relationships within and outside the team
- Delegates appropriately
- Demonstrates team organization and governance
Technical Competence
- Understands and integrates appropriate project management tools and processes
- Applies/obtains the necessary requisite subject matter expertise (SME)
PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES
- Understands and integrates appropriate project management tools and processes
- Applies/obtains the necessary requisite subject matter expertise (SME)
- Ability to continue to monitor, learn, and implement industry best practices from the agile community
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to inspire, influence, and update delivery teams and senior executives
- Excellent facilitation, organization, and problem-solving skills help the team manage conflicts, escalating only when team processes have failed
- Comfortable with ambiguity and working in fluid, fast-changing environments under pressure
- A strong grounding in traditional project management practices
- Good understanding of the business capability/user journey, wider organizational goals, and desired product business outcomes; understanding of both the current Information Technology and digital services market and emerging business and technology trends
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
- Relevant 3-year degree/diploma
- 8-10 years’ experience within the ICT environment including:
- Minimum of 5 years Project Management experience (Essential)
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in the ISP environment (Essential)
- Exposure to the network environment (Essential)
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in the planning and roll-out of IP-based platforms, systems, or services (Essential)
- Experience in the IP environment (Advantageous)
- Contractor management (Desirable)
- Experience working with international service providers (Advantageous)
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