Telco Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager - OpTel Telecoms Networks Refresh

Location: Warwick (at least 1 day per week onsite; hybrid working possible)

Department: CNI Portfolio / Project Delivery

Reporting To: Programme Director / PMO

Role Purpose

As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for delivering OpTel Telecoms Networks Refresh projects within the CNI Portfolio, ensuring outcomes are achieved to agreed time, cost, and quality standards. You will manage the full project lifecycle-from approval through handover into service-while leading internal and external teams, managing approved suppliers, budgets, and stakeholder expectations.

This role will focus on updating telephony systems in substations, migrating from Dell legacy systems, and introducing satellite communications solutions, ensuring network reliability and operational continuity. You will leverage your expertise in telecommunications networks and, ideally, Critical Network Infrastructure (CNI), to ensure project delivery aligns with organisational goals and maximises revenue and margin opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver agreed project outcomes through effective project management, leadership, governance, and collaboration.
• Perform quality assurance of supplier schedules, plans, and performance; report on overall project status.
• Produce progress reports and schedule updates for stakeholders, project teams, and technical teams.
• Work closely with the Programme Director, PMO, programme managers, delivery teams, planners, and resource managers to optimise delivery approaches.
• Liaise with stakeholders, senior staff, contractors, and suppliers to ensure all on-site requirements are met.
• Review engineering activities and initiate corrective actions as required.
• Collaborate with PMO to maintain frameworks for measuring project metrics and data collection.
• Ensure project delivery teams comply with applicable practices, policies, performance standards, and operational specifications.
• Uphold quality and safety standards, ensuring outcomes meet regulatory and organisational requirements.
• Oversee migration of telephony from Dell systems and introduction of satellite communications in substations.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Proven experience in telecommunications network project delivery; network experience is essential.
• Ideally, experience in Critical Network Infrastructure (CNI) projects.
• Demonstrated leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams in complex project environments.
• Sound knowledge of project management methodologies and delivery practices.
• Ability to resolve technical and network engineering issues across stakeholders to support milestone delivery.
• In-depth knowledge of network systems, telephony solutions, and the ability to adopt/support new technical solutions, including satellite communications.
• Strong organisational, time management, decision-making, and documentation skills.
• Experience in strategic, investment, and product planning to align projects with business strategy.
• Experience working within a matrixed organisation, with a focus on delivering results.
• Good understanding of financial management, benefits management, and realisation linked to business outcomes.
• Relevant Project Management Professional (PMP) or PRINCE2 certification preferred.

Desirable Skills

• Working knowledge of large programme/project delivery frameworks.
• Experience in mitigating BT End-of-Life infrastructure solutions.
• Experience of managing work in substation environments or similar operational settings.

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