Telecom Vacancy: Customer Project Manager :: Europe

Location: Europe 
Start Date: ASAP 
End Date: 6 months (extendable) 


Responsibilities: 
• Deliver customer projects, supporting a variety of business and functional requirements 
• Lead projects throughout their entire lifecycle, from initiation to customer acceptance 
• Take responsibility for the delivery of complex projects, leading project team members, customers and third-parties as required 
• Establish and manage realistic project, quality and risk plans 
• Monitor and control team performance against each element of the work-breakdown structure 
• Act as the primary point of contact for the delivery of the project 
• Manage the project stakeholders effectively within the customer and third-parties, based on the project communications plan 
• Set and manage expectations appropriately 
• Control resources and costs against the project budget 
• Ensure that change control procedures are actively used to assess and manage the impact of proposed changes to the project on costs, timescales and scope 
• Ensure that projects are formally accepted and closed by the customer, and that all project deliverables and documentation are completed to the required standard 
• Provide feedback on project team members, and input to regular performance reviews as requested 
• Advise line managers on the development and training needs of project staff 
• Participate in continuous improvement activities and departmental/corporate initiatives 


Requirements: 
• Demonstrate working knowledge and experience of the delivery of projects within a telecommunications or systems integration environment 
• Proficient in the use of project management tools (tools to automate tasks such as scheduling, resource balancing and time recording) 
• Experience of project planning and control techniques 
• Sound knowledge of methods for reporting project progress and financial compliance against an agreed plan 
• External project manager certification, either PMP or IPMA-C 
• Exceptional personal initiative, leadership, motivational and organizational skills, as well as well-developed planning, communication and commercial skills 
• Can demonstrate organizational awareness 
• Understands the importance of both internal and customer stakeholders, identifying influencers and decision makers 
• Flexible and able to adapt to the changing needs of a company going through dynamic and significant growth


Please email your CV to dwu@firstpointgroup.com