Project Manager – Telecom & Utility Infrastructure

TASC Outsourcing; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

TASC Outsourcing in Abu Dhabi seeks an experienced Senior Project Manager – Telecom Infrastructure to lead end-to-end delivery of a large-scale telecom transformation programme across backbone and lab sites.

Responsibilities include scope, schedule, cost, quality, HSE per ISO 45001, and stakeholder management; coordination with OEMs, system integrators, and contractors; driving migration, testing, commissioning, and handover.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 10+ years of experience managing EPC telecom, ICT infrastructure, or power-utility transformation projects.
• Strong experience with SDH-to-IP/MPLS migration or similar telecom backbone upgrades.
• Experience managing multi-party delivery models involving main contractors, OEMs, and system integrators.
• Strong knowledge of telecom infrastructure, fibre networks, transmission systems, migration, testing, and commissioning.
• UAE/GCC project experience is preferred; able to operate in live environments with HSE compliance.

Responsibilities

• Own overall project delivery across multiple backbone and laboratory sites from mobilisation through migration, testing, commissioning, and warranty handover.
• Manage project scope, schedule, cost, quality, risks, and contractual deliverables.
• Act as the escalation point for programme, contractual, technical, and commercial matters.
• Coordinate and manage OEMs, system integrators, contractors, and other project stakeholders.
• Ensure delivery teams are aligned with the approved organisation structure, mobilisation plan, and responsibility matrix.
• Take overall responsibility for implementation and performance of the Project HSE Plan in accordance with ISO 45001.
• Chair client and internal project coordination meetings.
• Review and approve deviation proposals, technical/commercial escalations, BOQ changes, and value-engineering recommendations.
• Ensure required competent-person qualifications and approvals are in place before any work is carried out on live systems.
• Monitor programme risks, vendor dependencies, mobilisation activities, permit-to-work compliance, and other schedule-critical items.
• Oversee fibre testing activities, including OTDR testing, and ensure timely closure of technical issues.
• Track migration, testing, commissioning, documentation, and final project handover.
• Prepare project progress, risk, and performance reports for senior stakeholders.

Skills

Telecom Infrastructure

IP/MPLS

SDH

Telecom Project Management

Fibre Optics

Backbone Networks

Network Migration

EPC Projects

Utility Telecom

ICT Infrastructure

OEM Management

System Integrator Management

Testing & Commissioning

OTDR Testing

HSE

ISO 45001

Project Governance

Risk Management

Contract Management

BOQ Management

Value Engineering

Vendor Management

Stakeholder Management

Project Delivery

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering

Job description

• Employment Type: Long-Term Contract
• Experience: 10+ Years

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager – Telecom Infrastructure to lead the end-to-end delivery of a large-scale telecom transformation programme across multiple backbone and laboratory sites.

The role will be responsible for project scope, schedule, cost, quality, HSE, stakeholder management, vendor coordination, migration, testing, commissioning, and final handover.

Key Responsibilities

• Own overall project delivery across multiple backbone and laboratory sites from mobilisation through migration, testing, commissioning, and warranty handover.
• Manage project scope, schedule, cost, quality, risks, and contractual deliverables.
• Act as the escalation point for programme, contractual, technical, and commercial matters.
• Coordinate and manage OEMs, system integrators, contractors, and other project stakeholders.
• Ensure delivery teams are aligned with the approved organisation structure, mobilisation plan, and responsibility matrix.
• Take overall responsibility for implementation and performance of the Project HSE Plan in accordance with ISO 45001.
• Chair client and internal project coordination meetings.
• Review and approve deviation proposals, technical/commercial escalations, BOQ changes, and value-engineering recommendations.
• Ensure required competent-person qualifications and approvals are in place before any work is carried out on live systems.
• Monitor programme risks, vendor dependencies, mobilisation activities, permit-to-work compliance, and other schedule-critical items.
• Oversee fibre testing activities, including OTDR testing, and ensure timely closure of technical issues.
• Track migration, testing, commissioning, documentation, and final project handover.
• Prepare project progress, risk, and performance reports for senior stakeholders.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 10+ years of experience managing EPC telecom, ICT infrastructure, or power-utility transformation projects.
• Strong experience with SDH-to-IP/MPLS migration or similar telecom backbone network upgrades.
• Experience managing multi-party delivery models involving main contractors, OEMs, and system integrators.
• Strong knowledge of telecom infrastructure, fibre networks, transmission systems, migration, testing, and commissioning.
• Experience working within utility, power, energy, or critical-infrastructure environments is highly preferred.
• Strong project governance, risk management, commercial, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Good understanding of HSE requirements and project delivery in live operational environments.
• UAE/GCC project experience is preferred.

Key Skills

Telecom Infrastructure, IP/MPLS, SDH, Telecom Project Management, Fibre Optics, Backbone Networks, Network Migration, EPC Projects, Utility Telecom, ICT Infrastructure, OEM Management, System Integrator Management, Testing & Commissioning, OTDR Testing, HSE, ISO 45001, Project Governance, Risk Management, Contract Management, BOQ Management, Value Engineering, Vendor Management, Stakeholder Management, Project Delivery.