Senior Program Manager

Auxilion; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Auxilion is seeking an Experienced Programme Manager to lead a large-scale telecoms network rollout in Ireland. Hybrid role with on-site 2–3 days per week, travel to the UK as required, and initial assignment of ~12 months with potential extension.

You will stabilise a live programme, manage budgets and stakeholder relationships, and drive end-to-end delivery from design through handover. UK right-to-work status is noted for eligibility.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years' experience delivering telecoms network programmes.
• At least 3 years leading major rollout initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder and client management at senior level.

Responsibilities

• Lead and take full accountability for the successful delivery of a large-scale telecoms network rollout programme.
• Stabilise an existing live programme, establish an accurate baseline and implement recovery actions.
• Own programme scope, schedule, milestones, dependencies, critical path and overall delivery performance.
• Drive delivery across design, planning, permitting, field deployment, testing, activation and handover activities.
• Manage programme budgets, forecasts, margins and financial performance against targets.
• Lead commercial activities including change control, contract variations, claims management and risk identification.
• Act as the senior client-facing representative and maintain confidence and engagement with programme leadership.
• Establish and lead programme governance, reporting and steering forums.
• Build and manage relationships with local authorities, utilities, subcontractors and other delivery partners.
• Lead and develop multidisciplinary programme teams, including project managers, planners, coordinators and engineers.
• Maintain robust risk, issue, quality and compliance management processes throughout programme delivery.
• Ensure all health, safety, environmental and regulatory obligations are consistently met across the programme.
• Right to work in Ireland, full driving licence and availability to start at short notice.

Skills

Programme management

Job description

Market leading IT & Telecommunications provider requires an Experienced Programme Manager to lead the delivery of live network rollout programme in Ireland.

The Programme Director will be responsible for delivering the rollout on time, within budget and according to the standards and service levels agreed with key customers. They will also lead the rolloute delivery team, manage partners/stakeholders, and be the key liason point with the clients for the duration of this programme.

This role is initially planned for approximately 12 months, but there is a strong possibility of extension beyond this timeframe. Attendance for this role will be on.Hybrid basis, with the Programme Manager required onsite 2 and sometimes 3 days per week. The role will at times also require some travle to the UK.

Please note - In order to be considered for this role, applicants must have previous experience of broadband/telecomes rollout and be resident within a reasonable commuting distance of the comapny's offices in South West Dublin.

Role Responsibilities

• Lead and take full accountability for the successful delivery of a large-scale telecoms network rollout programme.
• Stabilise an existing live programme, establish an accurate baseline and implement recovery actions where required.
• Own programme scope, schedule, milestones, dependencies, critical path and overall delivery performance.
• Drive delivery across design, planning, permitting, field deployment, testing, activation and handover activities.
• Manage programme budgets, forecasts, margins and financial performance against agreed targets.
• Lead commercial activities including change control, contract variations, claims management and risk identification.
• Act as the senior client-facing representative and maintain confidence and engagement with programme leadership.
• Establish and lead programme governance, reporting and steering forums.
• Build and manage relationships with local authorities, utilities, subcontractors and other delivery partners.
• Lead and develop multidisciplinary programme teams, including project managers, planners, coordinators and engineers.
• Maintain robust risk, issue, quality and compliance management processes throughout programme delivery.
• Ensure all health, safety, environmental and regulatory obligations are consistently met across the programme.
• Minimum 10 years' experience delivering telecoms network programmes, including at least 3 years leading major rollout initiatives.
• Proven experience managing large-scale fibre, fixed access or transport network deployments.
• Demonstrated track record of taking over, stabilising and recovering programmes already in flight.
• Experience holding full budget and P&L accountability for multi-million euro programmes.
• Strong knowledge of the end-to-end rollout lifecycle, from survey and design through to activation and handover.
• Experience managing subcontractors, suppliers and complex multi-party delivery environments.
• Strong senior-level client and stakeholder management experience with telecom operators or network owners.
• Working knowledge of the Irish telecoms environment, including local authority, utility and road-opening processes.
• Ability to assume leadership quickly, make decisions with incomplete information and operate effectively under pressure.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building and governance management skills.
• Commercially astute, with the ability to identify risks, protect margins and drive programme performance.
• Right to work in Ireland, full driving licence and availability to start at short notice.

IMPORTANT!

All applicants must have UK right to work status as our client cannot provide any kind of Visa or Work Permit sponsorship at present.