Transmission Project Director

KTL; Naas; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

KTL is seeking a senior project leader to drive delivery of telecoms projects. You will lead cross-functional teams, coordinate with HR and other departments, and ensure safety training, resource hiring, and performance management to meet client expectations.

The role requires a strong focus on KPI delivery and health and safety compliance, with end-to-end project management across multiple workstreams.

Qualifications

• Degree in relevant discipline and Project Management Accreditation essential.
• Strong leadership and communication abilities.
• Experience in managing telecoms projects and teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop project teams to deliver on time, within budget, safely and to quality standards.
• Ensure safety training and inductions for site work; manage resources and performance.
• Oversee subcontractors, track time, cost, quality and health and safety compliance.
• Engage with clients, attend meetings, and report progress to stakeholders.
• Maintain familiarity with client specifications and ensure alignment with project plans.

Skills

Project leadership

Communication

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Reporting

People management

Education

Degree in relevant discipline

Project Management Accreditation

Job description

Job Scope

The role is responsible for the leadership of a project team to deliver project(s) on time, within budget, safely and to quality standards in line with the Clients requirements and agreed contractual SLA/KPI’s.

Needs to Have

• Degree in relevant discipline and Project Management Accreditation essential
• At least 10 years’ experience in a similar position within the telecoms industry
• Strong understanding of project methodology
• Excellent oral and written communications
• Strong leadership skills
• Strong commercial management skills
• Strong organisational ability with experience in reporting (internal & external)
• Proven people skills in delivery of project KPI’s and experience in customer facing role

Needs to Do

Project Management

• The effective leadership and management of project teams, including the development of team and individuals in partnership with HR and other departments
• Ensure each project team has the necessary safety training/inductions to undertake site work
• Hiring of resource and the implementation of the performance management system
• Assisting and supporting the team in the implementation and recording of training

Operational

• Implementation and maintenance of relevant approved processes, procedures, health and safety and technical standards and ensure their consistency with requirements of other departments
• Management of the relevant sub-contractors, monitor performance in terms of time, cost, quality and health and safety
• Ensure familiarity of client specifications and update and audit sites accordingly
• Be responsible for end-to-end management of project
• Undertake all necessary actions and support to facilitate achievement of delivery team targets in terms of time [programme], cost and quality

Health & Safety

• Ensure all project activities/project team are fully compliant with the Company Safety Management System and relevant statutory regulations
• Ensure H&S standards are always met on the project (both internally and externally)
• Ensure that sub-contractors performance meets the required project criteria
• Review project H&S reports and liaise with the Safety Officer/Manager to ensure that any recurring problems are rectified

Environment

• Ensure all project activities/project team are fully compliant with all the requirements of the Environmental Management System
• Responsible for ensuring all works are carried out in compliance with company’s environmental standard i.e. site waste disposal, materials used – Refer to SHEQ-1003 and SHEQ-1022 for listing of Environmental Aspects and Hazardous substances used in the company

Commercial Awareness

• Ensure thorough understanding of project commercials
• Evaluation and Certification of relevant supplier and sub-contractor invoices
• Responsible for project P&L account
• Delivery of KPI’s with nominal Additional Works and stringent adherence to Health and Safety/Quality protocols

Communication

• Attend project/programme/client meetings, as required, to ensure effective communication across the project

Needs to Be

• Commercially focused and able to deliver project KPI’s on time, on budget and according to quality metrics
• Focused on ensuring delivery right first time
• Able to understand and meet client expectations in line with project scope
• Self-starter who can operate effectively in a dynamic and fast paced organization
• Able to build and maintain good relationships with key project stakeholders
• Provides effective direction and guidance to project team
• Solutions focused and process orientated