NOVAK - CLOUD INFRA – TPM (REMOTE ANYWHERE)
Portuguese company hires for remote position
Location: Remote from anywhere
Work Model: 100% Remote
Language Requirements: English B2 or higher — mandatory
Seniority: Senior (7+ years)
Sector: Telecommunications
Rate Between €3000 - 3400 RV (gross value)
About The Opportunity
We are looking for an experienced Senior Technical Delivery Manager / Technical Project Manager to lead complex telecommunications and network deployment projects.
You will manage the end-to-end delivery of technical Work Packages, coordinating resources, schedules, risks, dependencies, customer expectations and cross-functional teams. This is a highly visible position that combines technical project management, delivery governance, stakeholder engagement and team leadership within an international telecommunications environment.
Key Responsibilities
Delivery Management
- Manage technical Work Packages from planning through completion, ensuring delivery within the agreed scope, timeline and quality standards.
- Monitor project execution and proactively manage risks, issues, dependencies and delivery constraints.
- Help resolve technical blockers that could affect project progress.
- Manage internal and customer-facing escalations.
- Provide regular delivery updates to Engineering Management and other relevant stakeholders.
- Manage Change Requests, including impact assessments, approvals, implementation oversight and execution tracking.
- Coordinate the submission, validation and approval of completed Work Packages.
Technical Leadership and Resource Management
- Monitor business forecasts and confirmed orders to anticipate workload and resource requirements.
- Review incoming Work Packages according to their technical feasibility, requirements, acceptance criteria and project constraints.
- Plan and allocate resources to support efficient team utilization and successful delivery.
- Align detailed project requirements with Project Managers, Technical Delivery Leads, engineering teams and customers.
- Coordinate team capacity, resource distribution and delivery commitments with Engineering Management.
- Support the onboarding of new team members, including mentor assignment, initial guidance and training.
Technical Project Management
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules and execution roadmaps.
- Prepare effort estimates, resource plans and delivery forecasts.
- Ensure projects comply with approved plans, contractual commitments and governance standards.
- Track milestones, deliverables, dependencies, action items and project progress.
- Ensure the availability of all required system access, including VPN and remote-access connectivity.
- Manage project documentation, technical deliverables, test reports and supporting materials.
- Maintain Risk and Issue Registers and drive mitigation and resolution actions.
- Ensure the required project structures and operational codes are available to partners and vendors.
- Coordinate dependencies and drive issue resolution across multiple technical and business stakeholders.
Mandatory Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field.
- At least 7 years of experience in Technical Project Management, Technical Delivery Management, Network Deployment or Telecommunications Operations.
- Proven experience managing complex customer-facing projects and technical Work Packages in telecommunications environments.
- Strong knowledge of project planning, delivery governance, risk management and change management.
- Experience with resource planning, capacity management and effort estimation.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, projects and stakeholders simultaneously.
- Experience leading cross-functional technical teams.
- Strong communication, negotiation, decision-making and escalation-management skills.
- Professional English proficiency at B2 level or higher.
Highly Valued
- Previous experience with the processes, tools or delivery frameworks of major telecommunications vendors.
- Experience coordinating partner vendors and geographically distributed teams.
- Knowledge of WBS structures, operational project codes, Binding Orders, VPN and remote-access requirements.
- Experience mentoring and onboarding technical team members.
- Background in Cloud Infrastructure projects within telecommunications environments.
The Ideal Profile
The ideal candidate is an experienced delivery leader who combines strong technical understanding with excellent project-management and customer-facing skills. You are comfortable managing several priorities, making informed decisions, anticipating risks and coordinating multidisciplinary teams.
You communicate clearly with technical teams, senior management, vendors and customers, while maintaining ownership of delivery commitments. A proactive, structured and solution-oriented approach is essential for success in this position.
Questions for Candidates
Before Applying, Please Confirm
- Are you currently based in Portugal?
- Do you have at least seven years of experience in technical project or delivery management?
- Have you managed complex telecommunications or network-deployment projects?
- Do you have hands-on experience managing technical Work Packages?
- Have you managed project plans, effort estimates, resource allocation and delivery forecasts?
- Are you experienced in risk, issue, dependency and change management?
- Have you worked directly with customers and managed delivery escalations?
- Do you have experience leading cross-functional or geographically distributed teams?
- Have you worked with the processes or tools of a major telecommunications vendor?
- Is your English level B2 or higher?
- Are you comfortable with a monthly B2B/RV rate between €3,000 and €3,400?
- What is your availability to start?
Keywords to Include in Your CV
Technical Delivery Manager, Technical Project Manager, Technical Program Manager, TPM, Delivery Management, Technical Project Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Telecommunications, Telecom Network Deployment, Network Deployment, Work Packages, Project Delivery, Project Planning, Project Estimation, Resource Planning, Capacity Management, Delivery Forecasting, Stakeholder Management, Customer Management, Customer-Facing Projects, Cross-Functional Teams, Change Management, Change Requests, Risk Management, Issue Management, Risk Register, Issue Register, Dependency Management, Delivery Governance, Escalation Management, Engineering Management, Technical Leadership, Team Leadership, Mentoring, Vendor Management, WBS, Binding Orders, VPN, RAS, Project Documentation, Test Reports, Continuous Improvement, English B2
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