PROJECT MANAGER – TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Project Manager

Telecoms PM required for delivery of complex technical customer project, the role will include managing the implementation of the project and liaising with the Support, Implementation, Development and QA teams in Dublin. A strong individual with customer facing experience who can drive a project to completion is a must.

The project manager will be responsible for the day to day running and leading of the project team tasked with the delivery of the project to the customer, they will also be involved from conception of the project to final acceptance and closure.

He or she will be required to manage and interface with a number of sub-projects and manage the inter-dependencies technically and also the assigned resources in order to ensure that project priorities are executed seamlessly. Note that the project team could be in more than one location and in different time zones, and that travel (and possibly international) to customer sites will be required upon demand and up to 80% if required and especially during key periods of the project.

working as part of a commercial and technical cross-functional team.

Management of unplanned work (incident reports and change management) according to Service levels.

Qualifications, Education, Experience, Skills and Traits:

* Possess a degree in an engineering related discipline, however relevant experience will be taken into consideration when assessing suitability for the position;
* At least 4 years project management experience ideally in the mobile telecoms environment, experience with mobile messaging systems (Web/WAP, SMS, Email & / or MMS) an advantage;
* Engineering background and preferably with a high level of mobile telecoms systems understanding;
* Worked as part of a commercial and technical cross-functional team.
* Management of unplanned work (incident reports and change management) according to Service levels;
* 3/4 years SW related experience in a high volume product development environment is desirable, however candidates with a highly developed cross-functional background will be considered.

Preferably, the candidate will also have experience the following areas:

* Project methodology i.e. Prince 2, PMBOK;
* GSM/GPRS / UMTS data services and features;
* GSM SW development involving the complete SW lifecycle including maintenance;
* Technical understanding of mobile telecoms messaging systems e.g. Web/WAP/SMS/MMS;
* Delivery of projects into operational mobile networks;
* An understanding of handling SW in a production environment.

The candidate’s skill set should also include project planning, risk analysis as well as an appreciation of commercial issues relating customer project management.

A key requirement of this position is the ability to drive the project forward in order to maintain the project schedule. This will require excellent motivational skills and the ability to make informed group and individual decisions.

Candidates must have good presentation skills and the ability to communicate clearly at all levels.