Technical Project Assistant Manager

Job Purpose

Jobs at this level are responsible for ensuring quality projects for STC, through effective supervision of STC’s medium budget and/or medium risk technical projects with respect to time and project schedules. Also, they are responsible for managing projects undertaken by external consulting firms and ensuring effective handover of technical projects to relevant departments, in compliance with consulting agreement. 
 

Job Responsibility

• Coordinate across a number of work units within the specified area of work, to ensure efficient work flows and accurate outputs.
• Manage small to mid-sized projects and initiatives, as may be required by the reporting senior.
• Assist seniors in articulating long term plans (3 year, 5 year plans etc.) related to Technical Projects and performs basis analysis of proposed plans.
• Supervise internal process improvement related projects and initiatives, as may be required by the reporting senior.
• Supervise allocation of work programmes to the team and ensures that necessary project management reports and analyses are available on time for decision making purposes.
• Manage medium budget and/or medium risk technical projects and initiatives, in compliance with established project management policies and procedures.
• Ensure effective design of project scope and participates in finalizing project scope for STC’s medium budget and/or medium risk technical projects, in compliance with established standards.
• Manage the routine project management activities of assigned technical projects within a specified scope, by providing guidance on related work processes and ensuring accuracy. 
• Participate in the preparation of budgets for assigned STC’s technical projects and ensures that the project implementation is in compliance with established budgets.
• Participate in articulating comprehensive project plans for STC’s assigned technical projects and develops effective project scope, objectives and processes.
• Monitor performance of external consulting firms and coordinates with relevant departments to update the progress of project work undertaken by these firms. 
• Ensure effective knowledge transfer related to technical projects from external consulting firms and ensures that all the deliverables are in compliance with internal/external client expectations.
• Participate in identifying risks affecting STC’s assigned technical projects and assists in articulating effective mitigation strategies to address identified risks, in compliance with established standards and best practices.
• Contribute in site acquisition process including owner, contract management, related authorization, procurement, and participate in field activities in coordination with relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure integration and optimization of project portfolio (planned and ongoing projects).
• Supervise the escalation for internal, and external vendors to resolve project issues where required.
• Ensure escalated disputes with vendors are resolved whilst ensuring the project timelines are not affected.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of project management trends in the market and regularly coordinates with external agencies to understand capabilities of relevant consulting firms.
• Develop and supervises the respective team members, if needed, for undertaking higher responsibilities.

Job Responsibility (cont.)

Years of Experience

5+ Years of Experience

Nature of Experience

Small to medium scale and low/medium complexity technical projects at technology/telecommunication industry

Job Band

Sr. Professional

Skills

Education

Additional Education

Certifications