Deployment Manager/Specialist


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Recruiter

Vodafone

Listed on

19th April 2017

Location

SE1 0SL

Salary/Rate

£Excellent + great benefits + London allowances

Salary Notes

£Excellent + great benefits + London allowances

Type

Permanent

Start Date

ASAP

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Joining Vodafone is more than a job, what we do matters. We don’t just carry minutes, texts and data - we carry people’s lives. And that’s a huge responsibility. If you think for a minute about the people you rely on…the likelihood is they rely on us.

Customers are at the heart of everything we do and we want to make a difference to the lives of our customers, and the communities in which we live and work. We support our people to give something back to the causes that mean the most to them through helping them give time and money to the charities they love.

And what’s it like to work here? We have created an environment where you can look forward to coming to work and are empowered to be at your best. We offer flexibility in how you work that helps you do your job in a way that suits you, opportunities to help you grow and progress throughout your career, and a choice of benefits to suit your lifestyle.

Technology at Vodafone

Millions of people interact with Vodafone Technology every day without even realising it. Our products deliver many essential services that are critical to the lives of many different people. We connect all sorts of businesses including banks, shops and the media to and critical services, such as the emergency services. Our technology and network is the backbone to everything we deliver and without it we wouldn’t have a business. That’s why we’re investing heavily in it and we need talented people to help us deliver the next wave of innovation.

About the role

A number of new opportunities have arisen within our London area Mobile networks team for an individual with experience of deploying Mobile networks. You will manage medium/large-scale Delivery Projects within a complex matrix environment, deploying Network upgrades across a dedicated area in London, through effective management of our vendors.

Your role will encompass

-Planning & Delivering - As an accomplished project manager, you will manage large-scale / complex projects encompassing the coordination of multiple regional deliveries and manage larger cross functional teams (including external teams).

-Change Management - A key element will involve managing the complex interdependencies between business, people, process and technology dimensions of change.

-Stakeholder Management - You will be a key point of contact for sponsors and senior stakeholders and monitors and manages solution delivery.

Supplier Management - a large percentage of the role will involve Supplier management. You will create supplier work packages and manage procurement. manages delivery scope and resolve deviation

-Financial management - Accurately manage a project budget and coordinates and reconciles budget for delivery of a number of work packages. Ensuring accurate forecasting and value for money.

We are looking for individuals with a Degree level education or formal PM accreditation with a background in Mobile Telecoms specifically within Integration or Deployment of cell sites.

For the more Senior Deployment Manager vacancies, Team management/team leadership experience will be required to support and assist Deployment managers in maintaining delivery targets and working with the various vendors (Ericsson, Huawei, Nokia and 3rd party delivery organisations).

-Facilitation - You will manage groups to achieve desired outcomes, using tools and techniques to maximise the group's decision-making potential

-Influencing - Individuals will be required to present new ideas convincingly to build consensus and resolve conflict. Applying techniques to influence, impact and achieve results with stakeholders.

-Strong presentation skills with the ability to engage audiences and adapt personal style appropriately to achieve desired outcomes will be essential.

We're committed to recruiting the best people, whatever their background. If you have a disability, learning difficulty, medical condition or any other individual need, we'd be happy to talk to you about making reasonable adjustments to our application and selection process that will enable you to be your best.

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