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Planning Manager, Raeanna Nigeria Ltd, MTN, Motorola, Huawei, Visafone, Etisalat

START Date: 
November, 2007
END Date: 
September, 2010

Raeanna Nigeria Limited, Lagos.

 

Manager - Planning

Nov.07- Sept 10

 MTN /Motorola/Etisalat Projects.

  • Provide support to regional project managers via detailed risk analysis and prompt response to project needs thereby ensuring timely project delivery   
  • Oversee the site construction done by outsourced site construction resource
  • Supporting regional managers in managing a team of contractors and internal resource to construct all sites to technical and construction specification
  • Oversees all change orders and ensures they are consistent with the Company objectives and communicated to contract construction teams
  • Supervise the construction of the sites and hand over to Network Engineering and Development for installation of the telecom equipment
  • Manage the site certification process upon completion of project, assess

Contractor performance against specifications

  • Approve technical resources to meet project activities
  • Monitor and ensure capacity/quality metrics are achieved by the team
  • Work with managers to define work processes/standards and best practice
  • Represent team to internal/external customers and vendors
  • Build relationships with other areas of the technology department and encourage a culture of teamwork and collaboration across the technology teams
  • Work with the team to have the cell sites rollout planned and report to higher management every week
  • Supervise all the construction, deployment related projects
  • Establish and maintain regular communication with the Regional Managers, set development objectives and give performance feedback in order to create a high performance culture within the group
  • Set targets, monitor progress and take firm corrective action when required
  • Provide status reports for all active projects within the group
  • Assess department training needs and forward recommendation to technical training section
  • Arrange on-job training for the technical staff
  • Manage technical evaluation of site construction/power generation products/services for the suitability of use in the company network. Manage technical evaluation of the vendors, contractors
  • Manage preparation and submission of department periodic activity reports
  • Manage follow-up on audits Ownership, management and delivery of department Budget
Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling): 
5900