Acceptance Program Manager

ID: ‎1525 | ‎20 - ‎25 yrs | Saudi Arabia | careers

Position Objectives:
The Acceptance Program Manager will be responsible for the acceptance of all
OSP Works performed in the network by Contractors, with a particular emphasis
on quality insuring full compliance with standards and specifications. He will
be fully responsible for managing, coordinating, and monitoring field
inspection and audit activities performed by a large team of inspectors,
auditors, and senior supervisors.

Job Description & Responsibilities:
Manage the network acceptance section, guide the team, and follow up that all
network acceptance tasks are executed in an orderly and timely manner and to
the required quality.
Coordinate network acceptance activities within the Network Implementation
department and with the O&M; departments section to ensure all acceptance
tasks are executed in line with project plans and requirements.
Coordinate with other technical departments to establish clear and concise
test plans and acceptance criteria for any new equipment and systems
introduced into the network.
Coordinate with Network Implementation and with the vendors and contractors to
establish site acceptance schedules in accordance with approved Project plans.
Review existing network acceptance standards, practices, and methodologies,
and recommend improvements to enhance the performance and effectiveness of the
network acceptance section as required.
Ensure that the acceptance procedures are well understood by all assigned
parties and set up systems and methodologies to monitor the execution and
performance of work of all staff.
Ensure that the network acceptance reports are prepared and submitted to all
concerned parties on time and in the required format, quantity, and quality.
Assist in the preparation of Field Survey Audit and Inspection plans and
survey/checklists templates based on approved STC Standards and specifications
Prepare survey inspection procedures, and coordinate, communicate and enforce
these with involved parties.
Coordinate site survey inspections and collect data from field inspection
teams to assess any work deviations and violations and to issue a warning and
penalty notifications to OSP contractors accordingly.
Monitor the field survey inspection activities and verify that all activities
are executed accordingly to the agreed plans and procedures
Ensure that the survey inspection outputs contain all required information and
coordinate with the survey inspection team to correct missing, incomplete,
inconsistent, or otherwise low-quality data
Generate consolidated Inspection Reports region and district-wise based on
inspectors' and supervisors’ inputs
Monitor the quality of work performed by inspection teams and prepare regular
reports on survey inspection activities, on the quality of the survey
inspection results progress status, and the performance of the teams to assess
knowledge gaps for training purposes
With the support of the Project Management team, ensure the contractors comply
with project schedules, field meetings, quality audits and PAT scheduling and
activities
Train, assign, schedule, coach, and counsel employees
Communicate job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing
job contributions

Qualifications & Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering. A Master's degree or higher is desired.
Minimum of ‎20 years of telecommunication experience with at least ‎8 years in a
Senior Management role managing large departments.
Extensive knowledge and professional experience should have been obtained
within the fields of managing projects, project control, and coordination with
the Client and the Contractor.
Strong experience in Mobile and OSP networks inspection, survey, audit, and
acceptance.
Specific confirmed training skills to deliver workshops and training sessions
to Mobile and OSP Inspection teams.
Must have direct experience in dealing with fibre survey and inspection
Good knowledge of executive management reporting, presentations, and dashboard
(Power BI) concepts with good analytical skills.
Excellent communication skills in both written and spoken English language.
PMI Certification in project management techniques and methodologies is
mandatory.
Expert-level proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint.