General Manager - Projects

Job description

GM-Projects Vodafone Idea Limited is an Aditya Birla Group and Vodafone Group partnership. It is India's leading telecom service provider. The Company provides pan India Voice and Data services across 2G, 3G and 4G platform. With the large spectrum portfolio to support the growing demand for data and voice, the company is committed to deliver delightful customer experiences and contribute towards creating a truly 'Digital India' by enabling millions of citizens to connect and build a better tomorrow. The Company is developing infrastructure to introduce newer and smarter technologies, making both retail and enterprise customers future ready with innovative offerings, conveniently accessible through an ecosystem of digital channels as well as extensive on-ground presence. The Company is listed on National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in India. We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. At VIL, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best. VIL's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our Values of Passion, Boldness, Trust, Speed and Digital. Consequently, our recruiting efforts are directed towards attracting and retaining best and brightest talents. Our endeavour is to be First Choice for prospective employees. VIL ensures equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment based on race, colour, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. VIL is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce. Role GM Projects Head Function / Department Technology Location Mumbai Band M3 Job Purpose Project vertical has ultimate responsibility to plan and execute, all assigned projects with professional project management principles, standard practices, tools \& techniques, to lead project teams and control project schedule, cost \& performance to meet business expectation. Project Head is responsible for the rollout of 2G, 3G, 4G, Core Nodes, OFC \& MW Networks, Relationship Management, Core Infra deployment \& Own site construction (if any) in vast geography of the circle, with stringent Quality norms. He is also responsible for the deployment of new technologies, Swapping \& up-gradations of existing Network equipment, Redeployment of recovered equipment and Infrastructure Sharing with Telecom Infra Provider Companies for Network Rollout. He/She is also responsible for Network Consolidation Project. Key Result Areas/Accountabilities PLANNING, ORGANIZING, IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING AND CONTROLLING:  Determine \& prepare project budget / CAPEX requirement of each project.  Develop execution plan of the planned network nodes roll-outs -- 2G, 3G, 4G, OFC, MW, CORE, Swap, Core Infra and up gradations.  Splitting yearly targets into monthly targets based on the budget approvals, material deliveries projections, traffic projections and business plans.  Evaluation of detailed Project Plan, Define mile-stones, Project Performance Metrics \& information flow management for Monitoring the Project Progress, ensure Project Sponsor should be in loop wherever deviation takes place.  Define installation quality norms for the deployment of all kind of equipment and transmission network.  Risk Forecasting - Identify and forecast the impact of Internal \& External Dependencies and risk factors on planned / on- going Projects. Prepare Contingency Plans for Risk Management without impacting timelines and business requirements.  Identify, organize and placement of the resources required to execute each project and ensure cost effective optimum utilization of resources by best possible sharing among on-going projects.  Define formats and processes to maintain common standards during project execution thru-out the circle.  Prepare swap plan to deploy new technically upgraded equipment with old equipment's to provide world class network services for subscribers.  Regular Review of Rollout Progress, set timeline targets, cost and resource utilization.  Record all expenses of project to ensure its compliance within scheduled budget.  Synergize all the project teams, planning, operations and business to execute the roll-outs timely, so that same can be converted in revenue at the earliest.  Exploring/Suggesting cost-effective work around solutions and new contingency plans to meet critical business requirements with minimum impact of schedule and budget.  Risk Management -- implement Contingency Plans keeping all stake-holders in loop to meet the schedule targets.  Accommodate last minute changes without affecting the plans and project cost.  Ensure minimum pilferage losses by defining best installation practices and forward \& reverse logistics processes.  Quality assurance of end product/services by third party Audits of Network Rollout.  Material management includes evaluating, ordering, budgeting \& tracking of material consumed, requirement and deliveries.  Vendor Management includes ensuring timely deployment of required resources, Acceptance Testing, Invoice verification, timely Invoice processing, PO closure \& performance evaluation.  Work collaboratively with development staff and support staff to maintain thorough knowledge of product capabilities, and to ensure that all communications between Accelerant and its stakeholders are precise. ROLLOUTS  Responsible to implement planned number of 2G BTS's, 3G Node-B's \& 4G e-Nodes as per schedule to generate incremental revenue by sal