Service Delivery Manager

SUMMARY:
We are currently recruiting a Service Delivery Manager for a leading multinational telecommunications firm located in the Sandton area. The ideal candidate will possess in-depth knowledge of the Power and Tower sectors, along with a proven track record of strong management experience

POSITION INFO:
*Hybrid working model

Position overview:

• To manage a team of service delivery supervisors (SDS) in Infrastructure Deployment.
• To manage a multiple-site portfolio and be responsible for operational activities of the site service delivery supervisors, including performance standards and adherence to quality and HSE standards.
• Data controls and management, trend analysis, optimize network performance in collaboration with national and international stakeholders.
• To ensure work is distributed to the various service delivery managers as required.
• To supervise the execution of new projects.
• As part of the collaborative project team, comprising of Technicians, specialists and Project Managers from multiple functions that could be based locally and internationally.

• Relevant National Technical Diploma (N4 / N6 or S4 / S6) or relevant three-year degree
• Project management qualification is an advantage
• HSE Practitioner
• ISO 9001
• Fall arrest
• Defensive Driving
• Certifications: Level 1 First Aid
• 5 - 10 years’ work experience required, which includes:
  
  • People Leadership
  • Team management – Coaching and Mentoring
  • Project management
  • Site build
  • Site design
  • Site auditing
  • Site maintenance
• Technical competencies could typically include:
  
  • Computer literacy (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
  • Office Track
  • Siterra
  • Ariscu
  • Risk management ability
  • Project management skills
  • Quality assurance skills
  • Risk assessment skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • First Aid skills
  • Basic fire-fighting skills
  • Defensive driving skills
  • Off-road 4X4 skills

• Assigns all work to the direct reports and ensures that all activities and hold points are attended by them.
• Ensures that the service delivery supervisors update the comany systems as projects progress in a professional and timely manner.
• Ensures that the direct reports complete all relevant project documentation on the company
• Performs site inspections and ensures all relevant quality standards are adhered to by company
• Responsible for performance reviews and the management of the team, as per the company performance management processes.

• Ensures the direct reports perform regular health, safety and environment (HSE)
• Performs audits on comapny sites and company Vendors and Service Providers maintaining a level of compliance that will facilitate the success of annual audits by National and possibly international auditors, both internal and external.
• Ensures compliance with company HSE policies and standards

• Responsible for the supervision of the team and their interaction with the
• Attends to landlord queries when the SDS requires
• Resolves landlord-related queries raised by the SDS and/or by the infrastructure PMs, Property team, the corrective and preventative maintenance teams (Power & Tower).

• Attends to all customer queries and routes them to the relevant internal stakeholders for
• Resolves issues and updates all relevant stakeholders on all relevant information
• Assists with Utilities investigations when required, and identifies the relevant direct report to assist with the investigation.

• Ensures work performed by the direct reports and by all third-party contractors is completed as per the required quality standards.
• Performs site quality audits to ensure that contractors and the service delivery supervisors and project managers are complying with HSE requirements and quality standards.
• Verifies the correct installation of company equipment and assets by performing audits against the SOW and installation specification documents.
• Ensures company assets are captured accurately in the documentation for asset creation by performing regular quality checks.
• Completes relevant audit
• Provides feedback on findings and remedial action to the line manager (either the Head of Power Deployment or the Head of Infrastructure Deployment).

• Accountable for the compilation and submission of all required reports to the line manager (either the Head of Power Deployment or the Head of Infrastructure Deployment).

• Supervise and manage the performance of Service Delivery