Background

iColo: A Digital Realty Company, is the leading carrier-neutral data center provider operating state of the art facilities in Kenya and Mozambique. We serve a broad spectrum of clients - Telecom carriers, ISPs &d peering points, IT & cloud providers, content providers, enterprise & financial services customers.

Responsibilities

This role forms an integral part of the projects team and will be expected to perform the following responsibilities.

• Project planning and scope definition.
• Definition of deliverables and timelines of consultants, contractors & suppliers.
• Project resource planning and allocation.
• Create, monitor, and analyze project critical path and master schedules.
• Develop responsibility matrix and project RACI.
• Weekly project tracking and progress reporting.
• Prepare coordinated weekly updates of contractor & supplier performance.
• Establish and communicate project requirements to suppliers and contractors to meet Management expectations.
• Prepare, implement, and monitor quality control plans and checklists of the project and facilitate the signing off of final acceptance between commissioning managers, design managers and contractors/suppliers.
• Provide technical oversight and guidance during project design, implementation, and commissioning phases.
• Track baselines, perform what-if analysis, and develop contingency plans.
• Develop project organogram and project escalation matrix.
• Ensure effective communication and escalation lines to align and manage expectations.
• Provide direction, guidance and support to the teams ensuring expectations and responsibilities are clear.
• Create and maintain project risk registers.
• Tracking program risks and opportunities that have financial implications and notifying the team to take required actions.
• Create and track project risks and opportunities and escalate as required for relevant actions.
• Review and discuss any changes to schedules proposed for communication to and approval by Management.
• Build and maintain relationships with contractors &suppliers.
• Facilitate effective communication and collaboration among project stakeholders, including contractors, suppliers, and internal teams.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and innovation to enhance schedule efficiency, effectiveness, and value for project delivery.
• Implement best practices and industry standards to optimize project outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in a technical project management role in Data center or relevant industry.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical or related engineering field.
• Project management certification PMP (PMI), Prince2, IPMA.
• Proficient in primavera P6 and MS project.

• Project planning and scope definition.
• Definition of deliverables and timelines of consultants, contractors & suppliers.
• Project resource planning and allocation.
• Create, monitor, and analyze project critical path and master schedules.
• Develop responsibility matrix and project RACI.
• Weekly project tracking and progress reporting.
• Prepare coordinated weekly updates of contractor & supplier performance.
• Establish and communicate project requirements to suppliers and contractors to meet Management expectations.
• Prepare, implement, and monitor quality control plans and checklists of the project and facilitate the signing off of final acceptance between commissioning managers, design managers and contractors/suppliers.
• Provide technical oversight and guidance during project design, implementation, and commissioning phases.
• Track baselines, perform what-if analysis, and develop contingency plans.
• Develop project organogram and project escalation matrix.
• Ensure effective communication and escalation lines to align and manage expectations.
• Provide direction, guidance and support to the teams ensuring expectations and responsibilities are clear.
• Create and maintain project risk registers.
• Tracking program risks and opportunities that have financial implications and notifying the team to take required actions.
• Create and track project risks and opportunities and escalate as required for relevant actions.
• Review and discuss any changes to schedules proposed for communication to and approval by Management.
• Build and maintain relationships with contractors &suppliers.
• Facilitate effective communication and collaboration among project stakeholders, including contractors, suppliers, and internal teams.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and innovation to enhance schedule efficiency, effectiveness, and value for project delivery.
• Implement best practices and industry standards to optimize project outcomes.

• Proficient in primavera P6 and MS project.

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in a technical project management role in Data center or relevant industry.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical or related engineering field.
• Project management certification PMP (PMI), Prince2, IPMA.