Project Manager – Telecom & Utility Infrastructure

• Senior Project Manager – Telecom Infrastructure • Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE • Employment Type: Long-Term Contract • Experience: 10+ Years Job Summary We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager – Telecom Infrastructure to lead the end-to-end delivery of a large-scale telecom transformation programme across multiple backbone and laboratory sites. The role will be responsible for project scope, schedule, cost, quality, HSE, stakeholder management, vendor coordination, migration, testing, commissioning, and final handover. Key Responsibilities • Own overall project delivery across multiple backbone and laboratory sites from mobilisation through migration, testing, commissioning, and warranty handover. • Manage project scope, schedule, cost, quality, risks, and contractual deliverables. • Act as the escalation point for programme, contractual, technical, and commercial matters. • Coordinate and manage OEMs, system integrators, contractors, and other project stakeholders. • Ensure delivery teams are aligned with the approved organisation structure, mobilisation plan, and responsibility matrix. • Take overall responsibility for implementation and performance of the Project HSE Plan in accordance with ISO 45001. • Chair client and internal project coordination meetings. • Review and approve deviation proposals, technical/commercial escalations, BOQ changes, and value-engineering recommendations. • Ensure required competent-person qualifications and approvals are in place before any work is carried out on live systems. • Monitor programme risks, vendor dependencies, mobilisation activities, permit-to-work compliance, and other schedule-critical items. • Oversee fibre testing activities, including OTDR testing, and ensure timely closure of technical issues. • Track migration, testing, commissioning, documentation, and final project handover. • Prepare project progress, risk, and performance reports for senior stakeholders. Qualifications & Experience • Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related discipline. • Minimum 10+ years of experience managing EPC telecom, ICT infrastructure, or power-utility transformation projects. • Strong experience with SDH-to-IP/MPLS migration or similar telecom backbone network upgrades. • Experience managing multi-party delivery models involving main contractors, OEMs, and system integrators. • Strong knowledge of telecom infrastructure, fibre networks, transmission systems, migration, testing, and commissioning. • Experience working within utility, power, energy, or critical-infrastructure environments is highly preferred. • Strong project governance, risk management, commercial, and stakeholder-management skills. • Good understanding of HSE requirements and project delivery in live operational environments. • UAE/GCC project experience is preferred. Key Skills Telecom Infrastructure, IP/MPLS, SDH, Telecom Project Management, Fibre Optics, Backbone Networks, Network Migration, EPC Projects, Utility Telecom, ICT Infrastructure, OEM Management, System Integrator Management, Testing & Commissioning, OTDR Testing, HSE, ISO 45001, Project Governance, Risk Management, Contract Management, BOQ Management, Value Engineering, Vendor Management, Stakeholder Management, Project Delivery.

Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related discipline. Minimum 10+ years of experience managing EPC telecom, ICT infrastructure, or power-utility transformation projects. Strong experience with SDH-to-IP/MPLS migration or similar telecom backbone network upgrades. Experience managing multi-party delivery models involving main contractors, OEMs, and system integrators. Strong knowledge of telecom infrastructure, fibre networks, transmission systems, migration, testing, and commissioning. Experience working within utility, power, energy, or critical-infrastructure environments is highly preferred. Strong project governance, risk management, commercial, and stakeholder-management skills. Good understanding of HSE requirements and project delivery in live operational environments. UAE/GCC project experience is preferred.

Own overall project delivery across multiple backbone and laboratory sites from mobilisation through migration, testing, commissioning, and warranty handover. Manage project scope, schedule, cost, quality, risks, and contractual deliverables. Act as the escalation point for programme, contractual, technical, and commercial matters. Coordinate and manage OEMs, system integrators, contractors, and other project stakeholders. Ensure delivery teams are aligned with the approved organisation structure, mobilisation plan, and responsibility matrix. Take overall responsibility for implementation and performance of the Project HSE Plan in accordance with ISO 45001. Chair client and internal project coordination meetings. Review and approve deviation proposals, technical/commercial escalations, BOQ changes, and value-engineering recommendations. Ensure required competent-person qualifications and approvals are in place before any work is carried out on live systems. Monitor programme risks, vendor dependencies, mobilisation activities, permit-to-work compliance, and other schedule-critical items. Oversee fibre testing activities, including OTDR testing, and ensure timely closure of technical issues. Track migration, testing, commissioning, documentation, and final project handover. Prepare project progress, risk, and performance reports for senior stakeholders.