Property Specialist: Regional Operations

Job Description

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Role Purpose/Business Unit:

End to end project coordination to ensuring that projects relating to DAS’s and 3rd party properties are completed on time, within budget, and to the prescribed standards. Effective stakeholder management, with vendors, internally, and with the customer is vital.

Your responsibilities will include:

• To coordinate all aspects of 3RD party approvals within the business, this includes but is not limited to new BTS, site & power upgrades, and site hardening.
• Ensure that approvals are completed on time, and to the prescribed quality standards (TCQ)
• Lease Negotiation with landlords for new sites e.g. EBU sites
• To effectively coordinate with different internal and external stakeholders to ensure approvals and other projects are completed in line with TCQ (time, quality and cost) objectives
• Execute projects per defined project governance methodology including milestones, management of risk, reporting, and communication
• To ensure data is updated and that data integrity is maintained on all internal databases in order to track progress on projects as well as to report monthly on all aspects
• Implement & manage site acquisition processes for new DAS installations, new shared sites and all site upgrades
• To ensure operational process and control problems specific to leases and rentals are identified, resolved and managed in a timely manner.
• Identify risks within the regional leases and rental environment for 3rd party lease and refer to NNP team
• Identify initiatives to improve processes and deliver operational efficiencies (e.g automations)
• Handle escalation queries around 3rd party and DAS site Access and out of service sites (electricity and/or hardware)

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• Relevant 3 year Technical Qualification in Build or Town planning environment, - Degree/ Diploma/ N6 National Diploma (essential)
• Certificate in Project Management
• Drivers Licence Code 08 (essential)

Core competencies, knowledge, and experience:

• Project Management
• Teamwork
• Risk Management
• Negotiation skills
• Business acumen
• Stakeholder engagement
• Capital projects experience
• Financial/budget control principles
• 3 years experience in coordinating projects in property domain (essential)
• 3-5 years Telecommunications Infrastructure/property experience (Essential)
• Knowledge of Civil and Town Planning environment (desirable)
• Knowledge of construction environment and regulations (desirable)

We make an impact by offering:

• Enticing incentive programs and competitive benefit packages
• Retirement funds, risk benefits, and medical aid benefits
• Cell phone and data benefits, advantages fibre connection discounts, and exclusive staff discounts offered in collaboration with partner companies

Closing date for Applications: 10 April 2025

The base location for this role is Port Elizabeth

The company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates, and values diversity & inclusion.