Project Manager – Wildanet Ltd

[Construction]
Liskeard, PL14 6BT, United Kingdom
September 3, 2025
Full Time
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Job Description

Role Purpose: The Project Manager Schedules and delivers projects for the operational build team with the primary purpose of tracking the project/s to ensure that projects are delivered within the agreed envelope of time/cost/quality. Defining scope, programme of work, and resource availability to ensure that Wildanet’s FTTP network objectives are achieved. Capable and competent to lead projects from foundation/fundamentals through to delivery and retrospective review.  

Main Responsibilities:  

  • Deliver projects using best practices and principles within a PMO environment. 
  • Produce and control project documentation. 
  • Provide work‑packs and associated instructions. 
  • Manage risks and implement threat‑mitigation strategies to reduce the impact on project delivery. 
  • Allocate and apply resources (internal and external). 
  • UPRN/Build Stage/Status/RFS held in Dynamics; single Build Data Owner with named stewards (Wayleaves, Permits, D&P, Materials). 
  • Maintain sequential stage flow; post RFS promptly on QA/Validation. Mark every UPRN as Funded / Non-Funded / Incidental /version-control changes; publish weekly consumption vs forecast by item family. 
        • Track and monthly reconciliation of Permits, Wayleaves, D&P, Fibre Support costs, delivering accurate spend details to Finance business partner. 
        • Own daily/weekly/monthly outputs—RFS deltas, portfolio stage mix, materials variance, finance pack, exceptions—via Power BI/Excel. 
        • Uphold timeliness/completeness/validity/accuracy; escalate via a formal change/exception log. 


        Person Specification

        You must have excellent IT skills, particularly in Excel, Project, PowerPoint and other Microsoft 365 applications and have worked in roles that have demanded a strong level of IT literacy.  You must be able to attend the office for a minimum of 3 days per week. 


        Knowledge of:

        • Project management practices and principles (hybrid/waterfall/agile) 
        • FTTP roll‑out topologies and methodologies. 
        • Contract management. 
        • Data governance in Microsoft Dynamics 365 (or equivalent CRM), including UPRN lifecycle, picklists, and change control. 
        • BDUK programme rules and reporting expectations. 
        • Reporting & analytics: Advanced Excel (incl. Power Query/Pivot), Power BI dashboards and data modelling. 
        • Materials management concepts: BoM baselining, version control, consumption and forecasting. 
        • Finance alignment: Cost buckets (Permits, Wayleaves, D&P, Fibre Support), reconciliations and forecasting. 



        Qualifications:

        • Full UK driving licence  
        • Project Management Practitioner (APM/Agile/Prince2/SAF etc.)  


        Experience:

        • Track record of delivering projects within a time, and budget critical, environment  
        • Coaching for improvement and working to quality standards  
        • Experienced in using various network design software packages and GIS systems.  
        • Working knowledge of Openreach processes, procedures, and accreditation requirements.  
        • Excellent IT skills, particularly in Excel, Project, PowerPoint and other Microsoft 365 applications.  
        • Significant experience in a role that demanded a strong level of IT literacy  
        • Working cross-department managing multiple stakeholders  
        • Reading and interpretation of complex technical documents and processes  
        • Commercial governance and financial accounting experience an advantage. 

         

         

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