Manager Projects & Administration (Stratosat)

Schauenburg Systems is dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities. We strongly encourage EE candidates and individuals with disabilities to submit their applications. Purpose of the Position Management level role combining project management, office/process administration and sales support. The manager coordinates telecommunications projects from Sales handover through planning, procurement, implementation, commissioning, customer acceptance and close-out, while maintaining commercial, administrative and sales-support controls. The role is a central coordination point across Sales, Technical/Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Risk/Legal, suppliers, contractors and customers. Project Management Responsible for end-to-end management of assigned telecommunications projects, maintaining control of scope, schedule, cost, quality, risks, stakeholders, contracts, variations and project administration. • Develop and maintain detailed project plans and schedules using Microsoft Project; establish milestones, dependencies and baselines. • Track progress, critical-path activities, delays and recovery plans, including supplier, procurement, contractor, technical and customer dependencies. • Coordinate project scope against customer requirements, quotations, contracts, purchase orders, statements of work, technical specifications and acceptance criteria. • Monitor project costing, committed and actual expenditure, supplier/contractor costs, purchase orders, cost-to-complete forecasts and margin protection. • Manage contracts and variations by identifying scope changes, assessing cost/schedule impact, coordinating approvals and preventing uncontrolled scope creep. • Coordinate cross-functional delivery across Sales, Technical/Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance and Risk/Legal. • Manage customer, supplier and contractor relationships, including project meetings, progress reporting, expectations, delays, concerns, variations, acceptance and handover. • Maintain accurate project records, reporting, risk/issue registers, variation registers, commissioning and close-out documentation. • Drive formal project close-out, including customer acceptance, outstanding defects, final costs, invoicing, documentation, financial reconciliation and operational handover. Office and Process Administration Management Ensure the administrative environment supporting Projects and Sales operates efficiently through standardised documentation, document control, workflow improvement, tracking mechanisms, accurate systems usage and reduction of administrative errors and delays. Sales Support and Sales Enablement Sales Support is a core component of the role. The manager enables Sales Representatives by coordinating the internal information, documentation, pricing, technical input, approvals and system processing needed to progress opportunities. The position supports Sales rather than replacing the Sales function. •…