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Programme Manager: Subsea Cable Landing & Global Capacity Delivery

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Role title: Programme Manager: Subsea Cable Landing & Global Capacity Delivery

Duration: 1 year contract

Location: Midrand

Role purpose:

To lead the end-to-end delivery of submarine cable landing programmes and associated global capacity infrastructure, from feasibility, permits and third-party mobilisation through Cable Landing Station readiness, shore-end and terrestrial works, network integration, acceptance and operational handover, ensuring safe, compliant, on-time and commercially controlled delivery.

Key accountabilities

1. End-to-End Programme Delivery

  • Own the integrated programme plan and critical path from landing-site readiness through Ready for Equipment, cable landing, installation, testing, acceptance and handover.
  • Define milestones, dependencies, resources, governance gates and recovery plans across marine, terrestrial, station and network activities.

2. Cable Landing Station and Infrastructure Readiness

  • Coordinate site surveys, land-route design, headwall, beach manhole, ducts, pulling manholes, fronthaul and station interfaces.
  • Lead Facilities and Power readiness, including secure space, HVAC, fire protection, AC/DC power, UPS, batteries, generators and grounding.

3. Permits, Third Parties and Commercial Control

  • Coordinate municipal, provincial, national, coastal and environmental permits and engagement with landowners, utilities and affected authorities.
  • Manage ASN and other civil, facilities, electrical, security, logistics and specialist suppliers against contracts, budgets, scope, milestones, changes and acceptance evidence.

4. Internal Workstream and Global Capacity Integration

  • Integrate Facilities, Power, Transmission/Core, IP and capacity engineering, Security, Property, Supply Chain, Finance, Legal, Regulatory, Health and Safety, Operations and NOC workstreams.
  • Coordinate terminal equipment, power feeding equipment, optical distribution frames, backhaul, cross-connects, transmission turn-up, monitoring and end-to-end capacity acceptance.
  • Chair programme governance and maintain executive reporting, risk, issue, dependency, decision and change-control registers.
  • Ensure legal, safety, environmental, engineering and quality compliance and complete as-built records, training, spares, warranties, manuals, acceptance certificates and transition to 24x7 operations.

Key performance indicators

  • Milestones achieved against approved permit, construction, Ready for Equipment, installation, acceptance and handover dates.
  • Delivery within approved budget and scope, with accurate forecasting, controlled change and supplier payments linked to verified outputs.
  • No material safety or compliance breach; critical defects closed and complete handover evidence accepted for stable operations.

Core competencies, knowledge and experience

  • Extensive global telecommunications capacity and international infrastructure programme delivery experience, including subsea systems, terrestrial backhaul and carrier-grade transmission.
  • End-to-end Cable Landing Station, landfall civil works, resilient facilities/power, transmission integration, testing and operational handover experience.
  • Permitting and authority engagement across municipal, provincial, national, coastal, environmental and regulatory stakeholders.
  • Commercial and contract management across global suppliers, construction contractors and professional services.
  • Executive leadership, negotiation and judgement in a multinational matrix environment.

Qualifications and experience

  • Relevant four-year degree in Engineering, Technology, Telecommunications, Construction/Infrastructure Management or a related field; recognised programme/project management qualification strongly preferred.
  • Minimum 10 years relevant telecommunications or digital infrastructure experience, including at least 5 years leading complex multi-workstream programmes.
  • Direct submarine cable landing, Cable Landing Station or global capacity delivery experience is essential. International system supplier, consortium or hyperscale delivery experience is strongly preferred.
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