Kerja Sepenuh Masa, Project Manager - Fiber Infrastructure-Digital Spine di JLand Group - JLG Johor - Maukerja

Project Planning & Deployment Strategy

• Develop and maintain the overall project implementation and deployment plan for the Digital Spine.
• Recommend the most appropriate fiber deployment strategy, including construction methodology, route planning, duct/fiber utilization, civil works and network deployment sequence.
• Review project requirements and translate them into practical deployment packages and work programmes.
• Identify project dependencies, constraints, risks and critical activities that may affect project delivery.
• Coordinate project milestones with commercial requirements, customer commitments and network readiness targets.

BOQ & Technical/Commercial Validation

• Review and validate the Bill of Quantities (BOQ) submitted by contractors and consultants.
• Verify quantities, specifications, unit rates and scope of work against actual site conditions and approved design.
• Identify potential cost savings, discrepancies, duplication or unnecessary scope within the BOQ. Assess variation orders, additional works and claims submitted by contractors.
• Provide recommendations to management on the reasonableness of project costs and proposed variations.
• Ensure the final deployed infrastructure is aligned with the approved design, BOQ and project requirements.

Contractor & Vendor Management

• Manage and coordinate the appointed fiber deployment contractors and other project vendors.
• Monitor contractor performance against agreed scope, schedule, cost, quality and HSE requirements. Conduct regular project progress meetings with contractors.
• Review contractor work programmes, resource plans and deployment methodology.
• Ensure contractors have sufficient manpower, materials, equipment and resources to meet project milestones.
• Manage contractor issues, delays, disputes, claims and variation orders.
• Escalate material project issues to management with clear recommendations and proposed mitigation actions.

Project Cost & Budget Management

• Monitor project expenditure against the approved project budget.
• Track committed costs, actual costs, forecast costs and remaining project costs.
• Review and validate contractor progress claims prior to management approval.
• Monitor cost impact arising from design changes, variation orders and site conditions.
• Identify opportunities to optimize project cost without compromising network quality or delivery requirements.
• Prepare regular project cost and budget status reports for management.

Project Timeline & Progress Monitoring

• Establish and maintain the master project schedule covering design, procurement, civil works, fiber deployment, testing and commissioning.
• Monitor actual progress against approved project milestones.
• Track critical path activities and identify potential delays at an early stage.
• Develop recovery plans where project milestones are at risk.
• Ensure contractors provide accurate weekly/monthly progress updates.
• Monitor readiness for key project milestones such as route readiness, duct readiness, fiber pulling, splicing, testing and network handover.

Quality, Testing & Handover

• Ensure fiber deployment complies with approved technical specifications, design standards and project requirements.
• Coordinate fiber testing, OTDR testing, splicing, labeling, documentation and acceptance.
• Review testing and commissioning results prior to project acceptance.
• Ensure proper As-Built Drawings, fiber route records, test results and asset documentation are completed. Coordinate final inspection and project handover from contractor to JLG Infratech's operations team.

Stakeholder & Interface Management

• Coordinate with internal JLG Infratech teams including Commercial, Technical, Operations, Finance and Management.
• Coordinate with PLUS/LLM, consultants, contractors, authorities, utility owners and other relevant project stakeholders.
• Support coordination relating to Right of Way (ROW), permits, approvals, traffic management and site access where required.
• Ensure project requirements and stakeholder decisions are properly communicated to contractors.

Risk & Issue Management

• Establish and maintain a project risk and issue register.
• Identify potential risks relating to ROW, construction, permits, contractor performance, material availability, cost and schedule.
• Develop mitigation and contingency plans for major project risks.
• Escalate critical risks and issues to management together with recommended solutions.

Management Reporting

• Prepare monthly project progress reports for JLG Infratech management or as required.
• Provide management with clear recommendations and corrective actions where required.