Assistant Manager Projects

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Purpose

The primary responsibility of AM/DM – "Assistant Project Manager" is to assist project delivery team in executing complex AMI projects under supervision of assigned Project Manager. Lead projects that are less complex, owing their end to end delivery ensuring these projects are on time, on budget, and within scope. Undertake different initiatives to deliver AMI roadmap with objective of aligning departmental objectives with organization’s strategic objectives within the limits of organizational policies and SOPs, departmental objectives, and directions/guidelines from supervisor.

Education (Mandatory)

BE Engineering (Electrical/Electronic)

Years of Experience

1-3 years’ experience

Functional Competencies

Business Acumen_AM-DM Data Analytics and Reporting_AM-DM Equipment Fitness and Quality Control_AM-DM Financial Acumen_AM-DM Industry Principles and Concepts_AM-DM Internal Audit Techniques_AM-DM Meter Data Management_AM-DM Procurement and Contractual Procedures_AM-DM Project Management_AM-DM Quality Control and Continuous Improvement_AM-DM Safety Awareness_AM-DM SAP Management_AM-DM Technical Writing_AM-DM
## Area of Responsibilities

1 AMI Smart Metering Roll-out

Following the approved smart meters roll-out strategy and delivering the smart metering rollouts for on-time, on-budget, and on-quality completion. This includes:

- Assist in the development of 10 years smart meters roll out plan

- Facilitate in communicating the locked rollout strategy to end users.

- Liaison with operational end users (IBCs, NC, G&T) to compile annual growth plan of Smart Meters against FMR, NC, SIP and on-going/new rollouts.

- Assisting implementation of smart metering roll outs and ensuring on system installation of all smart meters till MDMS for subsequent energy accounting, auto billing and data analytics

- Liaison with internal department for planning upgrades and capacity increase of backend systems as per Smart Meter’s growth plan.

- Continuous monitoring of rollout progress and ensure resources’ availability for timely completion.

2 System Upgradation Projects

Supporting the upgradation of existing AMI HES HW+SW to support latest technology and enhanced quantum of meters. This includes:

- Coordinating with Headend Systems and IT team for upgrades and capacity increase of AMI systems consisting of headend systems, IT servers and/or smart meters for enhanced efficiency and capacity.

- Obtaining approvals for AMI backend systems upgrades in terms of scope and budget.

- Facilitation in locking SOW with vendors and executing upgrades with existing data migrations and backups, with minimum downtime and IT interruptions at the AMI existing system.

- Supporting the sign-off of annual SLAs with AMI vendors by taking every relevant internal stakeholder onboard and obtain sign-off on the document. Following through the timely payment procedure for uninterrupted support service by vendor.

3 AMI New Technology Research and Development

Conducting R&D and feasibility to study for new smart metering technological initiatives that can be implemented at KE AMI landscape.

- Find opportunity areas for AMI implementation at KE and research use cases available internationally to fulfil the purpose.

- Determining AMI project specifications by studying product designs, business requirements, and performance standards.

- Connecting with relevant AMI vendors and service providers for their solution exploration and its application for KE to cater identified issues.

- Conducting in-depth technical and commercial review of solutions being offered by various vendors and deriving comparisons and compliance to KE standards.

- Conducting on field surveys for product specs and AMI solution architecture finalization.

- Finalize vendor and technical SOW for implementation.

4 AMI New Technology Initiatives Implementation

Assisting in projects involving integration of AMI with other technologies e.g. GIS, SCADA etc. as per change management plan. This includes:

- Coordinating all project elements including engineering design, quality, planning, manufacturing, installation, commissioning, and final completion phases.

- Aligning, overseeing, and managing on-field execution activities and resolving any hindrances real time.

- Continuous monitoring of project’s schedule, scope, and budget via appropriate KPIs, metrics, tools, and techniques and subsequent management of change control.

- Conducting end to end testing, pre and post go-live training for end users.

- Implement cut over strategy for seamless transfer of old technology to new technology and related processes.

KE provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, origin, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, marital status, status with regard to public assistance or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Women and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Role suitability for PWDs will be assessed in accordance with HSE standards.