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Director of FTTH Planning & Operations

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Advertised By:Agency
Company Name:Executive Placements
Job Type:Full-Time
Description
Role Description
This is a Managing Director-level position responsible for:
  • Leading a 4060 person FTTH Planning division
  • Managing production output of 30,000+ HHP per month
  • Driving quality, SLA compliance, and margin protection
  • Implementing structured KPI dashboards and reporting
  • Integrating S197 planning teams
  • Managing pod-based team structures
  • Scaling capacity in line with US demand

Minimum Requirements

  • 8+ years in FTTH / fibre planning
  • Experience managing large engineering teams (20+ preferred)
  • Strong understanding of US FTTH design standards
  • Commercially literate: margins, cost control, utilisation
  • Process-driven and KPI-focused
  • Experienced with operational systems (Smartsheet, BI tools)
  • Comfortable working EST hours
  • Proven ability to scale teams and implement structure
  • Comfortable working EST hours from South Africa

Key Responsibilities

Production & Operations

  • Lead a 4060 person FTTH Planning division
  • Deliver 30,000+ HHP per month
  • Manage as-built and design teams
  • Implement PPU-based productivity model
  • Forecast output accurately
  • Maintain >95% on-time delivery

Quality & Compliance

  • Keep rework below 7%
  • Oversee QC team
  • Prevent client escalations
  • Enforce structured QA processes

Commercial Accountability

  • Run Planning as a profit centre
  • Protect and grow gross margins
  • Manage cost per PPU
  • Control headcount growth
  • Report margin per client/state

Leadership & Scale

  • Structure teams into pods
  • Develop team leads and succession depth
  • Integrate additional planning teams
  • Support US multi-state expansion

Work Schedule & Compensation Notes
  • This is a full-time, non-exempt position based on a 40-hour work week.
  • Primarily based in the office around Melrose Johannesburg.
  • Working hours:
    • 2:00 PM to 11:00 PM (Monday to Friday) From the 2nd Sunday of March until the 1st Sunday of November
    • 3:00 PM to 12:00 AM (Monday to Friday) From the 1st Sunday in November until the 2nd Sunday of March
    • US public holidays will apply. South African public holidays will not apply


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