AddressThis is a leadership role in Tier 1 Telecoms company. This SME role will be the highest level techical resource in a large design team, assisting the Planning Manager to ensure that all aspects of the company planning and design works adhere to the high-quality standards and technical prowess expected. You will be working to expanding a technical centre of excelence across the design funtion.
You will be the technical authority interfacing with design, planning and surveying of intercity transit networks, and leading a team performing IEN Network Design.
Responsibilities:
- Be the highest level technical expertise, advice to support teams of Network Designers.
- Coach Design staff and raise competency and capability across teams
- Develop complex designs, commercial estimates and feasibility studies.
- Ensure that all network planning works are delivered to client specifications, in agreed timeframes and within budget
- Liaise with survey and civils field teams to ensure a smooth transition build phase of works
- Assist the Planning Manager with coaching/mentoring of the junior and trainee planners
- Provide to your team, allocating duties and monitoring their progress
- Effectively plan and implement solutions to improve efficiency
- Ensure your team are proficient & comfortable with the use of in-house digital planning tools (CAD, Spatial, GIS)
- Own complaints and resolution for all planning related works. Provide an effective escalation route for all customer issues in relation to network proposals and resolve appropriately
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with our internal and external customers and suppliers ensuring consistent quality of service
- Actively gather detailed feedback from internal and external customers. Monitor performance against objectives and targets
- Maintain all technical and operational documentation in accordance with processes and procedures
- Conduct regular performance reviews with colleagues to ensure objectives are set and progress is regularly reviewed
- Implement and manage technical training and competency framework initiatives
- Effective management of budget – Ensure compliance to financial governance processes
- Strong experience and domain expertise in Fibre Network architecture.
- Experience working in a Network Planning environment, with a background in Regional Network design & planning.
- Organised, assertive with excellent time keeping skills
- Strong player coach - you have experience being a thought leader, being hands on and also coading and mentoring.
- Demonstrate a preference in achieving or exceeding standards, focusing on delivery of targets, quality, and deadlines
- Experience with large scale netowrk rollouts.
