Design Manager - 1296100
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Position Overview & Specifications
£60,000 plus competitive benefits package, including health, medical, pension, flexible WFH and car.
I am looking for a Design Manager to head-up the design team of a leading European Telecommunication Managed Services firm. Your team will provide the technical designs and revisions for new and existing 4G/5G masts, towers, and larger communication sites.
You be working at the forefront of E2E technology, partnering with the likes of Ericsson, Nokia, EE, 3, and Vodafone, designing innovative telecommunication systems that create efficiencies and enhance performance!
You will have budget responsibility, oversea the design costs and revenue streams across multiple projects, reporting progress to senior stakeholders within the business, and be the customer design escalation point of contact for all external stakeholders and leading a team and managing direct reports.
Day to day your role will involve assessing customer requirements, developing strategies to optimise current infrastructure, and designing technical solutions to meet customer needs. It also requires liaising with internal and external stakeholders, being proactive in problem-solving, and working with a team of engineers to ensure the successful implementation of projects.
You will be creative and process driven, designing out-of-the-box solutions and bespoke designs for significant projects with a firm with 25 years’ of providence behind them!
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Tasks include:*
- Thorough review of GAs (general arrangement) and DDs.
- Amend drawings in AutoCAD.
- Prepare red-line and As-Built drawings.
- Using different tools for uploading/downloading documents and claiming various milestones.
- Prepare survey schedule and liaise with surveyors.
- Daily update of trackers.
- Liaising with the clients.
Must have required skills:
- E2E telecoms design process.
- CTIL design standards.
- Telecom design experience and management of multiple projects.
- Budgets responsibility - costs and revenue streams.
- Setting delivery targets.
- Managing direct reports and performance reviews.
- Delivering reports to the senior stakeholders.
- Tools like Evenflow, Sitetracker or similar.
- Experience of managing external stakeholders.
- Experience of implementing new processes and procedures.
- Experience of structural calculations (nice to have).
Please contact Jason Aitkenhead to discuss...
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £60,000.00 per year
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
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Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Design Manager - 1296100 roles across TDA Telecoms's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £60,000 - £60,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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