Regional Design Manager (Permanent)

Morson International has entered in to a partnership with CityFibre to attract the best talent for projects up and down the UK.

CityFibre is the UK's leading alternative provider of wholesale fibre infrastructure and the builder of Gigabit Britain. Known for our Gigabit City projects in which we deploy next generation digital infrastructure to the public sector, businesses community, mobile operators and homes, CityFibre is disrupting a stagnant UK telecoms market and helping spark our digital economy. With bold plans, and partners signed up, to deploy fibre direct to 5 million homes and businesses, we will soon be transforming the digital capabilities of towns and cities up and down the country. Full speed ahead!

Regional Design Manager

JOB PURPOSE

The Regional Design Manager is to assist, and when required, deputise for the Design Manager. They are responsible for coordination of all network planning activity within their geographic area of cover.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- To coordinate all planning activities (internally and externally resourced) within geographic area.
- To design and oversee design of agreed architectures to satisfy company and customer requirements.
- To help develop, implement and champion CityFibre network design topologies.
- To actively support data quality within CityFibre's asset and customer management systems.
- To drive consistency, quality, suitability and cost-effectiveness.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS
Internal
- Design Manager
- Network Planners
- Sales teams
- Field Services teams
- Service Management/Service Delivery teams

External
- Customers
- Highways authorities
- External planning resource

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Detailed understanding of all aspects of civil route planning
- Detailed understanding of all aspects of fibre planning
- Full understanding of Local and National Authority regulations in respect to civil engineering works
- Ability to understand, and produce where necessary, detailed industry standard level of survey, installation and as-built documentation

Desirable
- FTTH methodologies and design
- Knowledge and understanding of lit fibre services
- Working knowledge of GE Smallworld
- Supervisory/managerial experience of internal and external resource

QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- NRSWA accreditation to supervisor level

Desirable
- Commercially and financially aware
- Adaptable
- Excellent communication skills
- Time management skills
- Ability to lead and manage a team

Whilst every effort has been made to ensure this job description provides a comprehensive overview of the responsibilities of this role, all employees may be required to undertake other reasonable tasks as requested from time to time.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

For further information, please contact Matthew Owen at Morson International