Our Mission: To be famous for excellence in delivery, embracing transformation with our people and our customers at its heart.
We are at an exciting time in our company's development. We've come a long way since we were first formed in 2012. From the rollout of new technologies and managing complex legislation affecting the industry, we are leading the conversation on innovation and developing sharper solutions to serve our customers better. We collaborate as a team to meet the high standards expected of us and demand the best of ourselves through our values.
About the Role
Responsibilities:
1. Responsible for managing the Engineering Team and accountable for the production, execution and delivery of the engineering manual.
2. Setting the strategic engineering approach to delivering the objectives set by the Head of Design & Engineering.
3. Act as the Lead Engineering Authority, guiding and mentoring the engineering managers and SMEs, providing expert advice to the Head of Design & Engineering in all matters related to Engineering.
4. Provide guidance and enable the implementation of the Engineering strategy and objectives set by the Head of Design & Engineering.
5. Provide regular project, risk, and activity reporting to the Head of Design & Engineering.
6. Work closely with the wider Design & Engineering team, specifically design delivery manager and build governance manager, to ensure alignment with new engineering initiatives or changes to engineering specifications.
Key Responsibilities
1. Manage the engineering team project/task allocation, performance management, development, budget, and performance reporting.
2. Define and execute current and future engineering strategies set by the Head of Design and Engineering for meeting all engineering requirements in line with customer demand and regulatory legislation.
3. Accountable for future development projects for new product/solutions to meet Cornerstone and customer needs.
4. Ensure compliance of all infrastructure deployed on the Cornerstone estate, with a mindset of sustainability, carbon footprint, and value engineering.
5. Manage the production, maintenance, and communication of the engineering manual, ensuring all stakeholders are engaged and aware of changes to standards.
6. Lead coordination of SME support to H&S investigations for the HSQE team.
7. Manage, review, and report on the status of engineering concessions, ensuring the team reviews and responds within the agreed SLAs.
8. Accountable for the creation and ongoing management of all Engineering team processes.
9. Plan, scope, budget, and define objectives with senior stakeholders for all engineering-related projects. Manage the SME authority function for the identification, development, implementation, and approval of Engineering solutions.
10. Accountable for the engineering guidelines, which form part of the design manual, ensuring compliance with current .GOV, HSE, and BS/EN standards.
11. Manage the technical input to H&S issues related to engineering for near misses/incident investigations and create reports and trends.
12. Ensure engineering remedies for incidents are well documented, communicated, and acted upon.
13. Drive a safety mindset through good design and working closely with our supply chain and clients to improve safety standards.
14. Review and report on the performance of suppliers regarding engineering quality and value engineering.
15. Review and manage the relationship and performance of the various manufacturers that provide products deployed on the Cornerstone estate.
Skills and Knowledge
1. In-depth experience working in design and build environments, with suppliers and senior stakeholder management.
2. Excellent Project management and people skills with a proven track record of project delivery and team management.
3. Superior experience working in site design team/telecoms design team in the UK.
4. Passed experience working in supplier/manufacturer design and leading a medium.
5. A Level English, Math, Science, Bachelor (Honours) Degree in Engineering and related qualification in either Structural or Civil Engineering.
What we offer
1. Competitive salary and an excellent bonus structure.
2. 30 days holiday.
3. Competitive pension scheme.
4. Hybrid working.
5. Life insurance.
6. Cycle to Work scheme.
7. Retail Discount.
8. Competitive refer-a-friend scheme.
9. Private Healthcare Insurance.
Cornerstone was established in 2012 as a joint venture between Vodafone and Telefonica to consolidate their mobile network infrastructure into a single grid, enabling ongoing efficiencies in network design, build, and operations. We are now the leading UK mobile infrastructure services provider with over 15,000 sites owned and operated in the UK, with a further 5000 third-party sites managed on behalf of our two main customers. Cornerstone generates in excess of £380m of revenue and £140m of EBITDA annually and has an estimated market cap of over £3bn. Vantage Towers and VMO2 are the principal Shareholders.
If this role is of interest to you and you would like to find out more, please do apply with an up-to-date version of your CV.
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