Manager - Planning & Engineering Wireless

Intello Technologies Inc.; Calgary; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech firm in Canada is seeking a Manager for Planning & Engineering Wireless to lead a team in optimizing wireless networks. The ideal candidate will have experience in wireless network planning and a degree in Electrical Engineering. This role offers a competitive salary range of $110,000-$166,000 and a performance bonus of 20%.

Benefits

Comprehensive total rewards package

Flexible working options

Career growth opportunities

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in wireless network planning, engineering, or design.
• Strong understanding of RAN, Spectrum, and Core network technologies.
• Intermediate experience in AI and automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning activities for wireless network to achieve strategic goals.
• Align network plans across various stakeholders.
• Drive insights using data and AI tools to enhance investment decisions.

Skills

Leadership

Network Planning

Data Analysis

AI Tools

Communication

Education

University Degree in Electrical Engineering or Telecommunications

Tools

Forecasting Tools

Geospatial Analytics

Data Visualization Tools

Job description

Manager - Planning & Engineering Wireless

Location: Scarborough, ON, CA, M1H 3J3; Toronto, ON, CA; Montréal, QC, CA; Halifax, NS, CA; Winnipeg, MB, CA; Calgary, AB, CA; Québec City, QC, CA; Québec, QC, CA; Ottawa, ON, CA; Vancouver, BC, CA; St John’s, NL, CA; Edmonton, AB, CA

Jobs by Category: Technology Solutions

Job Function: Technology

Status: Full Time

Schedule: Regular

Join our team

The Wireless Access & Core Planning (WA&CP) team is shaping the future of TELUS’s wireless network through forward-looking planning, AI-driven insights, and engineering excellence. We’re a passionate team focused on driving network performance, optimizing investment, and enabling innovation through smart, data-informed decisions. Together, we plan and design a network that delivers seamless experiences, fuels growth, and supports TELUS’s vision of a connected future.

What you’ll do

We are seeking a results-driven Manager, Planning & Engineering Wireless to lead a high-performing team responsible for end-to-end wireless planning, capacity design, and engineering enablement. In this pivotal role, you will translate strategic vision into actionable plans that optimize spectrum utilization, maximize CAPEX efficiency, and future-proof TELUS's wireless network. You will drive geospatial analytics and GIS insights to enhance data-driven decision-making and provide enhanced visibility for internal and external stakeholders.

Your mission

• Planning the wireless network activities to meet strategic growth, performance, and coverage goals
• Aligning network plans across RAN, Transport, and Core to ensure consistency and synergy in execution
• Collaborating across stakeholder groups to balance priorities, funding requirements, and technology evolution
• Leveraging Data and AI tools to generate insights, model scenarios, and continuously improve network investment decisions
• Leading and Developing a high-performing planning and engineering team that embraces innovation and technical excellence

Here's How

Strategic Planning & Execution

• Develop and execute a clear strategic plan aligned with TELUS's wireless roadmap, integrating network capacity, coverage, and technology evolution
• Partner with Finance and Strategy teams to align investment priorities with CAPEX targets

Technical Leadership

• Guide spectrum and capacity modeling to inform RAN and Core investments
• Oversee planning tools and automation development to enhance engineering efficiency
• Collaborate with architects and design teams to evolve network topology and performance standards
• Ensure planning data is accurate, consistent, and reflected across systems of record

Business Acumen & Innovation

• Translate business requirements into actionable engineering plans
• Provide reporting on coverage, utilization, and forecast accuracy to drive informed decision-making
• Introduce advanced analytics, automation, and AI to streamline planning workflows
• Encourage continuous improvement and technology adoption across the team

What you bring

• University Degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, or related field
• 7+ years of experience in wireless network planning, engineering, or design
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and large-scale network planning programs
• Strong understanding of RAN, Spectrum, and Core network technologies
• Experience with forecasting, simulation tools, and geospatial analytics
• Expert communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills
• Intermediate experience in AI, automation, and data visualization tools

Great-to-haves

• Prior experience working in a telecom planning or engineering leadership role within TELUS or similar operators
• Familiarity with 5G SA/NSA, Open RAN, and Edge network evolution
• Experience with Appian, Carto, Looker, BigQuery for network data automation

Advanced knowledge of English is required because you will most of the time interact in English with external parties (clients, suppliers, candidates, external partners, etc.); interact in English with internal parties (colleagues, internal partners, stakeholders, etc.); and work with IT tools whose interface is only accessible in English as part of this position's main responsibilities given its national scope.

Salary Range: $110,000-$166,000

Performance Bonus or Sales Incentive Plan: 20%

Actual total compensation will be determined based on factors such as knowledge, skills, performance and experience. In addition, TELUS offers rewarding benefits such as:

• Comprehensive total rewards package highlighting competitive salary and bonus structures, minimum 3 weeks of vacation, and flexible benefits plan to meet the needs of you and your family
• Flexibility to work in-office, virtually or a combination of both, based on the role's requirements
• Generous company matched pension and share purchase programs
• Opportunity to give back to communities in which we work, live and serve
• Career growth and learning & development opportunities to develop your skills
• And much more …

A bit about us

We’re a people-focused, customer-first, purpose-driven team who works together every day to innovate and do good. We improve lives through our technology solutions and foster a culture of innovation that empowers team members to solve complex problems and create remarkable human outcomes in a digital world.

You’ll find our engaging, high-performance culture personally fulfilling, professionally challenging, and financially rewarding. We’re committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability. Your unique contributions and talents will be valued and respected here. When you join our team, you’re helping us make the future friendly.

Note for Quebec candidates: if knowledge of English is required for this position, it is because the team member will be asked, on a regular basis, to interact in English with external or internal parties or to use English applications or software as part of their tasks.

Technology Solutions

We’re into seeing where technology can take us, so if you have ever imagined what the future of supply chain management, cybersecurity, the cloud and Internet of Things will look like, we want you to be part of the team that makes it happen.

We are honoured to be recognized

5G
TELUS’s fastest network. 5G enables a superior experience with fast downloads and richer multimedia applications

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Innovation centres across Canada that bring our team members together with customers, partners, start ups, universities, hospitals and fellow colleagues to tackle some of the biggest technological hurdles Canada will face in the near future.

Accessibility

TELUS is proud to foster an inclusive culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to fair employment practices and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

We offer accommodation for applicants with disabilities, as required, during the recruitment process.