Design Delivery Manager

Cornerstone; Theale; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mobile infrastructure services company is seeking a Design Delivery Manager. You will be responsible for executing the design delivery process, ensuring efficient delivery while maintaining quality standards. This role is pivotal for fostering supplier relationships and contributing to the company's digital transformation initiatives.

Benefits

Competitive salary and excellent bonus structure

30 days holiday

Competitive pension scheme

Hybrid working

Life insurance

Cycle to Work

Retail Discount

Private Healthcare Insurance

Qualifications

• Strong technical design background in mobile infrastructure site design.
• Experience in Telecoms site design/project management.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in parallel.

Responsibilities

• Execute design delivery and approval process ensuring high quality standards.
• Cultivate relationships with design suppliers to enhance collaboration.
• Implement quality assurance processes to minimize design errors.

Skills

Mobile infrastructure site design experience

Project management

Supplier management

Customer service

Job description

Our Vision: Continue to be the leading UK mobile infrastructure services company.

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

As a Design Delivery Manager at Cornerstone, your primary objective is to execute the design delivery and design approval process. A strong emphasis on site design knowledge is required to fulfil the role. Strong customer service is required and experience in supplier management. Your role is pivotal in ensuring that design projects are delivered efficiently while maintaining the required quality standards. You will foster strong relationships with suppliers, drive a cultural shift towards a "right first time" mentality, and contribute to Cornerstone's digital transformation initiatives related to design delivery. Your commitment to Cornerstone's core values will inspire transformation and excellence in design delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Cultivate and strengthen relationships with design partners, ensuring effective collaboration and communication.
• Champion a customer-centric approach to design delivery, understanding and exceeding customer requirements and expectations and providing an excellent customer service.
• Develop and implement strategies to enable and empower design suppliers, ensuring they have the necessary support to deliver safe and buildable designs within the required delivery timeframes.
• Possess a strong technical design background with expertise in mobile infrastructure site design, project processes and delivery.
• Stay informed about passive and active design guides and their implications for design delivery.
• Implement quality assurance processes to minimize design errors and rework, working towards a "right first time" delivery model.
• Review site design drawings and documentation in terms of availability and quality.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of CDM (Construction Design and Management) requirements, with the ability to review designs and identify potential health and safety concerns.
• Analyse design delivery metrics and key performance indicators to identify successes, improvement areas and potential issues.
• Utilise data insights to proactively intervene and resolve design issues to ensure smooth project delivery.
• Strong system management skills to ensure project delivery is accurately reported both internally to the Cornerstone customers.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements to increase design productivity without compromising quality.
• Focus on meeting and exceeding SLAs by delivering projects within defined timeframes.
• Contribute to Cornerstone's digital transformation initiatives related to design delivery.
• Ensure efficient achievement of design delivery milestones by closely monitoring progress, proactively addressing issues, and overseeing design dependencies.
• Provide guidance and support to suppliers to help them meet and exceed Cornerstone's expectations.
• Collaborate with suppliers to identify areas for improvement and support their growth and development.

Skills and Knowledge

• Mobile infrastructure site design experience.
• Track record of successful design delivery
• Ability to manage multiple projects in parallel.
• Good commercial knowledge of the market place to ensure we are receiving value for money.
• Understanding of change management principals in the telecoms market.
• Experience in Telecoms site design / project management.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and an excellent bonus structure
• 30 days holiday
• Competitive pension scheme
• Hybrid working
• Life insurance
• Cycle to Work
• Retail Discount
• Competitive refer a friend scheme
• Private Healthcare Insurance

Our commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) is fundamental to our success. We strive to cultivate an inclusive environment where every employee feels valued, respected, and empowered. By embracing unique perspectives and experiences, we drive innovation and drive our organisation forward, therefore, we recognise the importance of welcoming applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

We want to ensure everyone is able to present their best self throughout the recruitment process so if you require any adjustments, please let us know.

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.