ICT Mobile Communications Manager

TipTopJob; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gym membership discounts

Blue Light Card access

Generous pension

Job summary

TipTopJob is seeking a Mobile Communications Manager based in Exeter to deliver radio, mobile phone and satellite services for Devon and Cornwall Police and Dorset Police. You will lead a small team and manage contracts with service, network and product suppliers as the BT managed service project progresses.

This role coincides with the national ESN transition planned for 2029 and requires collaboration with local, regional and national project teams to ensure reliable mobile voice and data

Qualifications

• Experience delivering radio, mobile and satellite services to large organisations.
• Strong contract and supplier management skills are essential.
• Leadership of a small team with cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Deliver radio, mobile and satellite services to Devon and Cornwall Police and Dorset Police.
• Lead a small team and manage contracts with service, network and product suppliers.
• Support transition into the ten-year BT managed service contract and ESN timelines.

Skills

Mobile communications management

Contract management

Team leadership

Tools

Radio systems

BT contract management

Job description

Location: Police Headquarters, Exeter, Police Headquarters, Winfrith, Dorset

Salary: Grade 8 : Starts at A GBP 44,700 rising by yearly increments to a maximum of A GBP 49,716 per annum

Vacancy Type: Permanent

About The Role

As the Mobile Communications Manager, you will be responsible for the delivery of radio, mobile phone and satellite services to both Devon and Cornwall Police and Dorset Police.

Leading a small team, you will achieve this through the management of contracts with service, network and product suppliers.

You will be joining us at the start of a ten:year managed service contract with BT for the support of our radio and mobile phone users across our wide geography.

This is an exciting period for police radio services, with the national TETRA based Airwave network due to be replaced by the Emergency Services Network in 2029.

Supported by local, regional and national project teams, do you have the technical understanding, customer engagement and contract management skills to ensure our officers and staff receive the mobile voice and data services they need to support the public across our three counties?

What You Get If You Join Us

If you work for us, you will get access to:

• A competitive salary with yearly increments.
• 25 days a year leave entitlement, with an increase to 30 days after 5 years continuous employment, plus bank holidays (pro:rata for part time workers).
• Access to heavily subsidised gym membership that will provide you access to police site gyms throughout the counties.
• Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme for discounts and services (requires a one off payment of A GBP 5).
• Company sick pay.
• Competitive local government pension scheme.
• Job related equipment, as required.
• Free onsite parking at many police sites throughout the counties.
• Access to Group insurance scheme (via salary sacrifice scheme).
• Support networks, free Employees Assistance Programme, Occupational Health and wellbeing services.
• Development and training opportunities.
• Supportive and flexible training plan, including regular check:ins throughout your initial period of joining us to ensure you are up to speed with the role and getting the support you need.
• Flexitime, with the ability to undertake your hours flexibly and in line with business need.
• Hybrid working, with the ability to work remotely at times throughout the working week (once signed off the training plan).

The closing date for applications is 02/09/2026, 12:00.