Senior Structural Engineering Manager

Cornerstone; Theale; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

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

Act as Senior Technical Engineering Authority for design and implementation related to the specific field of Structural Engineering required to manage and communicate the structural design guidelines to enable deployment of passive infrastructure into the Cornerstone site portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

1. To be the Technical authority for Cornerstone in the field of site design, responsible for structural design for both existing and new demand requirements at a national level across the Cornerstone estate.
2. To be lead design authority for the field of Structural Engineering.
3. To act as technical lead for all incoming design queries related to Structural Engineering, resolve with appropriate design guidance or to delegate to specialist within the design team. This includes queries in relation to deployment, sites out of service and maintenance issues.
4. Ensures design standards and solutions are accordance with the appropriate BS EN standard or legislation and that suppliers are aware and uphold these standards.
5. To manage general design queries, generating design standards and supplier auditing.
6. To manage design concessions for particular field, monitoring the team's responses in terms of quality and time efficiency.
7. To manage 3x direct reports, develop and train each report on the specialists structural fields they are responsible for.
8. Managing and maintaining current suppliers, documentation and guidelines associated to structures.
9. To analyse current solutions and develop new products accordingly. Ensures compliance in installation quality and ensure acceptable performance of network sites. This is to ensure that all solutions deployed into the network are fit for purpose and requirements for installation and maintenance area clearly defined and accepted by the business. Ensures CTIL maintains control of the infrastructure deployed on site.
10. To review incoming Active design changes and assess impact on passive design guidelines and develop product/solutions to enable rollout of said change.
11. To plan, scope, cost and define objectives with stakeholders for design related projects. Manage the identification, development, implementation and approval of design solutions specific to this role, including installation, maintenance and H&S investigations. To ensure design projects are delivered on time and to the customer's need.

Skills and Knowledge

1. Highly experienced in working in the field of Structural Engineering - specifically with Telecom structures. Can demonstrate knowledge of the various tower types deployed in the UK and the suppliers. Must also be able to demonstrate the ability to qualify/interrogate tower and structural calculations and foundation designs.
2. Have good overall knowledge of the construction industry, methods of construction and tower installation.
3. Good understanding of the CDM regulations.
4. Good knowledge of BS EN standards associated with structural and civil engineering.
5. Bachelor (Honors) Degree in Structural Engineering and related qualification to the field of structural engineering. Member of IStructE or ICE.

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.
7. Retail Discount.
8. Competitive refer a friend scheme.
9. Private Healthcare Insurance.

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.

Cornerstone was established in 2012 as a joint venture between Vodafone and Telefonica to consolidate their mobile network infrastructure into a single grid, thereby 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 in excess of £3bn. Vantage Towers and VMO2 are the principal Shareholders.

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.