Director of Design - Telecommunications

BPG Designs; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid medical and dental plans

Voluntary medical, dental, vision, and

401K Plan with employer match

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

BPG Designs is seeking a Director of Design to lead a ~100-person design division spanning design, CAD, survey, project management, permitting, and quality control. The role emphasizes turning design packages into accurate, constructible outcomes delivered on time, while maintaining margins.

You will mentor managers, optimize production systems, and align design workflows with field execution to support successful telecommunications construction and lasting client relationships.

Qualifications

• 10+ years leading telecommunications design organizations.
• Experience managing large, multidisciplinary teams (50–150+ employees).
• Strong knowledge of outside plant (OSP) and/or wireless design.
• Experience supporting turnkey telecommunications construction.
• Solid understanding of permitting, utility coordination, and design production.
• Proven track record of scaling teams and improving operational performance.
• Strong financial management, customer relationships and people leadership.
• Lean principles and continuous improvement mindset.
• Clear communication skills for customer conversations and internal execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary division, setting expectations and ensuring quality, schedule, and results.
• Coach and develop managers and plan staffing to meet business needs.
• Improve production systems through standardization and forecasting.
• Ensure designs meet standards, utilities, regulations, and constructability requirements.
• Oversee permitting and utility coordination to avoid delays.
• Serve as executive contact for key customers and resolve escalations.
• Coordinate design delivery with field execution in partnership with Operations/Construction.
• Reduce rework, design errors, and field corrections; protect margins and billing cycles.
• Manage department budget and profitability through staffing and process improvements.
• Use performance data to identify bottlenecks and drive consistent results.

Skills

Telecom design leadership

Multidisciplinary team leadership

Lean & continuous improvement

Client communication

Financial management

Tools

CAD management

Job description

Director of Design - Telecommunications

Lead the team. Improve the process. Deliver designs that build right the first time.

BPG Designs is seeking an experienced Director of Design to lead our Design Division of approximately 100 professionals across design, CAD, survey, project management, permitting, and quality control.

This is an opportunity for a leader who combines telecom design expertise with strong business judgment, develops capable managers, and builds systems that consistently improve quality, productivity, and customer satisfaction. Your work will directly support successful construction by ensuring design packages are accurate, constructable, and delivered when promised.

The Opportunity

You will oversee the design production process from project kickoff through issued-for-construction packages, aligning people, resources, and customer commitments.

Success in this role is measured two ways:

EXTERNALLY - how we show up for clients INTERNALLY - what keeps the business thriving

• Great communication with our clients
• Hitting the commitments we make
• Delivering with quality
• Target: at least 95% of committed design packages delivered on time and approved without significant revisions or customer rejection.
• Protect the margin
• Bill on time
• Collect what we've earned Target: the gross profit of the division.

What You'll Do

• Lead a multidisciplinary division, setting clear expectations and holding teams accountable for quality, schedule, and results. External accountability is measured by communication, commitments, and quality; internal accountability by margin, billing, and collection.
• Coach and develop managers, strengthen leadership capabilities, and plan staffing to meet business needs.
• Improve production systems through standardization, automation, capacity planning, and accurate forecasting.
• Ensure designs meet customer standards, utility requirements, municipal regulations, and constructability requirements.
• Oversee permitting and utility coordination to reduce approval delays and keep projects moving.
• Serve as an executive contact for key customers, resolve escalations, and strengthen long-term relationships.
• Partner with Operations and Construction to coordinate design delivery with field execution.
• Reduce rework, design errors, customer returns, and field corrections.
• Protect the margin, bill on time, and collect what we've earned - managing the department budget and improving profitability through effective staffing, resource utilization, and process improvement.
• Use performance data to identify bottlenecks, guide decisions, and deliver consistent results.

What You Bring

• 10+ years of experience leading telecommunications design organizations.
• Experience managing large, multidisciplinary teams, ideally ranging from 50 to 150+ employees.
• Strong knowledge of outside plant (OSP) and/or wireless design.
• Experience supporting turnkey telecommunications construction.
• A solid understanding of permitting, utility coordination, and design production.
• A demonstrated record of scaling teams and improving operational performance.
• Strong financial management, customer relationship, and people leadership skills.
• A practical approach to Lean principles and continuous improvement.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to lead both customer conversations and internal execution.

Why This Role

You'll have the opportunity to shape how a large design organization operates, develop its next generation of leaders, and make a measurable impact on project delivery and customer relationships.

We're looking for someone who sets a clear direction, removes barriers, and gives teams the tools and accountability to succeed.

Benefits

• Employer-paid options for medical and dental insurance for eligible employees
• Additional voluntary medical, dental, vision, disability, accident, legal, ID theft, and life insurance plans available
• 401K Plan, including employer match
• Paid vacation/sick/holidays for eligible employees