Telecom Design Director: Lead Teams, Deliver Excellence

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

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid medical and dental

Voluntary benefits

401K with employer match

Paid vacation/sick/holidays

Job summary

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

You will oversee the end‑to‑end design production process for telecom projects, align people and resources with commitments, coach managers, and drive standardization, process improvement, and on‑time delivery while protecting margins.

Qualifications

• 10+ years leading telecom design teams.
• Experience managing 50–150+ staff.
• Strong knowledge of outside plant (OSP) and/or wireless design.
• Experience supporting turnkey telecommunications construction.
• Understanding permitting, utility coordination, and design production.
• Record of scaling teams and improving operations.
• Strong financial management and people leadership.
• Lean principles and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary division, setting expectations and accountability for quality, schedule, and results.
• Coach and develop managers, plan staffing to meet business needs.
• Improve production systems through standardization, automation, capacity planning, and forecasting.
• Ensure designs meet customer standards, utility requirements, regulations, and constructability.
• Oversee permitting and utility coordination to reduce delays.
• Serve as executive contact for key customers and resolve escalations.
• Coordinate design delivery with Operations and Construction.
• Reduce rework, design errors, and field corrections.
• Protect the margin, bill on time, and collect earned revenue.
• Use performance data to identify bottlenecks and drive decisions.

Skills

Telecom design leadership

Large team management

OSP design

Wireless design

Turnkey telecom

Permitting knowledge

Lean principles

Client relations

Job description

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

You will oversee the end‑to‑end design production process for telecom projects, align people and resources with commitments, coach managers, and drive standardization, process improvement, and on‑time delivery while protecting margins.