Design Manager

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career; with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive. 

Where will you be working?

At M Group Telecom, we’re enabling and enhancing telecom networks, playing a lead role in the delivery of our tech enabled future.

We deliver full network cycle services for fixed, private and mobile operators.

• Day-to-day management of team members including Design Engineers and CAD Technicians.
• Effective management of design suppliers (sub-contractors) providing various services to the business.
• Ensuring all team members and suppliers understand requirements of their specific roles within the team.
• Ensure design is fit for purpose.
• Read, evaluate and interpret designs and drawings.
• Create and implement work methodologies and strategies.
• Performing assignments in accordance with company and client standards.
• Ensure customer needs are met in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Provide accurate reports on financial performance.
• Provide reliable forecasting of future financial performance.
• Share ideas for best practice and process improvement.
• Maintain and monitor company databases.
• Review drawing production activities for compliance with procedures and standards.
• Review client and manufacturers specifications to aid production of site designs.
• Attend client meeting’s representing the design department.
• Effectively and accurately communicate programme/project information to customers and internal teams.
• Ensure customer needs are met in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Share ideas for best practice and process improvement.

What you’ll bring? 

• Technical knowledge.
• Understanding specifications
• Management skills.
• Excellent communication skills
• Software skills.
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Current working knowledge of the wireless telecommunications industry.
• Understanding and knowledge of project management.
• Good decision making and analytical skills.
• Good communicator with the ability to build and establish relationships quickly.
• Good stakeholder management skills.
• Organised and systematic approach with good attention to detail.
• Ability to collaborate with others.
• Analysing problems and making decisions.
• Learn continuously.
• Focus on customers.
• Knowledge of Civil & Structural or Electrical engineering industry preferable, but not essential. 
• Background and previous experience in supporting and/or managing small projects.
• Knowledge of telecommunications industry.
• Understanding and knowledge of project management.
• Keen interests in delivering results.

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include. 

• Matched or contributory pension scheme. 
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. 
• Employee assistance programme. 
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts. 
• Life assurance. 
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes. 
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave. 
• Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers;

• Health Care Cash Plan, giving you the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eyecare and physiotherapy and much more!
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

·       We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet

·       We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations

·       We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts

·       We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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