Job Title:
Associate Director, Fibre Network Strategy and Planning
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Job Description:
The Associate Director, Fibre Network Strategy and Planning will lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for the end-to-end design and network planning of the national fibre network. This role sets the strategic direction, architecture, and design standards for the national fibre network, which underpins all network operations and revenue.
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Key Responsibilities:
* Coordinate national fibre network strategy, architecture, design standards, and capacity planning to meet performance and customer experience metrics.
* Develop and manage fibre engineering scopes, budgets, schedules, cost models, and long-term cost reduction initiatives in alignment with the network strategy.
* Lead annual operating plan (AOP) programs, including growth, resiliency, and modernisation projects, ensuring governance, budgeting, and timely delivery.
* Manage procurement strategy, vendor governance, contract compliance, and material/service delivery for fibre network programs.
* Drive innovation and automation in planning, design, provisioning, and operations, while maintaining technology roadmaps and evaluating new solutions.
* Provide strategic and technical consultation for new products, enterprise/wholesale bids, and cross-functional network initiatives.
* Lead, develop, and empower multidisciplinary teams, ensuring high engagement, technical skills growth, succession planning, and knowledge in analytics for targeted investments.
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Requirements:
* Extensive telecommunications network engineering experience (10+ years), with proven expertise in fibre network architecture, end-to-end design, capacity planning, and performance management at a national scale.
* Demonstrated leadership of multidisciplinary technical teams, with a track record of delivering large-scale network programs, aligning with strategic business objectives, and managing multi-million-dollar capex/opex budgets.
* Strong commercial and financial management, including developing cost models, driving total cost of ownership (TCO) reduction, managing vendor contracts, and leading procurement and tender processes.
* Sophisticated business partnering and influencing skills, capable of working with senior executives, regulatory bodies, vendors, and cross-functional teams to align strategies and deliver outcomes.
* In-depth understanding of emerging fibre and optical network and the ability to develop and implement technology roadmaps that improve performance and reduce costs.
* Proven program governance and operational excellence capabilities, including the delivery of innovative process improvements, risk management, compliance, and ensuring customer experience metrics are met or exceeded.
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What We Offer:
* 3 days in the office, 2 days remote - with flexible hours to suit.
* Inclusive carer neutral paid Parental Leave of up to 16 weeks.
* Competitive leave including 2 'Connected Leave' days.
* All employees have access to resources, webinars and support via the 'Parents at Work portal'.
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