Telent are now looking for a Technical Delivery Manager to join the Wireless Telecommunications team within the Networks Services division. This is a crucial role that plays a part on Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPO's) of land, helping to shape our offerings and solutions within a variety of markets including Telecommunications and Utilities. This is a role that will see you work in a hybrid / Agile fashion - working from home, and travelling to a Telent office (UK wide) for collaborative working as an when required. A full UK driving license will be a huge advantage to have.
The Technical Delivery Manager will be responsible for securing Land Referencing work and ensuring the delivery to Telecoms and Utility clients is of high quality, the best in class and professional, delivering the services to agreed timescales and budget.
Technical Delivery Manager - What you'll do:
To help support and sometimes lead on business development opportunties.
To help identify and secure new work and Utility projects
To support commercial/financial management and reporting of utility project works
To draft and implement best practice/process to deliver exceptional land assemby/referencing and related professional services
Liaise between the client, engineering, design, commercial and field based staff and any other keystakeholders that contribute to the delivery of the project works.
Support the Managers in project board & customer meetings
Take ownership of any telent delivery actions as part of customer / 3rd party meetings
Ensure excellent technical delivery of professional services in the areas of land assembly, application documents and examination, exercise of powers and compensation, in line with customer requirements
Manage delivery escalations accordingly in line with agreed contractual procedures
Timely tracking of progress, quality and project status across workstreams to Telent Management
Draft and implement quality assurance measures aligned with client requirements
Monitoring of QEHS and contractual perfornace
Production of project specific QEHS documents as required
Identify continuous improvement opportunities
Coordinate with Technical Design Authorities, Subject Matter Experts, Project Managers and others to develop training requirements
Put together and deliver technical utility focused training programme to wireless business
Provide subject matter technical expertise support across all utility programmes
To help promote and grow the Land Referencing and associated services
To focus initally on Business Development activity
To train and support new utility service teams
To support, as required, telents' delivery partners in their efforts to support project deliverables
Escalation both internally to Telent Management team and to customer as required if the overall project delivery is at risk in terms of cost, quality or time
Drive training, innovation, efficiency and cost reduction, through a culture of continuous improvement.
To ensure project delivery is in line with telent process, agreed resource plans, client programmes, business budgets and customer requirements.
Capture and report all changes associated with site works scope in line with current telent processes
Technical Delivery Manager - Who you are:
You're a proactive Technical Delivery Manager with a strong focus on identifying and securing new business opportunities within Land Referencing, and Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPO's). You have a proven track record in winning contracts or supporting the winning of contracts, and managing projects within the Utilities or Telecommunications world. Skilled at coordinating diverse teams and driving high-quality delivery, you excel in commercial management and stakeholder engagement. Your excellent communication and customer-focused mindset empower you to lead projects while fostering continuous improvement and innovation. This Technical Delivery Manager role requires high attention to detail, strong commercial and business acumen, the ability to forge and build new relationships and conduct client / new business outreach activity.
Technical Delivery Manager - Key requirements:
Land referencing experience in relation to Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs), Development Consent Orders (DCOs), Transport and Works Act Orders (TWAOs), and Hybrid Bills.
Solid track record of identifying and winning new business
Experience of researching & identifying legal and related interests/rights/restrictions
Strong influencing and persuation skills
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to bring together diverse groups
Effective verbal and written communcation skills
Supporting technical aspects on assigned business development / bids.
Customer focussed and able to deal with internal and external stakeholders and escalation
Utility training background
Experience and knowledge of managing programme delivery of utility work packages/tasks/services within a Network services (or similar) environment.
Experience of managing financial and commercial processes.What we offer:
A career at Telent can span sectors, roles, technologies, and customers giving you the opportunity to develop, learn new skills and make an impact. We are growing and we rely on our committed Team to deliver.
We nurture the talent that makes this happen, by our on-going commitment to creating an inclusive culture that respects and values difference, that celebrates diverse ideas. We want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work.
The additional benefits with this role:
26 days holiday, plus public bank holidays, and the option to buy or sell days annually
Company pension scheme
Access to the Flexible Benefits portal
A range of family friendly policies
Occupational health support and wellbeing Portal
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