
Network Manager Birmingham, England
Job description
Network Manager, Regional Radio Performance & Optimisation
Our networks – both fixed and mobile – play an essential role in our 30 million customers’ lives, their businesses, and the economies of the 180 countries we operate in.
We’ve built a team of the world’s best communications technology experts. Our engineers have achieved extraordinary things: constantly upgrading and reimagining the network to stay ahead of the game, innovating using the latest network cloud, AI, virtualisation and advanced optical tech to build and maintain our world class global infrastructure.
- EE/BT current & future Network Performance, Network Efficiency & Subscriber’s Experience (inc Emergency Services Network).
- Ability to maintain & strengthen EE/BT position as #1 UK mobile network and push for global top ten network.
- Positive/Negative perception/PR of Network performance/customer experience.
- influencing our internal/external stakeholders and suppliers to deliver the Best Network objectives.
- own and drive improvement in all factors impacting Radio Coverage & Performance with the goal of providing optimal Customer Experience for our subscribers.
- Use multiple inputs from RAN Performance/Capacity data, Coverage data, Customer complaints & drive surveys amongst others to form plans for improvements across your geographic area.
- lead a highly skilled team of specialists to ensure the team/company objectives are continually delivered.
- driving improvement in Customer Experience and Network Performance whilst leveraging opportunities for capex/opex reduction across your geographical area of responsibility.
- Build effective relationships with peers & stakeholders to ensure the tooling, processes, kpi’s and insights are fit for purpose driving more automation where possible.
- Contributing into budget planning and business cases as requested by Senior Management & Programmes.
- Team Management: Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to drive and motivate your team to deliver results.
- Story-telling with data: strong skills in building the case for improvement plans, drawing on data and analytical techniques where appropriate, and communicating this to business audiences
- Continuous Improvement: identifying the right KPIs/data to confirm ongoing Radio/customer improvement. Continually searching for improvement opportunities for our network and our customers.
Mandatory experience required for this role includes:
- Extensive Mobile Network RAN optimization/planning and/or RAN Performance knowledge.
- Adept at making decisions in ambiguous situations using incomplete information or differing opinions (eg divided team loyalties or unclear deliverables).
- Demonstrates ability to drive actions from insights, align project plans and objectives with strategy and values.
- Knowledge of building business cases and developing and delivering RFP’s.
- Proven experience of people management.
- Competitive salary
- 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- 10% on target bonus
- Life Assurance
- Pension scheme
- Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.
- 50% off BT and EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans
- Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages
- BT TV, including BT Sport and the NOW Entertainment membership, and 25% off NOW Sport, Cinema and Kids
- 30% discount for friends and family on EE mobile pay monthly and SIM only plans
Leading inclusively
I inspire and build trust through self-awareness, honesty and integrity.
Owning outcomes
I take the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation.
Delivering for the customer
I execute brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business.
Commercially savvy
I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making.
Growth mindset
I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation.
Building for the future
I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.
