Design & Construct State Manager

The Opportunity

A great opportunity exists in our North Sydney office for a Design and Construct State Manager. This position is responsible for providing leadership to the Design and Construct teams in NSW, ACT and QLD to deliver Infrastructure Deployment projects of the Vocus Fibre network.

What you’ll be doing day-to-day

The State Manager is responsible for following best practice Design and Project Management accountabilities for the individual and the team they lead;

• Leadership – Lead a team to deliver project management accountabilities
• Understand the processes, project lifecycle and relationships between tasks and milestones, ensuring that work plans and/or Project Schedules are appropriate. Resulting in E2E delivery and performance of projects
• Understand scope management in the context of the project lifecycle and the need for clear definition throughout the project. Clearly define activities and understand scope change controls. Resulting in avoidance of Variation cost
• Understand time management within the broader project management framework and apply the appropriate tools and techniques. Understand how, when and why escalations are to occur so that Task/Milestone commitment dates are met. Resulting in on time delivery performance.
• Understand cost management in the context of the Project lifecycle and manage the Project process against the Project budget. Ensure project scope variations are managed within Procurement process. Resulting in financial governance of assigned budgets
• Understand quality management in the context of the Project. Resulting in project sign off with all technical and operational specifications met
• Understand and identify the critical phases of the Project that require specific skills and competencies, with special emphasis on Vocus WHSE policy and obligations. Resulting in demonstration of both internal and external compliance with WHSE, Environmental and Vocus requirements
• Using clear and concise communication the various elements of the Project process and provide accurate details to all stakeholders, internal/external and customers. Prepare regular progress reports for internal and external stakeholders. Resulting in reporting requirements met.
• Understand risk and issue management and apply the principles to the broader Project management life cycle. Resulting in minimal cost and time variations with no incidents occurring.
• Manage and develop supplier relationships within the Vocus Procurement, WHSE frameworks whilst ensuring project specifications, budgets and timelines are met. Resulting in adherence of all legal obligations from contractor selection to project handover.
• Provide leadership to a team of Designers to deliver upon milestones and responsibilities
• Provide sales support with pre-sales designs and estimate cost for connection requests and bids
• Support nominated projects in relation to Design requirements as assigned by management
• Strategically Plan and Design the Vocus Fibre Network
• Monitor and manage network capacity creating new, network upgrade and network re-arrangement orders where required.
• Provide assistance in fault situations during business hours or as required
• Liaise with multiple stakeholders strategically to extend the Vocus Network
• Provide support to new Technology introductions.
• Comply with and monitor ‘Safety In Design’ concepts whilst designing the Vocus Fibre Network.
• Provide subject matter expert support to management and stakeholders in regards to Planning and Design Architecture and Engineering standards.
• Reporting – Provide operational reports to the General Manager on team performance on key metric in your area

Special working conditions

• Some interstate travel may be required
• This position requires after-hours availability for the management of people and operational issues

What you’ll bring to this role

Required skills & competencies

• Proven 8-10 years’ experience in Project Management,
• Previous experience in a leadership role
• Extensive experience in contractor management (internal and external plant).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to ensure consistency of standards/procedures and promote efficiencies
• Well-developed relationship building skills
• Outstanding commitment to customer service and internal & external customer experience
• Good planning, organisational, analytical and decision-making skills
• Sound administrative and time management and Problem-solving skills
• Computer literate – broad knowledge of windows/Microsoft office required
• Capability to build strong and effective working relationships with the key internal and external shareholders across different cultures.
• Contract management
• Negotiation, conflict management skills
• Previous experience in telecommunications infrastructure deployment
• Tertiary qualifications in Electronics/Communications Engineering or Project Management

What We Offer 

Working at Vocus will give you rewarding experiences and the opportunity to do extraordinary work. You will enjoy: 

• Diverse and dynamic teams with a supportive and inclusive culture. 
• Supportive career development plans with comprehensive ongoing training, support, and development opportunities. 
• Flexible hours and a hybrid working environment 
• Generous discounts on power, gas, mobile and internet; plus, discounts to over 400 retailers. 
• Competitive leave benefits, including anniversary leave, purchased leave, parental leave, volunteering leave, study leave, and much more. We also offer a fifth week of annual leave when you hit five years of service! 
• Study assistance programs to excel your personal growth, learning and development. 
• Health and wellness offerings, including access to our wellbeing initiatives that can help you from a financial, psychological, and physical perspective. 

Working at Vocus is never just a job – it’s personal. We’re crazy about our customers and believe our people are the difference. Our wonderfully diverse team and a vibrant culture define us. We care about the impact we have on our people, our customers, and our communities and are committed to operating as a responsible, ethical business. 

We pride ourselves on setting audacious and ambitious goals and believe that we can play our part in changing the Australian telecommunications landscape and make a fundamental difference to people’s lives. 

With us, you’ll have the opportunity to lead and inspire teams, work on projects that are shaping the future of telecommunications and become part of a culture that thrives on creativity, encourages new ideas, and provides a collaborative and inclusive environment.  

About Us 

As Australia’s specialist fibre and network solutions provider, we own and operate 25,000km of secure, high-capacity fibre connecting people, businesses, governments, and communities across Australia to the world. Through our well-known retail brands, we deliver simple and affordable broadband, mobile, voice and energy services with the purpose of Building Critical Connections. Enabling Better Possibilities.  

Ready to take the next step?

If you like the sound of this role and think you’d do a great job, but are worried you don’t tick every box, we encourage you to back yourself – we know that diverse groups are less-likely to apply for roles they’re not 100% qualified for, but just as likely to succeed at them!  

We are a proud equal opportunity employer committed to providing a safe, diverse, and inclusive working environment where all our team members feel like they belong. We know diversity makes us stronger and we encourage applications irrespective of background, age, origin, gender, sexual orientation, identity, or ability.   

If you feel comfortable, please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements upon application, so we can make any adjustments required to support you throughout our recruitment process.