Design Team Leader

The Opportunity

As a Design Team Leader, you’ll be responsible for leading the Vocus Fibre Operations Design team in planning and designing across the Vocus Fibre network.

What you’ll be doing day-to-day

• Provide leadership to a team of junior and senior Fibre Designers to deliver upon milestones and responsibilities
• Lead selected and 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 for approval as network expands and requirements increase
• Support Major Projects and Business initiatives as required.
• Support the integration of acquired networks through planning and design concepts
• Provide support to Service Delivery for Design related activities
• Provide subject matter expert support to management and stakeholders regarding Planning and Design Architecture and Engineering standards.
• Comply and monitor Safety in Design concepts while designing the network.
• Review and manage 3rd party Carrier requests for capacity availability
• Review and Request Duct Study Applications to 3rd Party carriers
• Manage records across the network.
• Create splice schedules/designs for allocation to the workforce and contractors.
• Provide pre-sale designs and assist with cost estimates for tenders to the sales team
• Provide support and direction to the workforce and contractors on carrying out allocated tasks.
• Provide reports and perform other duties as requested by management.
• Ensure designs are delivered within contractually specified timeframes.
• Provide support during fault situations during core business hours.
• Liaise strategically with multiple stakeholders to extend the network.
• Provide support for the introduction of new technologies.
• Plan and design the implementation of new technologies onto the network.

What you’ll bring to this role

• To be successful in this position, you will have at least 5 years of experience in a similar role.
• Experience with software tools used for network design and documentation is essential. Examples include: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software (e.g. QGIS, Google EC), CAD software (e.g. AutoCAD), Network design and planning tools (e.g. VISIO, Telstra ADR/3rd party Duct plans)
• A deep understanding of different fibre types (single-mode, multi-mode), cable construction, connectors, and splicing techniques is critical and Fibre Network construction methodologies and best practices
• Network Topologies and Architectures: Familiarity with various network topologies (e.g., point-to-point, ring, star) and architectures is necessary.
• Optical Transmission Principles: Knowledge of optical signal transmission, attenuation, dispersion, and other related concepts is important.
• Testing and Measurement Equipment: Experience analysing results from optical test equipment (e.g., OTDRs, power meters, light sources) is often required.
• Proven leadership abilities

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.