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Role Summary
To provide specialist design authority, engineering, project and coordination expertise in the planning and implementation of global submarine cable systems for Vodafone and consultancy services to third‑party organisations. This role will ensure such submarine cable systems are contracted in line with Vodafone’s technical requirements and in line with budget and timeline constraints. It requires close collaboration across Vodafone to ensure alignment.
What you’ll do
- Provide technical guidance and commercial support to the development of submarine cable systems and solutions to Vodafone Business and Vodafone local markets.
- Lead the relationship with specialist submarine system supplier(s) to ensure the delivery of complex projects, maintaining oversight of tasks undertaken by the project team.
- Provide regular reporting on progress, ensuring dependencies are articulated and actions progressed.
- Coach and guide junior engineers, supporting their delivery of less complex projects with clear direction.
- Effectively manage partners and suppliers.
- Direct reports: none.
- Travel to other locations, including overseas, required.
Who you are
- Technology leadership and experience in deploying submarine cable systems is highly desirable.
- Programmes management and coordination of resources on large projects.
- Ability to understand and act on commercial, legal, regulatory, environmental, tax, importation, and financial matters.
- Experience working in an offshore environment.
- Degree qualified, preferably in an engineering subject.
What’s in it for you
- Yearly bonus: 20 %
- Company car: company‑funded car of £580 per month + private fuel, or a cash alternative of £630 per month.
- Annual leave: 28 days plus bank holidays, with optional purchase/sell/carry over of 5 days per year.
- Charity days: 5 days per year.
- Maternity leave: 52 weeks – first 13 weeks fully paid, followed by 26 weeks of half pay.
- Private pension: contribute up to 5 % of basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10 %.
- Access to private medical, private dental, free health assessments, and share‑save scheme.
- Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle‑to‑work, season‑ticket loan.
Reasonable adjustments
If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, please refer to https://careers.vodafone.com/application-adjustments/ for guidance.
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