Delivery Manager - RAN Network

This key role supports the Regional Manager in delivering Network Deployment projects and programmes, building and upgrading sites to achieve our ambition of being #1 for network. The role leads a skilled team and collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to help build the Nation’s Network.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership

• Lead a specialist team to manage RAN delivery partners to an agreed baseline plan, ensuring risks are identified and mitigated
• Deliver cross functional alignment with both teams within the region and centrally
• Ensure risk mitigation actions are put in place and tracked to ensure smooth delivery
• Lead presentations to senior leaders on performance and long-term plans

Delivery

• Own the end-to-end delivery of RAN sites, from nomination through design, acquisition, build, integration and handover to Operations ensuring Programme and business objectives are met
• Lead the team responsible for managing delivery partners across design, acquisition, construction and site activation within RAN deployment programmes
• Drive cross-functional engagement with supporting teams (Acquisition, Planning, Transmission, Operations, Legal, Estates) to ensure successful site delivery aligned to programme objectives
• Accountable for ensuring compliance with all Health & Safety standards, ensuring both internal teams and delivery partners meet statutory and corporate H&S obligations
• Lead strategic deployment planning, building and managing integrated rollout plans that align company goals with regional delivery capacity and programme milestones

Who You Are

• Proven experience leading specialist, multi-disciplinary RAN deployment teams delivering business-critical targets within complex commercial environments
• Extensive delivery experience across large-scale, complex RAN deployment programmes, operating through multiple contractual frameworks and diverse supplier ecosystems
• Strong stakeholder leadership and relationship-building capability, with experience collaborating across cross-functional teams and peer leadership communities
• Customer-focused mindset, with a demonstrable commitment to driving quality and service standards throughout all stages of deployment
• Data-driven decision maker, able to utilise insight, performance metrics and reporting to inform operational and strategic planning, including focus on budget forecasting, tracking and cost control
• Advanced analytical and presentation skills, with the ability to gather, interpret and communicate complex information in clear business terms for senior leadership audiences

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly?

We know that everyone is unique, with multiple aspects to their identity and different experiences behind them. We are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.

Posting End Date: 11th September 2026

Need to know

We are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards.

We believe everyone should have the opportunity to interview for a role that matches their skills. In collaboration with our Talent, Diversity & Inclusion teams and our employee-led DEI Networks, we identified a range of reasonable adjustments to help you feel comfortable and perform at your best self during the interview process. 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, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please contact your recruiter directly or email [email protected] for guidance.

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