Principal Delivery Engineers

Principal Delivery Engineers play a crucial role in our business - managing the build activity ensuring it is done in accordance with Virgin Media O2 policies and processes, and driving and taking accountability for the delivery of multiple work streams from approval to build through to release, completion, and handover.

Working closely with our build partners, design teams, local authorities, and other key stakeholders, you'll use your expertise and tenacity to overcome challenges, minimalizing impact to delivery, with an emphasis on cost reduction options & driving efficiencies. You'll carry out quality audits on work in progress and post build checks, ensuring quality standards and working practices are met as well as ensuring financial governance across all civils and cabling works.

This role primarily covers the North Wales region, however there will occasionally be a requirement to travel further afield.,

• Undertaking detailed assessments in the field to understand the impact of any risks and issues on delivery dates and premise release numbers.


• Providing face to face partner support, both on site and at partner office locations


• Carrying out health & safety audits


• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders, being Virgin Media O2's representation at meetings


• Driving and participating in early contractor engagement, identifying risks to ensure a fluid transition into build to enable a right first time and on time delivery
  
  In order to be considered, you must have the following experience:


• Experience working on Virgin Media O2 fibre network/XGS-PON


• PIA qualifications or willingness to obtain


• In depth knowledge of civils construction, cabling and installation work


• Conversant with NRSWA and Red Book guidelines


• Due to the nature of this role a full driving licence is required.


• Competent in using IT systems, Willingness to travel and work outside of the region and outdoors


• High attention to detail


• Commercial and financial awareness and preferably basic contractual knowledge
  
  The UK's fastest broadband network. The nation's best-loved mobile brand. And, one of the UK's biggest companies too.


Diverse, high performing teams - jam packed with serious talent. Together, we offer the UK more choice and better value, through our boundary-pushing, customer-championing values and ambitions.

Together, we are Virgin Media O2, and we can't wait to see what you can do.

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Working at Virgin Media O2, you get a bumper reward package bursting with benefits, and loads of extras you can add if you'd like to. These are designed to support both you and your loved ones, making sure that you're covered no matter what life throws your way.
Next steps

If we feel like a place where you can belong, we'd love to learn more about you as a person and your experience to date. Once you've submitted an application the next steps of the process, if successful, are likely to include a competency based interview.

When you apply, you'll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we'll be sure to discuss it with you.

Please note: Applications will be reviewed, and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert, therefore we may bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as possible. If you're offered a job with us, it will be conditional, based on the passing of background checks. All roles require a criminal record check and some roles need a financial probity check. Your recruiter can provide you with more information if needed.