Senior Manager, Technical Delivery

At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact. To provide specialist design authority, engineering, project and co-ordination 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.  This will require close collaboration with other parts of Vodafone to ensure alignment. The role will ensure oversight of the solution design, working alongside assigned specialist engineers and consortium partners, to agree contract specifications and commercial conditions; evaluation of bids through to contract award; manufacture and delivery oversight and formal acceptance. The role requires senior level participation in consortium either as Procurement Group Chair or Representative, and management of: marine and terrestrial suppliers; external contractors; other system owners; landing providers and multiple regulatory agencies.  It may require representing Vodafone in key organisations such as ESCA and ICPC.