Design Governance Specialist

Our Vision: Continue to be the leading UK mobile infrastructure services company. Our Mission: To be famous for excellence in delivery, embracing transformation with our people and our customers at its heart. We are at an exciting time in our company’s development. We've come a long way since we were first formed in 2012. From the rollout of new technologies and managing complex legislation affecting the industry, we are leading the conversation on innovation and developing sharper solutions to serve our customers better. We collaborate as a team to meet the high standards expected of us and demand the best of ourselves through our values.

About the Role

This is a Design Governance role which requires industry expert knowledge of mobile infrastructure within design and engineering. Design Governance responsibilities include:

• Each Design Governance role will be allocated to a specific customer or Customers. You will be a key enabler, responsible for managing and negotiating Design guidance and process changes.
• You will be required to identify and engage with all impacted internal and external Stakeholders ensuring business continuity.
• Design Governance are responsible for managing Customer design changes, ensuring they are interpreted correctly, assessing the impact to Cornerstone, ensuring alignment with Customer and Cornerstone commercial and strategic expectations.
• You will be expected to manage and own Cornerstones, Customer, Colleagues and Design Partners relationships, ensuring effective communication of key updates to key Stakeholders, whilst promoting desired behaviours.
• Efficient, high-quality right-first-time outcomes will be a key driver in everything you do.
• You will be expected to work with the Design team in parallel with the wider business, such as: Engineering, Design Delivery, Program Lead keeping them informed of change, problems and solutions, as well as influence the performance of a team of Design Delivery Managers.
• Additionally, you are expected to Identify, maintain and enhance national design guidance, processes and documentation, as well as create project-specific design guidelines as required by the business, to deliver successful projects.
• There will be exciting opportunities to contribute to other transformational initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Be responsible for the identification, creation and maintenance of national and project specific design guidance as required by the Business.
• Provide innovative ideas and support the implementation of initiatives to enable the business to work smarter, such as automation and digital transformation initiatives.
• Be accountable for assessing Customer design guidance and communicating to relevant internal and external Stakeholders.
• Gauge and translate any commercial impact of new initiatives to the business.
• Be responsible for responding to Concessions and Design Queries within SLA.
• Responsible for contributing to the organisation's digital transformation initiatives related to design.
• Identify opportunities for leveraging technology and champion the adoption of digital tools to enhance processes.
• Analyse design delivery and quality data and key performance indicators to identify areas of opportunity.
• Collaborate and influence cross-functional teams, such as; delivery, operations, vendor management, to ensure commercial and strategic alignment.
• Input into the RMSV process, with focus on quality and efficient RMSV meetings and outcomes.
• Execute / adapt established design delivery processes to achieve enhance and support design partners and design delivery managers.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Industry expert within telecommunications.
• Understanding and appreciation of process and other departments across telecoms Design & Engineering.
• HND or higher qualification in any one of the following: M&E Engineering, Electronic, Civil, Telecommunications, Product development or similar.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and an excellent bonus structure.
• 30 days holiday.
• Competitive pension scheme.
• Hybrid working.
• Life insurance.
• Cycle to Work.
• Retail Discount.
• Competitive refer a friend scheme.
• Private Healthcare Insurance.

Our commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) is fundamental to our success. We strive to cultivate an inclusive environment where every employee feels valued, respected, and empowered. By embracing unique perspectives and experiences, we drive innovation and drive our organisation forward, therefore, we recognise the importance of welcoming applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

We want to ensure everyone is able to present their best self throughout the recruitment process so if you require any adjustments, please let us know. If this role is of interest to you and you would like to find out more, please do apply with an up to date version of your CV.