Head of Telecom Design, Engineering, and Infrastructure Services
A rapidly growing engineering services organization is seeking a senior executive to build and lead its Telecom Engineering & Infrastructure Services practice. This individual will be responsible for defining strategy, growing revenue, developing customer relationships, scaling delivery capabilities, and establishing a high-performing engineering organization focused on broadband, fiber, telecom infrastructure, and related engineering services.
This is a business-building leadership opportunity for an executive who has previously managed large telecom engineering organizations, overseen substantial revenue portfolios, and developed long-term relationships with telecommunications, utility, and infrastructure clients.
The successful candidate will have the ability to operate as both a market-facing growth leader and an operational practice executive, helping drive the expansion of a national telecom engineering platform.
Key Responsibilities
Practice Leadership & Growth
- Develop and execute the strategic vision for the Telecom Engineering & Infrastructure Services practice.
- Build and scale a national engineering organization focused on broadband, fiber, OSP, and telecom infrastructure services.
- Create and enhance service offerings that address evolving customer and market needs.
- Establish scalable operating models, delivery methodologies, quality standards, and performance metrics.
- Lead workforce planning, succession planning, organizational design, and long-term capability development.
Business Development & Client Relationships
- Leverage existing industry relationships to support business growth and strategic account expansion.
- Partner closely with sales, business development, and solutioning teams to identify, pursue, and secure new opportunities.
- Serve as a senior executive sponsor on key client relationships.
- Support proposal development, executive presentations, contract negotiations, and strategic pursuits.
- Act as a trusted advisor to telecommunications carriers, broadband providers, utilities, and infrastructure clients.
Engineering & Delivery Leadership
- Provide executive oversight across engineering delivery programs and client engagements.
- Establish engineering standards, governance frameworks, quality controls, and operational best practices.
- Drive workflow optimization, process standardization, automation initiatives, and digital transformation efforts.
- Manage delivery organizations across domestic and international engineering teams.
- Ensure scalability of resources, processes, and delivery capabilities as the practice grows.
Organizational Development
- Recruit, mentor, and develop future leaders within the practice.
- Build high-performing teams across engineering, design, project management, and program delivery functions.
- Foster a culture of accountability, client focus, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Lead organizational change and growth initiatives in a rapidly expanding environment.
Areas of Expertise
Candidates should possess significant leadership experience in several of the following areas:
- Outside Plant (OSP) Engineering
- Fiber Network Design
- FTTx / FTTH Engineering
- Broadband Infrastructure
- Utility Coordination
- Joint Use Programs
- Make-Ready Engineering
- Permitting & Right-of-Way Management
- Telecommunications Infrastructure Programs
- Network Expansion & Modernization
- Engineering Program Management
- Telecom Consulting & Engineering Services
Required Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Telecommunications, Construction Management, or a related field.
- 15+ years of progressive telecom engineering, infrastructure, or consulting experience.
- Demonstrated success leading large-scale telecom engineering organizations.
- Experience managing engineering services businesses, practices, or business units with revenues exceeding $40M-$50M annually.
- Proven ability to scale organizations, build teams, and lead substantial growth initiatives.
- Strong commercial acumen with experience supporting revenue generation and client development.
- Experience working directly with major telecommunications carriers, broadband providers, utilities, or infrastructure owners.
- Executive-level client-facing experience with a strong industry network and established customer relationships.
- Experience managing geographically distributed and/or offshore engineering delivery teams.
Preferred Experience
- Previous leadership within engineering consulting, telecom infrastructure, broadband deployment, utility engineering, or network services organizations.
- Experience building a practice from early-stage growth through large-scale expansion.
- Exposure to global delivery models and offshore engineering operations.
- Data center, mission-critical, or digital infrastructure experience.
- Background supporting major telecommunications carriers and broadband expansion initiatives.
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