Network Engineering Professional

Recruiter:
Trevor Newman

Career Grade: E

Internal Closing Date: 2/06/26

This job has a key focus on delivering commercial technical delivery outcomes whilst creating a culture of continuous development that nurtures a world class Technical Delivery Organisation. The purpose of this role is to be accountable for multiple small to medium sized technical deliveries.

• Lead the delivery of project(s), from planning and design through to deployment and implementation
• Lead project governance throughout the project cycle, including support in creation and management of detailed project delivery plan and dependencies
• Lead the virtual team in a way that meets all BT Leadership Framework accountabilities and BT Group values and leadership capabilities
• Be accountable for ensuring the scope of delivery is understood, that the technical solution meets the business need and that plans are comprehensive
• Identify pre‑requisites to technical deliveries and ensure that they are delivered
• Identify Risks/issues/finances/status/resources for technical deliveries and take corrective action where needed
• Engage with clients and suppliers including internal stakeholders
• Manage handover to operations and the customer
• Make recommendations for improvements to processes. Identify and implement changes to improve quality and reduce costs

• Network Infrastructure Expertise — Strong understanding of physical and logical network build principles, including fibre, copper, circuits, routers, switches, racks, and power.
• Network Management — Experience working with network monitoring, provisioning, and infrastructure management tools used across enterprise environments.
• Project Delivery Experience — Demonstrated ability to lead and deliver small to medium technical projects with clear ownership, accountability, and consistent delivery outcomes.
• Operational Tooling Experience — Familiarity with industry‑standard workflow, ticketing, and service‑delivery platforms (e.g., provisioning tools, asset databases, change management systems).
• Connectivity Products Understanding — Good awareness of common connectivity products and access technologies, with the ability to follow structured ordering or provisioning processes.
• Risk & Issue Management — Experience identifying, managing, and escalating risks, issues, security considerations, and ensuring alignment with architectural or governance frameworks.
• Customer & Stakeholder Engagement — Strong customer focus with the ability to communicate clearly and confidently with stakeholders at all levels, including senior managers.
• Cisco Hardware Knowledge — Understanding of Cisco network hardware and foundational configuration concepts.
• Problem Solving — Proven ability to analyse issues, remove blockers, and deliver practical, innovative solutions.
• Cross‑Team Communication — Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across multiple teams, influence outcomes, and build strong working relationships

• In Depth knowledge of Internal Networks and the platforms supported/managed
• Excellent Technical Project Control – planning, dependencies, risk and issue management
• Good financial understanding – ability to build estimates, gain commitments on cost from component teams and meet committed finance figures for the technical deliveries.
• Excellent communication skills- able to work across a number of projects both inside and outside your team, presenting to senior leaders and stakeholders across BT, with ability to build rapport and influence.
• Good problem solver - drive to overcome obstacles and deliver innovative solutions