Overview

Provide strategic leadership for the Fiber Optic Network Design function by managing multiple programs, driving operational excellence, ensuring technical governance, and building high-performing teams. Accountable for delivering complex fiber design projects that meet client expectations, quality standards, financial objectives, and organizational goals while fostering continuous improvement and innovation.

Responsibilities

- - Strategic Leadership
- Define and execute the strategic roadmap for Fiber Optic Network Design operations.
- Align business objectives with project execution, resource planning, and client expectations.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance productivity, quality, and operational efficiency.
Program & Portfolio Management
- Oversee multiple fiber network design programs from initiation through successful delivery.
- Ensure projects are delivered on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with contractual SLAs and KPIs.
- Monitor program performance, utilization, profitability, forecasting, and resource capacity.

Technical Governance

- Provide technical leadership across HFC, FTTH, FTTx, MDU, Permit, HLD, LLD, and Service Design projects.
- Establish engineering standards, design methodologies, and best practices across all design functions.
- Review and approve complex engineering solutions, ensuring scalability, compliance, and network reliability.

People Leadership

- Lead, mentor, and develop Managers, Team Leads, Design Engineers, and Technical Specialists.
- Build high-performing teams through coaching, succession planning, competency development, and performance management.
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.

Client & Stakeholder Management

- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, senior leadership, vendors, and cross-functional teams.
- Serve as the executive escalation point for critical project, operational,



and customer issues.
- Conduct governance meetings, business reviews, and performance presentations with stakeholders.

Operational Excellence

- Establish operational processes, governance frameworks, and performance metrics to improve delivery efficiency.
- Drive Lean, automation, and process optimization initiatives to reduce cycle time, improve quality, and increase productivity.
- Ensure effective workload balancing and resource optimization across projects.

Quality & Compliance

- Establish quality standards and governance processes for all design deliverables.
- Ensure compliance with client requirements, regulatory guidelines, industry standards, and organizational policies.
- Lead design audits, quality reviews, and corrective action initiatives to achieve continuous improvement.

Financial & Resource Management

- Manage departmental budgets, project financials, forecasting, and cost optimization initiatives.
- Monitor project profitability, resource utilization, hiring plans, and operational expenses.
- Support business growth through efficient workforce planning and capacity management.

Risk & Delivery Management

- Identify strategic, operational, and technical risks across programs.
- Develop mitigation strategies and ensure timely resolution of escalated issues.
- Maintain business continuity through proactive planning and governance.

Business Development Support

- Support pre-sales activities, solution development, effort estimation, staffing plans, and proposal reviews.
- Collaborate with business development teams during RFPs,



client presentations, and solution discussions.
- Identify opportunities for service expansion and operational improvements.

Reporting & Governance

- Present operational dashboards, KPIs, financial performance, delivery status, and risk assessments to senior leadership.
- Drive governance meetings, executive reviews, and client steering committee discussions.
- Ensure accurate reporting and documentation across all programs.

Requirements

- Bachelor''s degree in Engineering (Telecommunications, Electrical, or related field) preferred.
- Minimum 11 years of experience in fiber optic network design and engineering.
- Extensive experience in Fiber Optic Network Design across HFC, FTTH, FTTx, MDU, Enterprise, and Broadband network deployments.
- Robust expertise in High-Level Design (HLD), Low-Level Design (LLD), Permit Design, Bill of Materials (BOM), Fiber Planning, and Network Architecture.
- Advanced knowledge of 3GIS, SpatialNet, QGIS, AutoCAD, FiberCAD, and other GIS/CAD platforms.
- Deep understanding of fiber architecture, outside plant (OSP), inside plant (ISP), cable routing, splicing, permitting, construction standards, and telecom engineering practices.
- Strong knowledge of client delivery models, quality frameworks, SLA/KPI management, and operational governance.
- Excellent strategic planning, leadership, stakeholder management, negotiation, financial management, and decision-making capabilities.
- Proven experience managing multiple large-scale programs, cross-functional teams, and geographically distributed operations.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, risk management, and change management skills.
- Experience driving digital transformation, automation, process improvement, and operational excellence initiatives.
- Demonstrated ability to build client relationships, lead business reviews, and deliver sustainable business growth.

📌 Fiber Design Specialist - Manager (Chennai)
🏢 Prodapt Solutions
📍 Chennai