Design Manager

About the role

Lead and manage the overall civil and structural design work for telecom sites, including towers, foundations, shelters/cabinets, power-related civil works, and associated facilities. You will develop and control the design schedule, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery of all design outputs, and coordinate across multiple teams to meet technical and quality requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and manage the overall civil and structural design work for telecom sites, including towers, foundations, shelters/cabinets, power-related civil works, and associated facilities
• Develop and control the design schedule, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery of all design outputs
• Organize site surveys, feasibility assessments, design development, structural calculations, drawings, design reports, and design change management
• Review and approve subcontractor design deliverables, including survey reports, structural calculation reports, civil/structural drawings, material take-off, and design BOQ
• Assess constructability, structural safety, permitting, cost, and implementation risks for new sites, tower conversion, tower reinforcement, cabinet foundations, and other civil works
• Coordinate with SAQ, RF, transmission, power, procurement, construction, and customer teams to close TSSR, DDD, and design approval requirements
• Support tendering, BOQ breakdown, cost estimation, and design optimization to improve cost efficiency while meeting technical and quality requirements
• Establish and continuously improve design standards, typical drawings, checklists, and lessons-learned databases to improve design efficiency and first-pass approval rates
• Provide technical support during construction, quality inspection, acceptance, and design changes; resolve site issues related to foundations, towers, structural works, and auxiliary civil works

About you

• Bachelor's degree or above in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Architecture, or a related discipline
• Experience in telecom civil/structural design, preferably covering tower structures, foundations, cabinet platforms, shelters, and related civil works
• Familiar with telecom site design processes, structural design codes, load calculations, foundation design, drawing review, and permitting requirements in the Philippines
• Proficient in AutoCAD, structural analysis/design software, and Microsoft Office applications
• Strong ability to review drawings, structural calculations, design BOQs, and subcontractor deliverables
• Strong communication, coordination, risk management, and problem-solving skills; able to work effectively with customers, landlords, subcontractors, government agencies, and internal teams
• Proficient in English; ability to communicate in Filipino/local languages is an advantage
• Candidate must own a laptop