Senior Telecom Construction

Join our TeamAbout this opportunityWe are looking for a Senior Telecom Construction & Deployment Lead to provide technical leadership, coordination, and execution support within a network implementation organization. In this role, you will provide functional leadership across the construction and deployment of telecommunications infrastructure for assigned sites. You will serve as a key technical and operational point of contact, coordinating activities across Ericsson, customers, suppliers, contractors, and field teams to ensure successful delivery of assigned deployments. The role covers the end-to-end construction and deployment process, including site readiness and feasibility, construction planning, supplier coordination, non-FPP work, equipment and material issues, budget and scope management, quality, EHS, and project execution. What you will do

• Provide functional and technical leadership for telecommunications construction and deployment activities across assigned sites.
• Coordinate activities and stakeholders, customers, suppliers, contractors, and field teams in accordance with requirements and customer contracts.
• Act as a key escalation point for complex technical, operational, construction, and deployment issues.
• Interpret customer scope, throughput targets, and end requirements and translate them into executable construction and deployment plans.
• Assess site readiness and feasibility and determine the appropriate build approach, including self-perform versus supplier execution.
• Plan, coordinate, and follow up on construction and deployment activities to support effective rollouts.
• Coordinate suppliers and contractors based on technical expertise, cost, quality, and delivery requirements.
• Manage work orders, non-FPP activities, and related compensation processes.
• Support budget management and ensure adherence to financial and project guidelines.
• Provide effort and scope estimates during pre-sales and early project phases to support accurate budgeting and planning.
• Identify and resolve equipment, material, construction, and deployment issues, coordinating with the appropriate internal and external stakeholders.
• Plan and follow up on quality assurance activities to ensure compliance with project and customer standards.
• Ensure construction activities are executed in compliance with Project OHS/EHS requirements and applicable statutory regulations.
• Provide technical guidance on construction solutions and establish the appropriate order of operations.
• Support and guide Field Construction Managers and other field stakeholders through complex construction and deployment activities.
• Interface directly with customers, property owners, suppliers, contractors, and internal teams to drive execution and resolve issues. The skills you bring
• Bachelor's degree, in Engineering or related fields in construction.
• Significant hands-on experience managing telecommunications construction projects, particularly tower and new site builds.
• Fluent English skills.
• Proven experience providing technical solutions and guiding construction and deployment order of operations.
• Strong experience assessing site feasibility and providing site design and construction consulting.
• Experience managing and coordinating contractors and suppliers and estimating scope for civil works, ground works, L&A, backhaul, fiber, power, and maintenance activities.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, particularly in complex field and deployment environments.
• Deep understanding of site acquisition, zoning, permitting, landlord negotiations, leasing requirements, jurisdictional requirements, and environmental compliance.
• Ability to effectively interface with customers, property owners, suppliers, contractors, and internal/external stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of contracts, including leasing, vendor-facing, and customer-facing agreements.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen, including scope, cost, and budget considerations.
• Demonstrated ability to provide functional leadership without direct people-management responsibility.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, coordination, and negotiation skills.
• Good understanding of EHS statutory requirements.
• Completion of OSHA 30-hour telecom course.
• Experience scoping NSB, NSB Power, and Fiber Walks. Why join Ericsson? At Ericsson, you´ll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what´s possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world's toughest problems. You´ll be challenged, but you won't be alone. You´ll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next. What happens once you apply? Cli