Transmission Team Leader

Job Description

Overview

Transmission Team Leader Neos Networks offers alternative working arrangements that give employees some flexibility, including office, home and hybrid working.

Base location: Glasgow Hybrid working

Working Pattern: Full time 37 hours per week

Salary: Competitive (depending on experience) + performance-related bonus + excellent benefits package, performance related annual bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances, and wellbeing.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading, coaching and developing a team of network design professionals.
• Conducting performance reviews, regular 1:1s and supporting personal development plans.
• Managing resource planning and forecasting to ensure delivery against business demand.
• Overseeing network risk management and working closely with Operations teams to mitigate risks.
• Driving technical input into RFIs, ITTs, business cases and infrastructure investment decisions.
• Supporting innovation initiatives, new technologies and continuous improvement projects.
• Making informed technical and operational decisions to support business objectives.
• Ensuring high-quality network designs are delivered on time, within budget and to agreed standards.
• Building strong relationships with internal stakeholders, customers and external vendors.
• Championing best practice, quality standards and operational excellence across the design function.

What We’re Looking For

• Essential Experience: Proven experience in transmission network design, technical leadership or management roles. Strong understanding of transmission technologies including SDH, PDH, Microwave, Radio, IP/Layer 3 Networks. Experience working with vendor platforms such as Cisco, Nokia and Connection Master. Demonstrated ability to lead and develop high-performing technical teams. Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills. Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Desirable Qualifications: Degree in Telecommunications, Management, IT or a related discipline. Professional experience within telecoms, utilities or network infrastructure environments.
• Technical Skills: Strong knowledge of fibre network specifications and design standards. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Visio. Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, business-focused recommendations.

Why Join Us

• This role offers the opportunity to influence both today’s network delivery and tomorrow’s technology strategy. You will work with a wide range of stakeholders across the business to deliver reliable, scalable and cost-effective network solutions while shaping future infrastructure investments.
• You will support critical SSE business units and drive innovation and long-term network growth, directly impacting how the organisation evolves and succeeds.