Director - Technology (Wireline Access)

Description

General Accountability
Accountable for the cost-effective and timely engineering, delivery and support of customer, wireline and wireless access technology solutions within SaskTel.  Accountable for building a strong, technically competent team, able to adapt to continually changing customer demands and corporate initiatives.  Accountable for organizing, directing and controlling the business units operating, capital, and resource budgets. Accountable to ensure healthy vendor relationships are developed and maintained.
SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES
Deliver Engineering Solutions Accountable to design and provision customer wireline technology
solutions, relating to traditional and emerging services and technologies: special services, voice and data services (access), copper and fibre facilities, including FTTP/FTTB.
Build Competency Based Teams Accountable to define and build competency-based teams, and provide development to address evolving customer demands and technology initiatives. Accountable to provide engineering resources for consultancy services to internal and external teams and colleagues.
Manage Capital and Operating Budgets Accountable to manage significant demand and planned Capital budgets and Operating budgets. Accountable to develop annual business unit budgets. Accurately forecast customer demand variables to determine the next years demand budget and provide input to Planning for the next annual planned project budgeting cycle.
Partner with Vendors for Beneficial Relationships Accountable to ensure healthy vendor relationships are developed and maintained. Accountable to ensure vendors provide competitive pricing, product support, and contractual terms that accelerate our leadership in the delivery of technology based solutions.