SITE Acquisition Manager - HYBRID - CONTRACT - BERKSHIRE

Role: Site Acquisition Manager - Mobile Telecom
Type: Contract/Permanent
Location: Theale/Flexible working - minimum 2 days per week supplier visit

We have an exciting opportunity with one of our clients for the Site Acquisition Manager role offering hybrid working and a great range of benefits. Responsible for the delivery of acquisition and design related projects (including but not limited to new Code acquisition, upgrades, NTQs, Lease renewals and incoming/outgoing site share applications) and the ongoing management of a defined set of projects within a geographic region or customer programme.

To track the delivery of sites across relevant programmes of work within the region or programme and ensure that business and customer timescales, budget and volume targets are achieved. To work with all internal and external stakeholders to achieve the optimum site solution and optimise the Client asset portfolio.

Role Scope:

To secure planning permission and the best possible rights with landlords to deploy a defined group of new and existing telecom sites. To work with the Our client and Operator regional teams to achieve the optimum site solution in terms of time, cost & quality.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• To deliver owned acquisition activities across a defined group of sites to achieve our client & Shareholder targets through effective management of the Acquisition Agents, Solicitors & 3rd party suppliers.
• To be aware of & manage dependencies on the Client and Operator regional teams across a defined group of sites through planning, tracking & reporting to ensure regional acquisition targets are achieved.
• To maintain an accurate acquisition delivery status on a defined group of sites by ensuring that site level forecasts are up to date & in accordance with agreed forecasting standards through the tracking of 3rd party supplier deliverables
• To deliver target lease terms on individual sites by applying agreed standards, policies & expertise and escalating exceptions to enable the business to make informed decisions
• Apply acquisition & property expertise to support & validate the work of the Acquisition Agents, Solicitors & 3rd party suppliers to ensure site specific issues are addressed
• Apply acquisition & property expertise to support & validate the work of the Acquisition Agents, Solicitors & 3rd party suppliers to ensure site specific issues are addressed
• Build & maintain effective working relationships with the client and Operator regional teams and Demand, Property & Finance teams to ensure policy is understood & applied consistently and improve certainty that objectives will be achieved by setting realistic expectations, delivering on commitments & effective communication

Skills Required:

• Considerable site acquisition functional knowledge gained from working in a mobile network environment.
• Extensive experience of delivering large volumes of sites against agreed targets.
• Considerable experience of managing 3rd party suppliers.
• Considerable experience of working under pressure in a complex & changing environment.
• Knowledge of property litigation including an understanding of the Electronic Communications Code and Landlord & Tenant Act legislation in the UK.

Please apply via this ad in the first instance or send a CV with covering note or contact me (see below)

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