
Urgent Associate Director, Access Metro Infrastructure
3 days ago
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At Optus, we don’t sit back and let the future happen to us - we’re out there making it. By expanding into new technology and relentlessly improving every day, we’re creating a better tomorrow for all Australians.
We believe in the strength of a vibrant, diverse and inclusive workforce where backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences of our people help us innovate and create strong connections with our customers.
This role of Associate Director, Access Metro Infrastructure, provides strategic leadership for the Access Transport network’s facilities infrastructure, coordinating planning, governance, and cost optimisation to support business objectives. Reporting to the Senior Director, it drives end-to-end alignment between Fibre, Optics, IP, and CE Access teams on facilities usage, manages the access budget across NBN, TEBA and fibre duct leasing, and owns the removal of legacy infrastructure to achieve cost efficiency. The role also collaborates closely with Property teams to ensure all contracts, lease agreements, and facility arrangements are effectively managed to enable seamless deployment of access network platforms.
The day to day
- Provide strategic leadership and direction for Access Transport network facilities infrastructure, ensuring effective planning, governance, and cost optimisation.
- Lead and coordinate matrix teams across Access Transport planning to align facilities strategy, legacy infrastructure removal, and high-risk vendor exit programs with business priorities.
- Coordinate budget planning and approvals for TEBA, duct leases, and NBN facilities, ensuring efficient utilisation and execution.
- Drive and supervise legacy and high-risk vendor equipment removal programs, ensuring coordination and progress visibility across planning and deployment teams.
- Partner with the Property team to manage contracts, lease agreements, and facility arrangements supporting network platform deployment.
- Develop and maintain cost models and unit cost metrics to reduce total cost of ownership and optimise access facility usage.
Why you are our next Associate Director
- Strategic vision to set long-term direction for network growth, modernisation, and cost optimisation aligned with business goals.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills to align Architecture, Deployment, Finance, Regulatory, and Vendor teams toward shared outcomes.
- Proven expertise in program governance, managing large-scale AOP programs to deliver on time, within budget, and to specification.
- In-depth knowledge of Access Network architecture, including Carrier Ethernet, IP, clocking/sync technologies, and associated NMS platforms.
- Proficiency in capacity and performance planning to forecast, monitor, and optimise network capacity against CX and performance KPIs.
- Strong financial understanding with experience in cost modelling, unit cost analysis, and driving TCO reduction through effective budget management.
What’s in it for you?
- 3 days in the office, 2 days remote – with flexible hours to suit
- Inclusive carer neutral paid Parental Leave of up to 16 weeks
- Competitive leave including 2 'Connected Leave' days
- All Optus employees have access to resources, webinars and support via the ‘Parents at Work portal’
- Own your own growth by accessing an extensive online and facilitator led learning catalogue.
- Connect at work through our employee-led volunteer groups: Culture Connect, Elevate Women, Disability Network, Express Yourself (LGBTQIA+), United Veterans, Yarn Network, Wellbeing Network and Young Professionals.
- Vibrant campus life, variety of facilities including restaurants, cafes, gymnasium, GP, and post office
- Free Optus bus from Macquarie University Metro Station (every 6-8 minutes); morning and afternoon
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At Optus, we are strengthened by others and that means valuing diversity and saying ‘yes’ to embracing individual differences. We are committed to ensuring that our application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals from diverse gender, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, individuals with a disability, individuals identifying as being part of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals who may have served in the armed forces or who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also want to do our best to make our recruitment process inclusive. If you require any adjustments or accessibility support to participate fairly and equitably in the recruitment process, please email AccessibleRecruitment@optus.com.au or call 1800 309 170. We/'re here to help. When you contact us, please advise your preferred method of contact and we will be in touch within 48 hours.
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