Network Design Specialist

Job Summary

 Under minimal direction, undertake a full range of complex and specialised technical microwave transport design functions to ensure projects are delivered to desired outcomes. Provide high level specialist technical expertise, advice, and system and process support to staff engaged in design functions.

Strong communication, collaboration and problem-solving skills are core to your role, in addition to having a passion for continuous learning, development, and a willingness to work within a dynamic team.

What We Offer

• Performance-related pay
• Access to thousands of learning programs so you can level-up
• Global presence across 22 countries; opportunities to work where we do business.
• Purchased annual leave scheme
• Additional Telstra day off
• Additional 30% off Telstra products and services
• Toolkit provided (laptop + mobile phone + plan paid for)

What You'll Be Doing

As part of a team and under minimal direction:

• Develop end-to-end microwave transmission designs for new builds, upgrades, capacity augmentation, and technology refresh programs.

• Perform microwave path engineering, path profiling, and link budget analysis

• Select appropriate microwave radios, antennas, transmission equipment, and supporting infrastructure.
• Conduct frequency planning, coordination, spectrum management, and interference analysis.
• Assess path availability, resilience, latency, capacity requirements, and propagation performance.
• Ensure compliance with engineering standards, architectural principles, telecommunications regulations, and spectrum licensing requirements.
• Provide technical assurance by reviewing and approving designs from internal and external delivery partners.
• Support construction, commissioning, implementation, and acceptance testing activities.
• Collaborate with Planning, Delivery, Operations, Property, LA&E, Construction, EME, and vendor teams to resolve complex design challenges.
• Provide specialist technical advice, mentoring, and support to other designers and project stakeholders.

• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement, innovation, and optimisation of design practices and processes

What You’ll Bring

General

Microwave Transmission Design experience

Path Profiling experience (Ellipse, Atoll, Pathloss etc)

Access to Amplitel AMS and appropriate training

Drafting capability

Land Access and Environment capability

Access and appropriate training for Telstra DBORs

Health Safety and Environment (HSE)

You take accountability for the health, safety and environmental performance within your area of accountability and role model the safe and responsible behaviours expected of our employees, contractors and suppliers.

Strategic Influencing

You use your skills in collaboration, critical thinking, and problem solving to help achieve Telstra’s goals. You are able to contribute solutions within the team to unblock risks and issues as well as look for opportunities for improvement in process and ways of working.

Stakeholder Management

You are capable of working with multiple Internal Business Units, Contractors, Suppliers and Regulatory Authorities to achieve the best cost and best practice for ongoing network deployment

Communication

You have highly developed interpersonal, written and oral communication skills including the ability to lead, negotiate, influence and work collaboratively with others to make effective decisions that benefit the business. You use your facilitation skills to engage and include all team members and encourage a collaborative approach to completing tasks

Collaboration

You don’t just understand working in a team, you are a clear communicator that wants to use your skills to ensure you share knowledge and assist the team around you.

What We're Looking For

Essential

• Extensive previous experience in point to point microwave radio design.
• Ability to interpret High Level Planning & Design Briefs.
• Strong interpersonal skills that allow you to develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders to achieve required outcomes.
• Attention to detail, ability to work across multiple initiatives and prioritise work independently.

• A high level of oral and written communication skills with an ability to effectively communicate with all levels of business.
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Highly Desirable

• Engineering qualifications
• Previous radio (RF) related experience in the telecommunications industry.
• Knowledge of the Telecommunications Act (Cth) 1997.  

Why Join This Team?

You'll be part of a highly skilled national team responsible for designing critical telecommunications infrastructure that expands and strengthens Telstra's network. You'll work alongside industry experts, solve complex engineering challenges, influence technical outcomes, and contribute to the delivery of future-ready connectivity solutions across Australia.

If you're passionate about microwave network design, collaboration, continuous learning, and delivering infrastructure that makes a real impact, we'd love to hear from you. 

Diversity is more than a policy – it’s how we thrive We know diverse teams deliver better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an environment where everyone feels safe, respected, and supported — regardless of gender, background, or ability.

We strongly encourage women and gender-diverse people to apply and are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements or adjustments to the recruitment process.