Group Lead - Passive Infrastructure (m/f/d) for Vantage Towers

Vantage Towers • Berlin, Dresden

Dresden, Berlin

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The opportunity

At Vantage Towers, we’re on a mission to power Europe’s sustainable digital transformation. As a leading tower company, we’re ushering in an era of technology-driven advances to help connect people, businesses, and internet-enabled devices like never before. We combine the scale, stability and quality of our tower network with the agility, optimism and energy of a start-up.

 

As a young TowerCo, we have already achieved strong results with a continued focus on accelerating growth and a special emphasis put on sustainability. As part of our team, you’ll work in a dynamic and multicultural environment that embraces open communication, collaboration and teamwork.  

 

As part of our dedicated team, you will support the RTT team in expanding and optimizing mobile communications infrastructure across Germany. If you’re ready to take responsibility and shape the future of telco infrastructure with us, then let’s level up in your career and reach the top, together. 

 

Your Responsibilities:

 

  • Passive Infrastructure Rollout: You are responsible for the end-to-end rollout of passive mobile infrastructure (towers) for new builds and upgrades, adhering to timelines, budgets, and technical/legal specifications up to customer handover.
  • Disciplinary & Functional Leadership: You lead, mentor, and develop your team members, taking full disciplinary and functional management responsibility.
  • Budget Ownership & Optimization: You manage and allocate the group's investment budget effectively while driving cost-optimization measures across deployment projects.
  • Vendor Management & Negotiations: You shape strategic partnerships and lead negotiations with external service providers and vendors for network expansion projects (supporting key clients such as Vodafone Germany and external parties).
  • Process Improvement & Reporting: You evaluate processes for continuous improvement, champion best practices and cost-effective technologies, and define business requirements for infrastructure reporting systems.

 

Your Profile:

 

  • Educational Background: University degree in Industrial Engineering, Electrical/Communications Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or equivalent vocational/practical qualifications.
  • Professional Experience: At least 5 years of professional experience in telecommunications project management with sound knowledge of fixed and mobile network deployment processes; initial people management experience is a plus.
  • Technical Skills: Extensive background in designing and implementing deployment workflows, accompanied by solid expertise in infrastructure reporting tools and vendor SLAs.
  • Soft Skills: Strong analytical and conceptual thinking, confident communication, assertiveness, and proven negotiation skills with internal and external partners.
  • Language Proficiency: Fluent German (C1 level) and good English (B2 level) skills, both written and spoken.

 

At Vantage Towers, we operate in 8 different European countries. This role will be based in Dresden or Berlin.

What we offer – Flexibility & Growth Opportunities:

  • Flexible work: hybrid work without fixed working times, part-time options (at least 30 hours), and up to 20 days per year EU-workation
  • Top equipment: Full home office setup (including laptop, mobile phone, monitor, keyboard, mouse, headset and chair)
  • Salary & vacation: competitive salary, 30 vacation days + up to 10 additional days against salary waiver. In addition, you can profit from discounts on private internet costs and mobile products
  • Work-life balance: Parental leave support, bike/car leasing, fitness offers (e.g., discount for wellhub memberships & free use of the campus gym in Düsseldorf), and corporate benefits
  • Learning & Growth: LinkedIn Learning, individual support for your professional and personal development as well as international career opportunities
  • Health & social care: use the medical center in Düsseldorf or the medical support options in our regions and profit from a subsidized company pension scheme or insurance offers for company conditions
  • Team & culture: work in a diverse, multiculture team which is committed to the values: Accountability, Respect, Teamwork and Trust. We offer the unique opportunity to shape our organization – together as OneVT

Are you ready to create the future of digital telco infrastructure together with us? Then we are happy to receive your CV. Depending on the role, we generally invite you to two-three rounds of interviews before you receive an offer.

 

We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. Applications from all individuals, regardless of background, identity, or ability are more than welcome. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us so we can support you.

 

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Employee testimonials

Ana Murteira
Deployment Manager, Vantage Towers Portugal

“Vantage Towers is a dynamic company with well-defined goals and extraordinary people who genuinely care about human wellbeing – as well as professional and personal development.”

Florian Mayer
Gruppenleiter Data Analytics & Assurance, Vantage Towers Germany

“Seeing our towers in real life shows me the connection between the data world and the achievements of our rollout colleagues in the field. This inspires me to go further in constructing modern data infrastructure within our company.”

Hans-Christian Messner
Hans-Christian Messner
Grouplead Deployment

"Bei Vantage Towers fühlt man sich sofort wohl. Die hohe Flexibilität der Arbeitszeiten ermöglicht es mir, Beruf und Privatleben optimal zu vereinbaren. Meine hilfsbereiten Kollegen aus verschiedenen Nationalitäten schaffen ein inspirierendes Arbeitsumfeld. Die tollen Benefits und die Vielzahl an spannenden Themen und Herausforderungen in der Tower Company Welt motivieren mich täglich. Besonders schätze ich, dass Eigeninitiative belohnt wird und jeder die Möglichkeit hat, sich weiterzuentwickeln. Vantage Towers ist ein Ort, an dem man wachsen und sich entfalten kann!“

Karel Kroft
Karel Kroft
FLM specialist, Vantage Towers Czech Republic

"Working at Vantage Towers is a truly rewarding experience. As part of a global corporation, the company offers a wide range of opportunities and an international outlook, while the local Czech branch feels like a close-knit, family-oriented company where everyone knows and supports each other. This rare blend creates an inspiring and dynamic environment where collaboration and innovation come naturally. I particularly value the opportunity to apply my expertise in telecommunications to develop innovative solutions in FLM (First Line Maintenance) for managing telco infrastructure and networks. Vantage Towers strikes the ideal balance between professional challenges and a supportive team culture, making it an exceptional place to grow both personally and professionally."

Livia Avramita
Livia Avramita
Infrastructure Project Coordinator, Vantage Towers Romania

"Working here in Vantage Towers was ( and still is) an outstanding experience. Vantage family is a company that offers the possibility of personal and professional development (accessing different courses), which emphasizes and insists on the skills of employees. Both the company and my team is helping me a lot in my performance. Our strengths are trust, seriousness, professionalism and punctuality. Everything is aligned so that objectives will be achieved."

Mariana Iabanji
Mariana Iabanji
GLBO & Contract Negotiation PMO, Vantage Towers Portugal

"Vantage Towers Portugal offers an amazing opportunity to work with dedicated professionals that are really making a difference in the telecommunications sector. I am continuously motivated by the collaborative work done between departments and the shared spirit of moving towards common goals, which allows me to provide a strong foundation for my development, professionally and personally."

Miguel Trindade
Miguel Trindade
Infrastructure Deployment Manager, Vantage Towers Portugal

"Working at Vantage Towers has been an incredibly rewarding experience. As an Deployment Manager, I have the opportunity to oversee diverse projects, from new build sites to DAS construction, across Portugal. The collaborative environment and support from the central development team have been instrumental in my professional growth. Vantage Towers fosters a culture of innovation and excellence, providing ample opportunities for development and career advancement. I am proud to be part of a team that is dedicated to delivering top-notch solutions and making a significant impact in the telecommunications industry."

Ricardo Raimundo
FLM Management Specialist – O&M, Vantage Towers Portugal

"Working at Vantage Towers has been an incredible experience. The fast-paced environment coupled with challenging projects in the telecom infrastructure sector has allowed me to grow both personally and professionally. I've had the privilege of contributing to improve our portfolio, witnessing firsthand the impact of our work on the connectivity across the country. The supportive team, combined with the company's commitment to innovation and safety, has made my time here truly fulfilling."

Ronan Byrne
Property Manager, Vantage Towers Ireland

“The experience within the team is second to none. I joined Vantage Towers in December 2020, so it was vital I joined a welcoming, knowledgeable, and experienced team in the telco industry for me to be able to hit the ground running. I am pleased to say that my expectations were not only met but were actually exceeded.”

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