Efficiency and Design Assurance Lead

About the role

The Group Engineering Efficiency & Design Assurance Lead will ensure that power and hybrid system designs deployed across Helios Towers are practical, safe, maintainable and deliver the expected performance in real‑world site conditions. Reporting to Group Engineering, the role bridges design intent with operational delivery and drives right‑first‑time outcomes, energy efficiency and the transition toward zero‑DG and net‑zero power solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Review and assure product development and design (PDD) power and hybrid system designs for field practicality, safety and performance.
• Validate deployed designs against specifications and expected outcomes.
• Support proof‑of‑concept and pilot deployments of new technologies under live site conditions.
• Develop business cases for site upgrades, technology changes and design improvements, highlighting efficiency gains and ROI.
• Analyse asset lifecycle performance and failure trends to identify cost‑avoidance, warranty recovery and life‑extension opportunities.
• Provide structured feedback to update standards, improve designs and strengthen engineering governance.
• Identify and validate fuel‑reduction and energy‑efficiency opportunities to support reduced diesel‑generator run‑hours and net‑zero pathways.

Required profile

• Significant experience in power systems engineering within telecom, energy or infrastructure environments.
• Proven track record in design assurance and engineering validation.
• Ability to translate technical findings into actionable recommendations for operations and design teams.
• Strong analytical skills with experience developing business cases and assessing lifecycle performance.

Required skills

• Power systems engineering
• Hybrid system design
• Design assurance
• Engineering validation
• Proof‑of‑concept testing