Cable Engineer
Reference
V13003
Job Description
This is a Permanent job.
Cable Engineer
Do you enjoy working with a down to earth, supportive team but at the same time be relied on to use your own initiative and problem solve out in the field? Our Field teams are critical in the delivery of our contracts, whether that is delivering, or supervising maintenance, installation, cabling or civils works. Help build and keep the nation's critical infrastructure connected and protected 24/7.
Reporting to the Supervisor you will be employed to install, connect and test optical fibre cable in the provision of PON (Passive Optical Networks) and spine routes on the Openreach external network.
What you'll do:
- Complete intrusive surveys ('rodding and roping') on the underground and overhead network to locate blockages and establish clear cable routes.
- Assess CBT (Connectorised Block Terminal) locations to minimise overhead road crossings.
- Produce A55 (Built) diagrams.
- Install sub-duct and blow fibre cable on spine routes.
- Pull 6 core fibre cable on Passive Optical Network routes.
- Introduce fibre to nodes and CBT's (Connectorised Block Terminals).
- Build and create nodes (fibre cable joints).
- Splice and test external fibre cable.
Who you are:
The ideal candidate will have previous experience of fibre/ cable activities on external telecom infrastructure contracts.
Key Requirements:
- NRSWA Unit 2
- SA001, SA002, S8
- Driving licence
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