Fttp Planner

**Join Our Team as an FTTP Planner**

Are you a seasoned FTTP Planner with a passion for fibre design and a keen eye for detail? Do you thrive in an environment where quality, safety, and expertise take centre stage? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you

The role offers flexibility, with a blend of work in our Glasgow office and remote working, adapted to business needs.

**Purpose of Position**:
**Team Aim**:
Our aim is to provide high-quality, professional fibre design services for telecommunications clients, ensuring compliance with CDM2015 and NRSWA91 regulations.

**Operational Responsibilities**:

- **Client Workstream Management**: Lead a client workstream, supporting both clients and internal teams to achieve results in line with client specifications and CDM2015 regulations (as Principal Designer or Designer).
- **End-to-End Planning**: Coordinate all planning activities, from crafting a 'concept design' for route walking/joint surveying to completing a comprehensive 'technical design.'
- **Safety Risk Identification**: Identify health and safety risks from utility statistics and field feedback, ensuring proactive risk mitigation.
- **Design Job Pack Production**: Produce design job packs for the build teams and make changes as needed, maintaining a high degree of accuracy.
- **Bespoke Surveys**: Provide support for specialized site surveys and associated design work, including RFCs, disconnects, diversions, MDUs, and business parks.
- **Data Quality Assurance**: Actively support and safeguard data quality within GCU's asset and client management systems.

**Health and Safety Responsibilities**:

- Adhere to GCU's Health and Safety Policy and Processes, prioritizing the safety of all personnel involved.
- Identify and communicate operational risks associated with client design to relevant stakeholders, both internal and external.

**Quality Responsibilities**:

- Maintain the highest level of accuracy and diligence in all tasks.
- Follow operational processes to ensure compliance with client and statutory duties.
- Ensure that all information passed to the Programme Manager and/or Contract Leads is up-to-date and accurate at all times.

**Qualifications and Skills Required**:
**Essential**:

- Proficiency in industry-recognized GIS software such as ARCGIS/QGIS.
- Proven experience as an FTTP Planner with a track record of managing and delivering client designs from High Level Design to Low Level Design, including the production of job packs.
- Proficient understanding and practical experience of CDM2015 and NRSWA91, with a focus on PIA infrastructure.
- Detailed understanding of all aspects of civil route planning and fibre planning, including engineering use of PIA infrastructure (underground and overhead).
- Comprehensive knowledge of UK local and national authority regulations related to civil engineering works.

**Desirable**:

- Familiarity with FTTP/FTTH methodologies and design.
- Ability to understand and produce detailed industry-standard survey, installation, and as-built documentation.
- Knowledge and understanding of lit fibre services.
- Basic understanding of transmission principles.
- Experience in a client-facing role.