Senior Fibre Planner

**JOB TITLE: Senior Fibre Planner**

**JOB LOCATION: Field based in NI with occasional travel to Cumbria**

**TERMS: Permanent**

**THE JOB**

This role will focus on producing a technical design and authorising change control from existing plans, updating them as necessary and ensuring enough detailed and validated information is provided about a build area to give increased confidence in build and cost accuracy.

**WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?**
- Co-ordinating with our in Rearrangements team and our build partners to update necessary changes on time with mínimal change and maximum efficiency
- Ownership of planning activities to ensure fluidity of works
- A mix of office-based desktop design using GIS tools (ESRI) and in the field surveying work, walking routes and completing concept designs before turning these into technical network design packs
- Engaging with various departments such as finance and PIA to ensure plans are created with the sufficient quality, suitability and cost-effectiveness required.
- Production of reactive desktop designs and feasibilities to leverage new opportunities
- If necessary, produce construction & cabling work packages for internal and/or external teams
- Ensure that all works comply with guidelines and relevant codes of practice
- Work with the Rearrangements Manager to deliver project work plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs.
- Provide detailed breakdown of tasks to Rearrangements manager as required.
- Work closely with relevant stakeholders, internal, external, local authorities to ensure effective and efficient implementation of the infrastructure and react to any changes necessary
- Design and maintain accurate systems to support the planning process
- Attending site meetings, visits as required on each project to ensure fluidity of tasks
- Provide full complex plans for all Rearrangement, New Sites, In life build, network extension and diversion opportunities including a complex breakdown of finances and stores as required.
- Engagement with finance and stores to ensure the information is provided in a time sufficient manner to allow for program success.

**WHAT WILL YOU BRING?**

The ideal person will come from a telecoms background coupled with extensive planning experience. Previous experience working for a major UK telecoms company would be an advantage.
- A good experience of Fibre Surveying and associated splicing and network understanding practicalities would be preferable however we will also consider those that have FTTH / FTTP related experience with a sound IT background 
- Significant FTTP planning experience and current knowledge of associated passive network elements and optical budget limitations
- An understanding of fibre and civils in FTTP builds, such as trench lines, prime cabinet locations and placements and the challenges faced with overcoming Special Engineering Difficulties (SEDs)
- Knowledge of splitters and single mode fibre deployment
- Solid understanding of PON type architectures
- Proven ability to design and create fit for purpose and cost-effective fibre optic networks to include topology layout, fibre splice plans, cable duct and routing
- Ability to interpret and translate a set of architectural guidelines into a set of design rules for our design partner
- Proven ability to carry out joint validation surveys with contractors to establish the most effective trench/fibre routes and chambers locations (based on cost, practicality and H&S etc)
- Detailed understanding of UK/NI local and national authority regulations in respect to civil engineering works, wayleaves and streetworks
- Demonstrable experience in use of a range of GIS software e.g. QGIS

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Belfast BT3