Fibre Network Designer

VOCUS; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

VOCUS in Adelaide, Australia, is seeking an experienced Fibre Network Design Engineer to join our Network Planning & Design team. You will design end-to-end fibre routes, estimate costs and produce technical documentation while ensuring compliance with engineering standards and Safety in Design principles.

You will mentor junior staff or provide technical leadership depending on experience, collaborate with stakeholders, contractors and vendors to deliver resilient and buildable network outcomes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in fibre network planning, design and delivery.
• Experience with route plans, splice schedules and GIS/CAD records.
• Knowledge of network capacity management and buildability.
• Ability to develop cost estimates to support commercial decisions.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end fibre routes for new services and expansions.
• Develop fibre solutions and cost estimates for quotes.
• Monitor capacity and plan upgrades to maintain performance.
• Produce design docs: plans, drawings, work orders, scopes of work.
• Apply Safety in Design and regulatory requirements.
• Provide technical support during build and delivery.
• Support preventative maintenance and remediation programs.
• Drive continuous improvements in processes and data quality.
• Maintain network records to ensure compliance.
• Achieve KPIs and project delivery targets.

Skills

Fibre network design

Route planning

GIS

CAD

Stakeholder communication

Cost estimation

Project delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Telecommunications

Tools

GIS

AutoCAD

Job description

The Opportunity

Working within our Network Planning & Design team, you'll be responsible for delivering high-quality fibre network designs, cost estimates and technical documentation while ensuring compliance with engineering standards, Safety in Design principles and project requirements. You'll collaborate with internal stakeholders, contractors and vendors to deliver resilient, buildable and commercially sound network outcomes.

Depending on your level of experience, you'll receive mentorship from senior specialists or provide technical leadership and guidance across the team.

What you'll be doing

• Design end-to-end fibre routes for new customer services, network expansions and strategic projects.


• Develop fibre network solutions and cost estimates that enable accurate customer quoting and commercial decision-making.


• Monitor network capacity and utilisation, identifying upgrade, augmentation and rearrangement requirements to maintain network performance.


• Produce and maintain high-quality design documentation, including plans, drawings, work orders, scopes of work and as-built records.


• Apply Safety in Design principles, engineering standards and regulatory requirements across all design activities.


• Provide technical support throughout network build and delivery, resolving design queries and ensuring successful project outcomes.


• Support fibre network preventative maintenance activities, including risk assessment, network audits and permanent remediation solutions.


• Review temporary repairs and implement long-term network restoration strategies.


• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across planning, design processes, systems, data quality and tools.


• Maintain network records and documentation to ensure compliance with industry standards, carrier agreements and property requirements.


• Achieve agreed KPIs, SLAs and project delivery targets.

What you'll bring

Essential

• 5+ years' experience in fibre network planning, design, documentation and delivery.


• Strong understanding of fibre network architecture, including aerial and underground network design.


• Experience producing design deliverables such as route plans, splice schedules, work orders and GIS/CAD records.


• Knowledge of network capacity management, route optimisation and buildability considerations.


• Experience developing cost estimates and supporting commercial decision-making.


• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.


• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver outcomes in a fast-paced environment.

Highly regarded

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Telecommunications or a related discipline.


• Experience in complex carrier, wholesale or critical infrastructure fibre networks.


• Proficient GIS and CAD skills.


• Safety in Design and infrastructure compliance experience.


• Proven experience supporting preventative maintenance and network lifecycle programs.