Senior Fibre Network Design Lead - Hybrid & Impact

Vocus Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working environment

Flexible hours

Study assistance

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Vocus Group is seeking a Senior Fibre Network Designer to own and contribute to complex fibre route designs in the Longhaul & Complex Design Division. You will develop design documentation, cost estimates and ensure builds align with engineering standards and Safety in Design principles.

Reporting to the Team Leader, you will collaborate with internal teams, contractors and vendors to deliver buildable designs on time and within budget, provide guidance to colleagues, and drive improvements in

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in fibre network planning, design, documentation and/or delivery.
• 8+ years experience for a Snr Fibre Network Designer in complex network planning, design, and delivery.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Telecommunications.
• Strong experience in Fibre Network Design Fundamentals (OSP/ISP, aerial and underground Buildability).
• Experienced in GIS Costing, Estimation & Commercial Acumen & CAD Tools for Network Records.
• Ability to follow commercial agreements, ensuring adherence to terms and conditions by legally binding documents.
• Structured problem solving, escalation management, and incident support.
• Contractor, vendor and field coordination to achieve time, quality and safety outcomes.
• Stakeholder communication, negotiation & customer focus; costing/estimation/commercial acumen.

Responsibilities

• Deliver fibre network solutions and cost estimates for connection requests, and scope changes, enabling accurate quoting and informed commercial decisions. Plan and design end‑to‑end fibre routes for new services and network changes, using internal and third‑party assets and build constraints to produce resilient, buildable designs.
• Monitor and manage fibre network capacity and utilisation, including and the creation of upgrade or rearrangement orders, to meet demand while protecting network performance and service availability.
• Produce and maintain design deliverables and network records—, drawings, work orders/SOW and as‑builts—to ensure accurate construction, smooth handover and long‑term traceability.
• Apply Safety in Design, engineering standards, and policy/contract requirements across all design work to reduce risk, meet regulatory obligations and maintain network integrity.
• Coordinate with and provide technical direction to internal teams, contractors and vendors during build and change delivery, resolving design queries and managing dependencies to achieve milestones on time and to quality standards.
• Provide operational design support for preventative maintenance under infrastructure lifecycle management, review temporary repairs, implement permanent repairs and restore any network issues.
• Identify, prioritise and support the implementation of process, system and technology improvements across planning and design to increase productivity, strengthen data quality and improve customer outcomes.
• Review and update of documentation to ensure adherence to current FAA’s, codes of practices agreements secured by carrier management, legal and property.

Skills

Fibre network planning

Design documentation

Stakeholder communication

Contractor coordination

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Telecommunications

Tools

GIS Costing

CAD Tools

Cost Estimation

Job description

Vocus Group is seeking a Senior Fibre Network Designer to own and contribute to complex fibre route designs in the Longhaul & Complex Design Division. You will develop design documentation, cost estimates and ensure builds align with engineering standards and Safety in Design principles.

Reporting to the Team Leader, you will collaborate with internal teams, contractors and vendors to deliver buildable designs on time and within budget, provide guidance to colleagues, and drive improvements in