Senior Fibre Network Designer

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

The Opportunity

Senior Fibre Network Designer in the Longhaul & Complex Design Division is responsible and accountable for delivering high‑quality fibre network technical design that support new services, network upgrades, ongoing capacity management and preventative maintenance and other strategic projects. In this role you will contribute to end‑to‑end route design, develop cost estimates, and ensure all work aligns with fibre network infrastructure and engineering standards, Safety in Design principles, and project requirements.

Reporting to the Team Leader, this role involves collaboration with internal stakeholders, contractors, and vendors to ensure designs are buildable, resilient, and delivered to the required quality and timelines. Depending on your experience, you will either receive mentorship from senior team members or provide technical guidance to colleagues and support continuous improvement across processes, data quality, and design tools.

Key responsibilities include owning or contributing to complex fibre route designs, producing design documentation, supporting build delivery, monitoring network capacity and utilisation, and driving accurate commercial decision‑making through high‑quality design outputs. Responsible for preventative maintenance on the fibre network, analysing data, auditing, and determining best solution for mitigating risk to the network.

What You’ll Be Responsible for

• 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.

What You’ll Bring to the Role

• 5+ years experience in fibre network planning, design, documentation and/or delivery, including producing design deliverables (plans, splice schedules, GIS/CAD updates);
• 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.

What We Offer

Working at Vocus will give you rewarding experiences and the opportunity to do extraordinary work. You will enjoy:

• Diverse and dynamic teams with a supportive and inclusive culture.
• Supportive career development plans with comprehensive ongoing training, support, and development opportunities.
• Flexible hours and a hybrid working environment
• Generous discounts on power, gas, mobile and internet; plus, discounts to over 400 retailers.
• Competitive leave options, including anniversary leave, purchased leave, parental leave, volunteering leave, study leave, and 5 extra days of Vocus leave each year, plus more.
• Study assistance programs to excel your personal growth, learning and development.
• Health and wellness offerings, including access to our wellbeing initiatives that can help you from a financial, psychological, and physical perspective.

Working at Vocus is never just a job – it’s personal. We’re crazy about our customers and believe our people are the difference. Our wonderfully diverse team and a vibrant culture define us. We care about the impact we have on our people, our customers, and our communities and are committed to operating as a responsible, ethical business.

We pride ourselves on setting audacious and ambitious goals and believe that we can play our part in changing the Australian telecommunications landscape and make a fundamental difference to people’s lives.

With us, you’ll have the opportunity to lead and inspire teams, work on projects that are shaping the future of telecommunications and become part of a culture that thrives on creativity, encourages new ideas, and provides a collaborative and inclusive environment.

About Us

As Australia’s specialist fibre and network solutions provider, we own and operate 25,000km of secure, high-capacity fibre connecting people, businesses, governments, and communities across Australia to the world. Through our well‑known retail brands, we deliver simple and affordable broadband, mobile, voice and energy services with the purpose of Building Critical Connections. Enabling Better Possibilities.

We are a proud equal opportunity employer committed to providing a safe, diverse, and inclusive working environment where all our team members feel like they belong. We know diversity makes us stronger and we encourage applications irrespective of background, age, origin, gender, sexual orientation, identity, or ability.

If you feel comfortable, please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements upon application, so we can make any adjustments required to support you throughout our recruitment process.