Cabling Planner / Designer

Roc Technologies; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Roc Technologies is seeking an experienced Cabling Designer & Planner to join our Solution Architecture team in the United Kingdom. You will bridge Pre-Sales and Delivery, translating customer requirements into high-quality structured cabling solutions for secure government, defence, aviation and enterprise environments.

You will design, survey, plan and model complex fibre and copper infrastructure, produce BOMs and cost models, and ensure compliance with industry standards.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Structured Cabling Design and Planning.
• Strong knowledge of copper and fibre infrastructure.
• Experience producing estimates, commercial cost models and project budgets.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications.
• Detailed understanding of structured cabling standards and regulations.
• Experience conducting customer site surveys and producing deliverable design documentation.
• Strong stakeholder engagement with technical, commercial and delivery teams.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to customer sites.
• Must be a UK National and eligible for SC clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design structured cabling solutions including fibre, copper, containment and communications room infrastructure.
• Conduct customer surveys, site assessments and technical discovery workshops.
• Produce accurate Bills of Materials (BOMs), estimates and cost models
• Review and validate project scope, pricing and delivery requirements.
• Support bid responses, tenders and customer proposals.
• Ensure designs comply with BS EN 50174, ISO/IEC 11801, BICSI and industry best-practice standards.
• Act as the technical bridge between Pre-Sales, Project Management and Delivery teams.
• Provide technical leadership and assurance throughout the project lifecycle.

Skills

Structured Cabling Design

Copper & Fibre

Cost Modelling

Bill of Materials

Technical Drawings

Standards & Regulations

Site Surveys

Stakeholder Engagement

UK Driving Licence

SC Clearance

Job description

Cabling Designer & Planner

Join Roc Technologies and Help Shape Critical Infrastructure Projects

We're looking for an experienced Cabling Designer & Planner to join our growing Solution Architecture team. This is a newly created position that will play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between Pre-Sales and Delivery, transforming customer requirements into high-quality, deliverable structured cabling solutions

Working across secure government, defence, aviation and enterprise environments, you'll lead the design, survey, planning and commercial modelling of complex structured cabling and fibre infrastructure projects, supporting customers including high-profile secure sites and major infrastructure programmes.

What You'll Be Doing

• Design structured cabling solutions including fibre, copper, containment and communications room infrastructure.
• Conduct customer surveys, site assessments and technical discovery workshops.
• Produce accurate Bills of Materials (BOMs), estimates and cost models
• Review and validate project scope, pricing and delivery requirements.
• Support bid responses, tenders and customer proposals.
• Ensure designs comply with BS EN 50174, ISO/IEC 11801, BICSI and industry best-practice standards.
• Act as the technical bridge between Pre-Sales, Project Management and Delivery teams.
• Provide technical leadership and assurance throughout the project lifecycle.

What We're Looking For

Essential

• Proven experience in Structured Cabling Design and Planning.
• Strong knowledge of copper and fibre infrastructure.
• Experience producing estimates, commercial cost models and project budgets.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications.
• Detailed understanding of structured cabling standards and regulations.
• Experience conducting customer site surveys and producing deliverable design documentation.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and ability to work with technical, commercial and delivery teams.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to customer sites.
• Must be a UK National and eligible for SC clearance.

Highly Desirable

• CNIDP, BICSI, CNCI or equivalent certification.
• CDCDP certification.
• Experience within defence, MOD, government, nuclear or other secure environments.
• Knowledge of NEC3/NEC4 or JCT contracts.
• Experience with GIS/QGIS, surveying platforms or infrastructure planning tools.
• Experience working with major telecoms providers, ISPs or structured cabling integrators.

If you're an experienced cabling design professional with a passion for technical solutions, commercial planning and delivering high-quality infrastructure projects, we'd love to hear from you.