Fibre Cabling Engineer – Pre-Enablement & Site Surveys

Wessex Internet; Blandford Forum; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance & life assur

Cycle to Work & Tech purchase

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Staff broadband discount (75%)

High street discounts on 100+ brands

Summer & Christmas team socials

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Wessex Internet is seeking a Pre-Enablement Cabling Engineer to join our Connections team in the UK. You will prepare fibre routes, install overhead and underground fibre, and conduct site surveys to ensure safe, compliant installations.

You'll work with Planning, Surveying, Civils and Installation teams, driving projects from planning to completion while upholding health and safety standards and delivering high-quality network infrastructure for rural communities.

Qualifications

• Ideally 2+ years' experience installing network infrastructure, Openreach PIA.
• Experience with overhead and underground cabling in utilities/construction.
• Strong organisational, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Full UK driving licence held for at least 12 months.
• Desirable: PIA accreditations (SA001, SA002, S7, S8), NRSWA Signing, Lighting and Guarding, IPAF.

Responsibilities

• Reading technical drawings and specifications to install fibre optic cabling.
• Installing and overseeing overhead and underground fibre within Openreach PIA and Wessex Internet infrastructure.
• Carrying out site surveys, identifying suitable routes and proposing alternatives where required.
• Completing survey reports, gathering site data and producing as-built information.
• Identifying additional resource requirements and arranging permits for highway and footway works.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Teamwork

Driving licence (UK)

Job description

Wessex Internet is seeking a Pre-Enablement Cabling Engineer to join our Connections team in the UK. You will prepare fibre routes, install overhead and underground fibre, and conduct site surveys to ensure safe, compliant installations.

You'll work with Planning, Surveying, Civils and Installation teams, driving projects from planning to completion while upholding health and safety standards and delivering high-quality network infrastructure for rural communities.