Fibre Engineer

Comex-2000; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Comex-2000 is seeking highly skilled telecommunications professionals to join as Self Employed FTTH Engineers on the Openreach network, delivering end-to-end fibre installations for residential and business customers.

You will handle installation and maintenance across Full Fibre networks, with a strong emphasis on safety, accurate reporting, and customer service. Required accreditations and hands-on field work are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong practical knowledge of telecom networks.
• Safety procedures and manual handling.
• Excellent communication with customers and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Install new telecom services by running overhead lines on poles and underground ducts.
• Visit customers' homes or businesses to set up internal cabling and ensure services work.
• Maintain live network infrastructure and report progress in the system.

Skills

Telecom networks knowledge

Safety conscious

Customer communication

Education

NRSWA SLG and PIA Accreditations

Overhead and underground PIA experience

Tools

Power tools

Mobile job management apps

Job description

Are you a highly skilled and motivated telecommunications professional looking to take on a new challenge?

We are looking forSelf Employed FTTH (Fibre to the Home) Engineers to work on the Openreach network with both residential and business customers, handling the full installation and maintenance of telecom services. You’ll work across Full Fibre networks, delivering end-to-end solutions.

The following certifications are required and must be in date at the time of application!

• SA001 - OH Safety
• S8
• SA051C - Tetra
• SA002 - UG Safety
• SA007
• S7
• N022
• SA020
• N037
• K8 - Hand Rod & Rope
• NRSWA SLG
• PIA

Your Role and Responsibilities

This is a comprehensive, hands‑on, hands‑on, physical work, working with everything from Full Fibre networks.

Your daily tasks will include:

Network Build-outs : Install new telecom services by running overhead lines on utility poles, subducting protective ducts underground, all involving hands‑on, physical work.

Customer installations : Visit our customers’ homes or businesses to set up internal cabling and make sure their new services are working perfectly.

• Network Maintenance: Work with live network infrastructures ducts and poles

Quality & Safety: Follow strict safety procedures, and ensure all equipment is safe to use. You’ll also help restore sites, leaving every location clean and safe for our customers.

Reporting & Admin: Use our systems to record your work and keep information up to date in a timely manner.

Requirements

What We're LookingFor

• Qualifications: NRSWA SLG and PIA Accreditations are preferrable. You must have experience with both overhead and underground PIA networks. Additional accreditations such as A001, S8, SA051C, SA002, SA007, S7, N022, SA020, N037, and K008 are highly desirable.
• Technical Skills: Strong practical knowledge of telecom networks, proficiency with power tools and basic IT skills for using mobile job management apps.
• Communication & Customer Care: Excellent communication skills and a professional approach when dealing with customers, the public, and stakeholders.

We are a company that embraces diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.