Fibre Quality Specialist

CityFibre Limited; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

CityFibre is seeking a Fibre Quality Specialist to manage and maintain its fibre network. This role involves diagnosing faults and ensuring optimal service through advanced diagnostic tools. Ideal candidates will have a solid background in fibre work, including installation and problem-solving skills, with a strong focus on safety and efficiency.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Birthday leave

Charity leave

Private medical insurance

Qualifications

• Strong background in fibre including FTTx installation.
• Experience in auditing safe systems of works.
• Driving licence valid in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Diagnosing and resolving network issues ensuring minimal disruption.
• Managing installations and repairs adhering to safety protocols.
• Utilising diagnostic tools for efficient troubleshooting.

Skills

Network fault finding

Problem solving

Fibre blowing

Fibre splicing

Education

NRSWA units 2 and 10

SA001 Smart Award

SA002 Smart Award

Tools

OTDR testing

IOLM testing

Advance diagnostic tools

Job description

CityFibre provides wholesale connectivity to multiple business and consumer service providers, local authorities and mobile operators.

As the UK’s largest fibre-only network, and its only proven wholesale challenger, we’re busy setting new standards for what digital infrastructure can and should be.

Designed from scratch for the internet, our network is greener, more reliable and ready for the future. The products we provide over it not only lead the market on speed, value and service, they help businesses to innovate, provide entire communities with a better foundation for their digital lives and support economic growth, locally and nationally.

What does that mean for you? The opportunity to make internet connections (and daily life) a whole lot better, for a lot of people!

Joining us as a Fibre Quality Specialist

As our Fibre Specialist, you will play a crucial role in the operation and maintenance of the CityFibre network. You’ll be responsible for diagnosing and resolving faults across the network, from the Fibre Exchange to the end-user premises.

You’ll receive a competitive salary and an expensed van, a performance related bonus, and a range of benefits to support you across your financial, physical and mental wellbeing.

This is some of what you can expect to be doing:

• Leveraging your hands-on experience with fibre, to manage and maintain network performance
• Diagnosing and resolving network issues, including signal loss and physical damage, ensuring minimal disruption and optimal service
• Utilising advanced diagnostic tools to assess and troubleshoot network issues efficiently
• Managing complex installations and repairs, adhering to safety protocols, and ensuring tasks are completed promptly on the day of service
• Adapting to evolving operational needs and diverse working environments, including outdoor installations and network centres, with a readiness to travel when required

What you’ll bring to the role

You'll have a strong background working with fibre, including knowledge of network build, FTTx installation, fibre blowing and fibre splicing. You'll also have:

• Core network fault finding problem solving skills
• Experience of auditing safe systems of works
• Experience of OTDR / IOLM testing and knowledge of PIA – duct and/or pole installations
• NRSWA – units 2 and 10
• SA001 and SA002 Smart Awards
• Driving licence valid in the UK

Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We’re a Times Top 50 Employer for Gender Equality. We’re endorsed byWORK180 and we’re a partner ofDiversifying . We have pledged our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant and we’re a Disability Confident Employer. Working together with our Employee Networks, we’re wholly committed to ensuring that our people’s voices are heard, and that everyone feels a sense of belonging and pride to be a part of CityFibre. If you’d like to explore our culture and values, check outThe CityFibre Way .

What you can expect from us

We want to offer you all the support you need to thrive inside and outside of work. This means giving you the tools to grow your career with us, as well as a comprehensive benefits package that you can adapt to your lifestyle. This includes 25 days annual leave, a day off on your birthday, a day off to support a charity or organisation of choice, a range of wellbeing and savings initiatives including private medical insurance, and supportive family friendly and menopause policies.

We want to create a sense of belonging for everyone. We celebrate our differences and work to ensure everyone has the best chance to succeed, starting with our recruitment process. No matter your background, family or carer status, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, gender, or gender identity, we welcome your application. If you need any support or reasonable adjustments throughout the application process, please email us at [e-mail]. We want to help!