Fibre Splicing Engineer – Rural Network Build & On-Call

Wessex Internet; Blandford Forum; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays, with

Private medical insurance & life cover

Cycle to Work & Tech purchase schemes

Enhanced family leave policies

Staff broadband discount (75%)

High street discounts on 100+ brands

Summer & Christmas team socials

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Wessex Internet is seeking an experienced Fibre Splicing Engineer to join our Construction team. You will carry out fibre splicing on new and existing infrastructure across our rural network, ensuring high-quality connections and dependable service.

The role involves diagnosing faults, restoring services and working on an on-call rota with overtime where agreed. A full UK driving licence and hands-on splicing skills are essential to success in this hands-on role.

Qualifications

• Strong, demonstrable fibre splicing experience.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Willingness to learn OTDR testing equipment.
• Full UK driving licence held for at least 12 months.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out fibre splicing within new and existing splice enclosures to maintain optimal network performance.
• Working with the surveying team to prioritise workloads, coordinate activities and achieve KPIs.
• Diagnosing network faults, restoring services and responding to emergency network breaks.
• Providing out-of-hours support through an evening and weekend on-call rota with overtime as agreed.
• Accessing rural locations and communicating professionally with landowners.
• Maintaining high workmanship standards and Health & Safety compliance.

Skills

Fibre splicing

Customer service

Independent worker

On-call readiness

Tools

OTDR testing equipment

Job description

Wessex Internet is seeking an experienced Fibre Splicing Engineer to join our Construction team. You will carry out fibre splicing on new and existing infrastructure across our rural network, ensuring high-quality connections and dependable service.

The role involves diagnosing faults, restoring services and working on an on-call rota with overtime where agreed. A full UK driving licence and hands-on splicing skills are essential to success in this hands-on role.