Infrastructure Cabling And Connectivity Designer - £55,000

Bench IT Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Bench IT Limited in London seeks an Infrastructure Cabling and Connectivity Designer to deliver design solutions for complex data centre environments. The role focuses on cost estimation, quotations, and collaboration across sales, operations and commercial teams.

The candidate will prepare SOWs, create detailed cabling plans, and coordinate drawings throughout a project lifecycle, ensuring alignment with client briefs and company procedures. London-based, £55,000 salary.

Qualifications

• Experience in data centre cabling design and infrastructure estimation.
• Ability to produce accurate cost estimates and tender submissions.
• Understanding of contractual frameworks, risk management and project profitability.

Responsibilities

• Prepare client quotations through surveying, design interpretation and estimation.
• Collaborate with sales, operations and commercial teams to capture client brief in project costing.
• Ensure SOW quotations are completed and issued on time and in accordance with policy.
• Produce Pre Contract Reviews for operations team.
• Provide technical guidance to opportunities with sales teams.
• Support engagements with clients, main contractors and consultants.
• Create detailed plans and schematics to enable cabling project implementation.
• Coordinate project drawings from information stage to construction.

Skills

Data centre design

Cost estimation

Tender submissions

Contractual awareness

Industry qualifications (RCDD CNIDP CD

Education

RCDD

CNIDP

CDCP

Job description

Infrastructure Cabling and Connectivity Designer -

London

£55,000

Working closely with our Sales, Commercial, and Operational team, the role provides project support throughout the life cycle - from delivering innovative design solutions and accurate project cost estimates for structured cabling and connectivity infrastructure within some of the world's most complex data centre and mission-critical infrastructure environments.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare client quotations through a process of surveying, design interpretation and estimation.
• work directly with sales, operations and commercial teams, ensuring all elements of the client brief is captured within the project costing
• Ensure that SOW quotations are completed and issued to required timescales and issued in accordance with departmental policy and procedures.
• Produce accurate information that can be conveyed to the operations team in the form of Pre Contract Reviews in accordance with company procedures.
• Adopt a proactive approach with line management and sales to continually look to provide support and technical guidance on opportunities.
• Support sales teams during engagements with clients, main contractors, consultants and in-house teams.
• Producing detailed plans, cabinet/frame layouts, cable density drawings and schematics to enable implementation of cabling projects
• Co-ordination of project drawings from information stage through to construction stage, working closely with other trades in a site environment

Key skills

• Strong technical knowledge of data centre and critical infrastructure environments and projects - including industry standards, design principles, and construction methodologies.
• Proven experience in the design and time/cost estimation of structured cabling, telecoms infrastructure, and ICT solutions.
• Ability to produce accurate cost estimates, tender submissions, and budget forecasts that align with commercial and project objectives.
• Commercially astute, with a good understanding of contractual frameworks, risk management, variation control, and project profitability.
• Relevant industry experience and qualifications such as RCDD, CNIDP, CDCP, or manufacturer-accredited training would be advantageous, but are not essential.

Infrastructure Cabling and Connectivity Designer

London

£55,000