Management Consultant - Fiber and Backhaul Network

Accenture PLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days vacation per year

Private medical insurance

3 extra days leave per year for charit

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Fibre and Backhaul Network Consultant in London. You will plan, build, launch and operate networks, driving automation and AI-driven operations across CSPs and technology clients.

The role emphasizes cross‑team collaboration, global delivery, and high-impact network transformations. You will contribute to design, deployment, and optimization of fixed and transport networks, working with senior stakeholders and leveraging eTOM/TM Forum frameworks.

Qualifications

• Experience with fiber/copper/cable networks
• Familiarity with transport architectures (SDH, MPLS, IP, DWDM)
• Awareness of ITU-T, IEEE, MEF, TM Forum standards
• Knowledge of AI and automation in fixed networks
• Experience in end-to-end program management
• Ability to design and deploy fixed/transport networks
• Experience in network deployment planning and analytics
• Strong consulting and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Plan, build, launch and operate network and platforms to streamline operations, minimize time to market, and reduce costs
• Understand the design and implementation of service-provider processes
• Evaluate processes and technologies to optimise network planning, set-up and deployment
• Work across teams and geographies
• Manage client relationships at senior stakeholder levels
• Lead change management for network construction processes
• Plan the passive infrastructure build for the Wide Area Network
• Monitor and report on technical and commercial performance
• Use automation and autonomous operations to reduce CAPEX/OPEX, including headcount

Skills

Fiber networks

Backhaul networks

Network architecture

AI and automation in networks

Job description

Management consultant - Fiber and Backhaul Network Consultant

Location: London

Career Level 9: Consultant

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual, and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” –Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

As a team:

Our 8,000+ strong team of Network Professionals combine deep business insight and technology supporting CSPs (communication service providers); Technology and Hyperscale clients to reinvent, modernise and operate their networks. Increasingly this means automation and AI-driven operations. This work sits within Industry and Enterprise, with AI and data built into delivery.

There is no one player who can bring together the scale & e2e capabilities that we can. This is what our clients’ current challenges and opportunities demand of us and it is what differentiates us from other consulting firms in the market.

You’ll learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new and exciting ways.

If you’re looking for a challenging career working in a vibrant environment with access to training and a global network of experts, this could be the role for you. As part of our global team, you'll be working with cutting-edge technologies and on ground-breaking opportunities and will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of new skills on the job.

As a Fibre and Backhaul Network Consultant, you will:

• Plan, build, launch and operate network and platforms to streamline operations, minimize time to market, and reduce costs

• Understand the design and implementation of service-provider processes.

• Evaluate processes and technologies to optimise network planning, set-up and deployment

• Work across teams and geographies.

• Manage client relationships at senior stakeholder levels.

• Lead change management for network construction processes.

• Plan the passive infrastructure build for the Wide Area Network.

• Monitor and report on technical and commercial performance.

• Use automation and autonomous operations to reduce CAPEX/OPEX, including headcount.

Job qualifications

We are looking for at least 1-4+ years of experience across several of the following, with depth in your specialism and breadth across the rest:

• Fiber/Copper/Cable Network Architecture and xTTH technologies

• Transport architecture (SDH, MPLS, IP, DWDM, x-PON)

• Standards and frameworks for fixed and transport networks (ITU-T, IEEE, MEF, Broadband Forum, TM Forum)

• AI and automation in fixed networks: automated planning and assurance, predictive maintenance, and gen-AI

• E2E program management

• Fixed and transport network design (high and low level)

• Network build, commercial and vendor management, including documentation

• Operating model design and command-centre definition: organisation, process and sourcing, aligned to eTOM and TM Forum

• Fixed-market context: fibre roll-out and consolidation, wholesale and open-access, and UK regulation

• Network Deployment - Architecture / Planning / Deployment/Analytics

• Operations - Activation / Fulfilment / Field Installation / Service Management /Use of Agentic-AI to drive operations

• Digitization of Network - Next Gen services / Digital Transformation/Network Virtualisation

• Business case and value: investment cases, OPEX and CAPEX modelling, total cost of ownership.

• Consulting skills: structured problem-solving and clear communication.

We also welcome strong transformation and delivery professionals from fixed, wholesale or transport backgrounds who can build the technical depth.

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What’s in it for you

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

• 30 days vacation per year
• private medical insurance
• 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.