Pre-pull Engineer - Belfast

Netomnia; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Birthday day off

Pension scheme

Phone allowance

Health care cash plan

Cycle to work

Employee assistance programme

PPE and Uniform provided

Remote working

Discounted Gym memberships

Company events

Travel expenses paid

Free YouFibre broadband

Job summary

Netomnia in Belfast is hiring a Pre-pull Engineer for our Direct Labour Operations. You will install and service overhead and underground cabling, employing Openreach PIA and Netomnia tools to deliver first-time-right work while maintaining exceptional customer service.

This full-time role runs Monday to Friday, 45 hours per week, with Saturdays on a rota pattern paid as overtime. Driving licence and relevant licenses required; salary £30,000–£34,000 per year.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role on Openreach networks.
• Ability to conduct risk assessments and hazard identifications with strong health and safety focus.
• Proven track record in networking engineering environments (preferred).
• Excellent organisational skills and clear, concise communication.

Responsibilities

• Primarily execute customer installation pre-pulls; assist with overhead/underground cabling and CBT installation when needed.
• Manage tools and vehicle per policy.
• Complete assigned tasks on time and manage daily jobs.
• Carry out minor civil works at customer boundary including clearance of blockages.
• Install customer lead-in from Netomnia network.
• Route cables from CBT to customer property following high-quality standards and H&S practices.

Skills

Openreach network experience

Health and safety

Networking engineering

Organisational skills

Communication

Manual handling fitness

Team collaboration

Process improvement

Education

UK driving licence (12 months)

IPAF 1b

NRSWA operator’s license

SA001/SA002/S7/S8 or equivalent

Tools

Netomnia systems

Job description

Description

Pre-pull Engineer – Direct Labour Operations

Department: Direct Labour Operations

Location: Belfast

Compensation: £30,000 - £34,000 / year

Reporting to: Field Manager

Full time: Monday to Friday, 45 hours a week between 7am-7pm. Saturdays required on a rota pattern, paid as overtime.

Location: Belfast

Salary: £30,000 -£34,000 per annum (DOE)

About us

Netomnia is a small team of experts on a mission to bring a reliable, high-speed fibre network straight to your door. Founded in 2019, we’re investing in building a new FTTP Internet infrastructure throughout the UK. Guided by the principles of flawless customer support, fair contracts, and affordable pricing, Netomnia is dedicated to bringing forgotten areas into the UK’s digital revolution. Every member of our team is empowered to take ownership of their work, striving for personal accountability, and rewarded with endless opportunities to develop.

Job Purpose

Reporting directly to the Field Manager, the pre-pull engineer will be installing and servicing overhead and underground using Openreach PIA and Netomnia specific network. The pre-pull engineer has a key role in installing right first time whilst maintaining an outstanding customer service for our customers, updating relevant systems in a timely manner throughout the day.

Key Responsibilities

• Primarily work on customer installation pre-pulls, but occasionally assist FND with overhead and Underground cabling and CBT installation.
• Manage the tools issued and the vehicle assigned to you as per our vehicle policy.
• Complete assigned activities on time and manage day-to-day jobs.
• Completing minor civil works required on customer boundary including blockage clearances
• Install customer lead in from Netomnia built Network.
• Running cables from the Netomnia CBT (both overhead and underground) to the customer property to a high-quality standard whilst following H&S best practice.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Experience working in a similar role, working on or on behalf of the Openreach Network.
• Ability to conduct risk assessment and hazard identification, with a strong emphasis on Health and Safety practices.
• Demonstrable experience and a proven track record working in a networking engineering environment. (preferred).
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Clear and concise communication abilities.
• Physical fitness for manual handling tasks.
• Ability to foster excellent working relationships within your team, with your manager, and with other teams within the company, with an excellent customer service attitude.
• A proactive approach to improving efficiencies and working smarter.

Requirements

• Must hold a full UK driving Licence for minimum 12 months.
• SA001, SA002, S7, S8 or equivalent
• IPAF 1b
• Full NRSWA operator’s license (excluding Hot lay)
• SMART AWARDS preferable
• Have telecommunications experience or transferable skills.

Why our people love working with us?

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• An extra day off for your birthday!
• Pension scheme that matches your contribution up to 8%
• Phone allowance
• Health care cash plan
• Cycle to work
• Employee assistance programme
• PPE and Uniform provided
• IT equipment provided
• Remote working
• Discounted Gym memberships
• Retail offers – discounts from recognisable brands
• Company Events
• Travel expenses paid
• Free YouFibre broadband if you are within our area, plus friends & family discount.
• Life assurance giving you cover of 4 times your basic salary
• Colleague referral scheme of £500
• Continuous development and long-term career prospects