Senior Cabling Engineer
Location: Manchester | Salary: Competitive | Type: Permanent | Sector: Defence & Justice
Job Description
- Installation, preparation, splicing and testing of singlemode and multimode optical fibre.
- Installation, termination and testing of category 6, UTP and STP coaxial, multi‑core voice cables.
- Installation of cable containment, PVC and galvanized.
- Survey all installations prior to work commencement; ensure and confirm that the work instructions include appropriate equipment and match customer requirements.
- Communicate with Service Desk/IT/Sales Support to clarify any insufficient information or mismatch of details, and coordinate Add, Moves and Changes.
- Perform cable moves and changes to existing systems as required following the instructions and best industry standards.
- Ensure that all Add/Moves/Changes (A/M/C) are approved, correctly recorded, labelled and reported to the line manager and Sales Support team.
- Test and label each installation complying with industry standards.
- Ensure that team members follow correct testing methods and procedures at all times, advising where necessary to ensure consistency across the team.
- Monitor and report test equipment condition, ensuring proper storage and maintenance.
- Take responsibility for day‑to‑day cable management within risers and cable routes, including the supervision and advisory to customers and cabling contractors on correct and safe usage of infrastructure.
- Work closely with team members to improve and implement methods of reducing cable wastage and to ensure that correct materials are used at all times (i.e., correct cable length).
- Monitor the quality of work during and after installations.
- Mentor junior engineers.
- Adhere to compliance requirements for Health and Safety, Environmental, Quality, Information Security and Data Protection relevant to the role.
- Lead Health & Safety training.
Qualifications
- Significant experience in fusion splicing.
- Significant experience in copper termination.
- Significant experience in fibre and copper cabling.
- Experience in PVC and galvanized containment.
- Prior experience in cabling within the telecoms industry and the MOJ industry (Courts & Prisons).
- Good knowledge of industry standards.
- Prior experience with testing and fault‑finding on all cable types.
Benefits
- Generous holiday entitlement.
- Contributory pension scheme.
- Healthcare and wellbeing programmes.
- Professional development and training opportunities.
- Flexible working arrangements subject to business needs.
- Employee assistance programmes.
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