JOB TITLE: Lead Specialist, Design & Records
LOCATION: NI
TERMS: Fixed Term Contract (12 months)
THE JOB
We are seeking a detail-oriented and technically skilled Telecommunications Design Technician to support the design, documentation, and maintenance of our fibre infrastructure. The successful candidate will be responsible for producing new telecommunications designs that extend existing networks, updating and maintaining splicing records, and utilizing GIS tools to ensure accuracy and consistency of network data.
WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?
- Develop and produce detailed designs for new telecommunications network extensions based on existing infrastructure.
- Interpret construction standards, design guidelines, and network architecture to ensure compliant and cost-effective solutions.
- Prepare design packages, including network layouts, schematics, and documentation for field and construction teams.
- Create, update, and maintain splicing records for both new and existing network builds.
- Ensure splicing documentation accurately reflects as-built conditions and design intent.
- Coordinate with engineering, construction, and field teams t reconcile discrepancies between design and field data.
- Work closely with splicing team on the ground for any changes made in the field.
- Propose new cable upgrades or overlays and input into outage requirements with Fibrus NOC team.
- Utilize ESRI ArcGIS Pro and related GIS applications to design, analyse, and update telecommunications network data.
- Maintain accurate spatial records of network assets within GIS databases.
- Produce maps, visualizations, and data reports to support engineering and operations.
WHAT WILL YOU BRING?
The ideal person will come from a telecoms background coupled with extensive planning and splicing experience.
- Proficiency in ESRI ArcGIS Pro and familiarity with other ESRI GIS tools.
- Understanding of FME (feature manipulation engines) and automated outputs from GIS mapping
- Understanding of telecommunications network design principles.
- Experience interpreting and producing splicing records and network schematics.
- Knowledge of OTDR and ILM testing criteria and experience conducting these tests.
- Strong knowledge of Optical Distribution Frames (ODF) and internal cabinet layouts
- Understanding light loss impact to fibreoptic networks
- Strong understanding of internal Splice Closure configuration and limitations of dual-split network architecture
- Understanding of fibreoptic cable configurations and specifications of each cable
- Knowledge of network construction standards and wayleave processes is an asset.
- Strong attention to detail and data accuracy.
- Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
- Collaborative team player who can also work independently.
Fibrus are committed to building a diverse, talented and dedicated workforce. We appreciate that you may not meet every single requirement listed but don’t let that discourage you. If you have some of the experience we are seeking and offer a fantastic attitude, we’d love to see your application!
IS FIBRUS FOR ME?
At Fibrus, we put our people first! We are proud to be a company who encourage colleagues to do and be their very best. Our culture is focused on trust, collaboration, growth and flexibility.
We invest in our people, offering colleagues benefits that improve their personal lives as well as their careers! So along with competitive salaries and an excellent benefits package, we also offer our colleagues benefits including mental health workshops, professional development support and private healthcare. We also recognise the importance of supporting our colleagues with life changes and have comprehensive policies around menopause, mental health, pregnancy loss and leave for maternity, parental and adoption.
As we continue to grow, you would be joining a team of dedicated and passionate people who work super hard every day to improve the lives of those in our own communities by transforming the digital infrastructure of Northern Ireland and Great Britain!
We’re building something special at Fibrus, with our team at the very heart of it and we are excited to speak to potential colleagues who share our purpose!
HOW TO APPLY
To apply to join the Fibrus family, please do so online and our Recruitment team will be in contact with you once we’ve had a chance to have a look at your application. We wish you the best of luck and thank you for your interest in Fibrus. #Fibrus
At Fibrus we recognise the positive value of diversity, promote equality and challenge unfair discrimination. We aim at all times to recruit the person who is most suited to the job and welcome people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from women, under-represented genders, individuals with disabilities, and under-represented ethnicities. We’re happy to discuss flexible working - there is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to.
Fibrus operates as Fibrus Networks Ltd and Fibrus Networks GB Ltd and will retain your information, for the purposes of recruitment, for a period of up to 12 months. All offers of employment with Fibrus will be subject to the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks which may include all or some of the following: references, right to work, criminal record history, professional qualifications. We may also share your information with our partner organisations for the purposes of recruitment. Please clearly note on your application if you wish us to delete your information rather than retain or share.
