Fibre Designer

Permanent position – Competitive Salary + great company benefits. Hybrid working with occasional presence in our Droitwich office.

As a FTTP you will be working as part of a small, dedicated team on a broad range of deadline driven projects, this is a flexible and agile role that will require you to work in a really collaborative way with internal and external contacts at all levels. This role will allow you to work effectively on a solo basis as well as within a dynamic team. Your expert experience within fibre design and designing fibre networks will enhance the team and provide you with the opportunity to further develop your skills across a wide project base and complex designs.

knowledge of PIA & Splicing would also be advantageous.

• Creating HLDs and LLDs – identifying optimal route, fibre deployment method, best place to drop furniture to optimise connections, use survey data to support design, identify d-poles/issue poles, able to identify any possible future problems with the plan.• Attending plan virtual walkthroughs of a design plan with PMs and surveyors, raising issues and able to take onboard any feedback and changes required. • Calculating Link Loss Calculations• Creating Splice packs and LLD documents (Excel)• Using the PIA portal to get pole, chamber and duct data.• On GIS, use functions such as ‘select by location’, create buffers and identify possible DLP areas when analysing UPRN data, create KMZs.• Grade UPRNs using the specification provided.• Primary responsibilities will be to create and assess HLDs and LLDs.

This includes but is not limited to; analysing data from survey reports to identify closure and CBT locations, cable routes and deployment methods, siting cabs, as well as creating link loss budgets and splicing schedules. What we need from you?Commercial expertise as a Fibre Designer, designing Fire Networks.Competent skills in QGIS, GIS, ESRI, Openreach, PIA, Splicing.Proficient user of excel – able to do vlookups.Agile, organised and able to adapt quickly to changes. Expert collaborator able to liaise with different teams, internally and externally.Can handle and maintain large datasets.Adaptable to change with a can-do attitude, Enjoys a fast-paced environment.Enjoys continuous improvement and sharing best practice.

A career with Airband means putting people and communities at the heart of what we do every day. Our culture and values are the backbone of our success. As an internet service provider bringing highspeed broadband to rural communities across the regions that we operate. Having built the network our strategic focus is to increase our customer connections and we are looking for talented individuals to join us at this crucial time in our journey.

• Competitive package dependant on professional experience.• 25 days of paid leave a year rising to 30 plus bank holidays with service.• 5% Airband pension plus a minimum 3% employee contribution.• Customer referral bonus - a thank you for every customer you send our way.• We offer hybrid working – a mix of working from home and in the office.• Free Broadband - If you are in our coverage, you can benefit from free broadband with us!• 20% off your monthly line rental on EE’s phone, tablet, SIM only or mobile broadband plans.• Car financing scheme, Cycle to work, Tech scheme, Healthcare and medical insurance.

Dental care, and Health cash fund (dependent on the length of service)• Airshare (employee discount platform) - discounts on everyday shopping, weekly groceries, holidays, the list is endless - save up to £1,000 a year!• Refer a friend reward scheme – a selection of great rewards to choose from!

Please note that you are required to have the right to work in the UK and we request satisfactory references as part of our recruitment process. A DBS check may be required for a number of our roles, particularly those that are customer-facing. Also, a driving license may be required for positions that require you to be out in the field as part of the role.