Fibre As-Built & QS Engineer - GIS Telecoms in Newbury

Network Planning & GIS

UK wide - work from home - full remote working

@mecscomms is currently recruiting for a Contract Fibre As-built & QS Engineer to work for a global telecoms carrier and network service provider to update and maintain secure customer connectivity and fibre solutions for complex customer orders. If you possess experience as a Fibre Planner or GIS Fibre Network Analyst within a telecoms GIS environment, I'm keen to hear from you.

Position: Contract Fibre As-built & QS Engineer, Provisioning, Provide, Design & Build

Location: UK wide- work from home - fully remote working

Duration: 12 months +

Hours: Monday - Friday 9.00 - 17.30

Start date: ASAP

Gross Rate: £25.00 per hour

Status: Inside IR35

Security Clearance: SC or BPSS level clearance (or eligibility for clearance) is essential

Environment: Telco, Telecoms, Carrier, Internet, Service Provider, ISP, Operator, Network, Fibre, Fiber Inventory, Access, As-built, QS, Quality, Planner, Graduate, Planning, Capacity, Engineer, Civils, Access Network, FTTP, FTTH, FTTC, SDH, DWDM, Transmission, Technician, GIS, Microstation, Autodesk, ArcGIS, Arc GIS, Smallworld PNI, Gcomms, Design, Implementation, Build, HLD, LLD

Key Activity:

• Data Capture of HLD, LLD
• As-built validation and approval
• Manage Fibre Inventory
• Fibre As build
• Smallworld PNI data updates
• QS Engineer
• Customer Order Validation & Management
• GIS & Civils
• Fibre Network Analyst
• Process management
• Governance & Control

Overview: Opportunity to join an ever expanding, global telco service provider who is now in need of a telecoms fibre and GIS professional. We are looking for a contract As-built and QS Engineer within the fibre planning and build department. The Fibre As-built & QS Engineer will take ownership of updating and maintaining fibre solutions for customer connectivity services, liaising with various departments and 3rd party suppliers to manage the delivery of the as-built designs. The role will update, validate and maintain fibre solutions within inventory systems to support secure customer connectivity, ensuring accurate as-built capture, validation and governance of fibre network data in line with internal standards and SLA-driven KPIs.

Responsibilities: Working within the Fibre planning and build department the Fibre As-built & QS Engineer will be involved with:

• Interact with Design & Build teams to capture HLD, LLD and as-built data for secure customer orders
• Validate as-built packs submitted by the supply chain to ensure compliance with internal standards and process requirements
• Utilise & research existing databases, files, and records for purposes of network design, fibre optimisation, and relocation of fibre facilities
• Update and maintain fibre inventory in Smallworld PNI in line with approved as-built documentation
• Ensure all internal documentation systems and databases are updated in accordance with as-built governance processes
• Validate requested and allocated fibres within internal tie cables for secure customer provisioning
• Process and validate measure applications, cross-checking against as-built submissions
• Process requests for network, site and new build surveys, completing and issuing supporting documentation and liaising with survey contractors
• Provide design schematics of fibre path to be performed for fibre projects, relocation of existing fibre facilities, and restoration of existing traffic
• Raise structured queries with supply chain partners where as-built packs or measure submissions lack required data
• Issue pay certificates in line with SLA timelines and coordinate with Delivery Managers and Project Managers
• Engage and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to resolve technical queries and ensure delivery support
• Maintain inventory quality standards exceeding defined accuracy thresholds

Candidate Profile: We will consider candidates from a variety of backgrounds, as training will be provided. You should however have some basic telecoms and GIS experience. Your skills & attributes are likely to include some or all of the following:

• Basic understanding of telecom
• Experience working within a carrier, operator or service provider environment
• Exposure to fibre planning, engineering, operations or network build environments
• Knowledge of fibre as-built, planning or network infrastructures
• Use of GIS Applications (ArcGIS, Microstation, Autodesk, Smallworld PNI) etc.
• Experience in fibre as-built validation and inventory management
• Strong understanding of telecoms fibre infrastructure and network design (HLD/LLD)
• GIS data entry & data validation
• GIS data preparation & data management
• Experience working with supply chain partners and QS processes
• Microsoft Excel
• Analytical & attention to detail skills
• Documentation and presentation skills

It is essential for the successful individual to consent to BPSS (Basic Check) and SC level security clearance checks.

If any candidates have some exposure to a telecoms carrier, operator or similar environment within a fibre planning, engineering, operations or similar department then that would be highly desirable.