Passive Engineer

Job Description

This role requires you to be flexible with travelling around the UK as regular site visits are required.

As the UK’s largest fibre-only network, and its only proven wholesale challenger, we’re busy setting new standards for what digital infrastructure can and should be.

Designed from scratch for the internet, our network is greener, more reliable and ready for the future. The products we provide over it not only lead the market on speed, value and service, they help businesses to innovate, provide entire communities with a better foundation for their digital lives and support economic growth, locally and nationally.

What does that mean for you? The opportunity to make internet connections (and daily life) a whole lot better, for a lot of people!

Joining us as a Passive Engineer

As a Passive Engineer you will investigate, instigate, develop and communicate CityFibre passive engineering improvements and innovations so that its application delivers against our business objectives and strategic intent.

You’ll receive a competitive salary, a car allowance, a performance related bonus, and a range of benefits to support you across your financial, physical and mental wellbeing.

This is some of what you can expect to be doing:

• Support the operation and expansion of the Passive Network across different teams including MDU, Customer Installations, Field Network Operations including ERS and in network acquisition integration
• Develop Service and Component Supplier relationships in alignment with Passive Engineering roadmap
• Assist the wider team in the technical and commercial evaluation of innovations to drive CPP reduction
• Provide the guardianship of network quality and standards of the Passive Network
• Cost modelling of engineering initiatives taking a 360-degree view of all aspects in the project lifecycle needed to successfully deliver produce

What you’ll bring to the role

Acting within a first-class engineering environment defining how to build and operate the UKs finest digital infrastructure to be “Better by Design” so that CityFibre can achieve its goal of becoming the network of choice as a wholesale provider of fibre connectivity services

You’ll also have:

• Expertise in fibre connectivity solutions, including joint closures, cabinets and fibre testing
• Effective communication of engineering changes through verbal and technical document writing skills
• Proficiency in managing Optical Distribution Frames ODF, Emergency Restoration Systems ERS, and Outside Plant OSP material technology.
• Develop installation and build method specifications as well as best practices
• Knowledge of industry standards such as ITU-T G.657 and compliance with relevant legislation
• Implement operational learning and solutions for engineering interventions
• Skilled in Intelligent Optical Link Mapping OLM and fibre testing methodologies
• Evaluate innovations for CPP reduction and cost modelling

Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We’re a Times Top 50 Employer for Gender Equality. We’re endorsed by WORK180 and we’re a partner of Diversifying. We have pledged our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant and we’re a Disability Confident Employer. Working together with our Employee Networks, we’re wholly committed to ensuring that our people’s voices are heard, and that everyone feels a sense of belonging and pride to be a part of CityFibre. If you’d like to explore our culture and values, check out The CityFibre Way.

What you can expect from us

We want to offer you all the support you need to thrive inside and outside of work. This means giving you the tools to grow your career with us, as well as a comprehensive benefits package that you can adapt to your lifestyle. This includes 25 days annual leave, a day off on your birthday, a day off to support a charity or organisation of choice, a range of wellbeing and savings initiatives including private medical insurance, and supportive family friendly and menopause policies.

Additional Information

We want to create a sense of belonging for everyone. We celebrate our differences and work to ensure everyone has the best chance to succeed, starting with our recruitment process. No matter your background, family or carer status, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, gender, or gender identity, we welcome your application. If you need any support or reasonable adjustments throughout the application process, please email us at [email protected]. We want to help!