Fibre Network Engineer

Fibre Network Engineer - Permanent, Full time

Salary of up to £32,000 dependant on experience plus excellent pension scheme, 28 days annual leave plus volunteering days, life assurance and corporate discount scheme

Location – Field Based, Hull and Surrounding Areas

Business Area - Wholesale & Networks

Closing Date – 6th June 2023

Interview Dates - to be confirmed after vacancy closing date

What will I be doing?

Within the role of Fibre Network Engineer, you will carry out installation and maintenance across the whole Wholesale and Network estate within the core UG infrastructure network. You will be installing and maintaining core infrastructure providing quality telecommunications services and related products to business and residential customers.

More specifically, your key accountabilities will include:

Build core infrastructure across entire Wholesale and Network Estate, including but not limiting to:

• 
  Full Fibre Expansion
• Internal Construction Towns

As well as:

• 
  New Build Estates and existing Core infrastructure
• Provide Jointing experience to internal projects, such as new transmission network
• Install dedicated infrastructure to Business Lightstream services and private circuit / Ethernet circuits to business customer properties
• Maintain core infrastructure to ensure smooth running of the fibre network across both Business and Consumer networks
• Carry out complex NRSWA scheme related projects – diverting plant and equipment as per plan often working unsociable hours to achieve
• Carry out fast response to damages caused within the network by third parties, being able to react and correct problems with both tactical (short term) and strategical (long term) solutions
• Maintain high levels of Health & Safety at all times for that of self and others within their working area
• Sometimes work outside of office hours to meet customer needs – minimising disruption to service
• Interface with both business & residential customers
• Interface with internal departments – planning, TPD, BPG, works control, etc.

We are looking for individuals who:

• 
  Has a full, valid UK driving licence
• Has experience within either of the following areas:
• Multiskilled engineer with the ability to cover - Copper Installs, Cabling and Faulting, VOIP & VDSL
• UG Fibre network installing and maintenance, VOIP Site installation & Maintenance knowledge on large scale NRSWA projects
• Demonstrates the right desire and attitude
• Always strives for continuous improvement
• Willing and able to work unsociable hours

What you will get from KCOM

We are as passionate about our people as we are about our customers.

We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies and flexible working arrangements, including options such as part-time work, remote working and job sharing. We pay employees a minimum of the living wage and offer other benefits such as generous pension contributions, core life assurance, income protection and discounts with top retailers.

We have employee engagement forums, onsite facilities, and services to support our colleagues from all backgrounds. All employees have access to an employee assistance program and occupational health support as well as a range of online wellbeing tools.

We are an equal opportunity, disability friendly, lifestyle and orientation supporting, inclusive employer and everyone is welcome. Values are important to us as is the ability to work flexibly and the opportunity to progress and develop. We want everyone to realise their potential and are committed to providing an environment which supports this.

We are signed up to the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Scheme and we support local schools and colleges with mock interviews and careers advice.

We have an employee diversity and inclusion forum and hold regular events to promote DEI across the business.

Who are KCOM?

For us, it’s bigger than broadband.

KCOM has been in the heart of the Hull and East Yorkshire community since 1904.

We're proud to be rooted in East Yorkshire and committed to delivering the world's best broadband service to the region.

We are an innovative, award-winning company that is committed to providing a friendly, helpful and world class service to our customers by putting them first. All of our people are responsible for giving our customers the best impression and experience of KCOM.

We completed the first stage of our Lightstream full fibre network - making Hull the fastest, most connected broadband city in the world in 2019. Now we're expanding our award-winning network to bring the benefits of full fibre broadband to even more homes and businesses across the region.

We are a business that thrives on working collaboratively to bring innovative ideas to fruition and continually striving to be the very best at what we do in order to keep our customers connected.

KCOM reserve the right to close this vacancy before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you submit your application as soon as possible.

We are only accepting direct applications to this vacancy and therefore no agency applications will be accepted.