Field Fibre Lead - #1678056

Location: Midlands region. Field-based role- Regular UK travel required

Working hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week – Mon to Fri + on call

Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits

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What You’ll Do

As the Fibre Lead will be aligned to a specific customer programme, working on complex requirements, and acting as lead for fibre deployment, splicing and assurance activities, whilst also working alongside and supporting the wider VBSE field services team. Some of the responsibilities include:

• Lead on internal site splicing works, including training and support for regional field team members
• Carry out fibre testing & review results with SME’s
• Support with fibre planning activities and network reservations
• Creation of deployment plan/packs
• Act as SME for assurance activities including expected fibre loss calculations
• Act as an escalation point for field fibre issues
• Ensure that field colleagues are kept up to date with evolving fibre specifications and regulations
• Production and review of fibre specific Local Work Instructions (LWIs) and associated process documentation
  
  
  

Who You Are

• In-depth technical knowledge of Fibre delivery,
• Experience and knowledge of internal site fibre splicing
• In-depth knowledge of GIS and other geospacial mapping tools
• Ability to manage multiple demands & workflows, manage to deadlines and priorities
• Understanding of the systems used to manage and deliver customer/project orders (e.g. Clarify, ORMT, GIS etc)
• Experience of concurrently managing multiple initiatives of differing size and complexity to meet business expectations
• Experience of carrier technologies and delivery methodologies
  
  
  

Security Clearance: This position requires the eligibility and ability to obtain and hold UK Developed Vetting (DV) clearance. 

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.

What We Offer

We believe that taking care of our employees is the key to their success. That is why we offer an excellent remuneration and bonus package with up to 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes. We take pride in our commitment to supporting you at every stage of your career by providing top of the range learning and development tools and market leading parental leave policies.

Together we can 

Vodafone UK are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website (https://careers.vodafone.com/uk/applying-to-vodafone/) for guidance.

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