Telecoms Engineer (CIS)

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

12/21/2024

Established in 1994, OCU Group is one of the fastest growing utility engineering contractors in the UK, with a long successful track record in delivering customer-focused civil engineering solutions.

Working directly with many of the country’s leading blue-chip power, water, telecoms and rail clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.

We pride ourselves on empowering our employees and offering opportunities for them to take control of their own personal development and career progression in a supportive environment.

We believe that being successful is a choice.

We choose to be successful.

We are OCU, ‘One Company United’.

Role Overview

With a need for 35 crews to support our clients successful growth, we are looking to engage experienced Telecoms Engineers (recognised internally as Residential Field Technicians) to cover our residential cabling works in the North West area. These are CIS subcontractor roles, and the main responsibilities will be the installation of cables, sub duct and blown fibre tubing into ducts, cabs and premises.

Duties And Responsibilities

• HFC (hybrid fibre coax) pre-enablement, rodding, roping and pulling copper cables to customers properties through local underground networks, carrying out garden works
• FTTP (Fibre to the premises) / PIA (Physical Infrastructure Access) pre-enablement, installation of micro ducts and fibre blowing, pulling fibre from the cab to property using local underground networks, carrying out garden work
• Test, rodding and roping of underground ducts
• Fibre blowing on both local and trunk networks
• Install fibre connections to customer properties
• Overhead fibre PIA – spanning sterlite fibre from pole networks to the customers property
• Working at heights, pole climbing, using MEWP (mobile elevated working platforms)
• Performing tests and quality checks to ensure the proper functioning
• Completion and submission of all necessary documentation
• Compliance with all Health, Safety & Environmental policies
  
  

Skills And Experience

• Full UK driving licence with a minimum of 2 years driving experience (essential)
• NRSWA (New Roads & Streetworks) qualification
• SA001 & SA002 - underground/overhead Safety qualification
• PIA7/PIA8 - underground/overhead cable and sub duct installation qualification
• K009 - Rodding and Roping
• Results oriented, whilst maintaining ability to meet strict quality standards
• High level of customer service for both internal and external stakeholders
• Trustworthy and ethical approach, exercising discretion where required
• Self-starter who has the ability to prioritise a varied workload and demonstrate good time management to comply with deadlines