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Job Role: FTTP QGIS Designer.

Location: Home and Office Based

Salary: £45 - £45K plus car allowance depending on experience on experience.

Job Description

We are currently seeking to recruit an experienced Network Designer to join our team. To produce planning design packs containing information of both civils and cabling under the FTTP Architecture utilising Openreach PIA using QGIS.

Requirements and Responsibilities:

• Planning & design of the FTTP networks from the OLT / Fibre Exchange to the premise utilising PIA / new build on QGIS.
• Creation of High-Level FTTP designs utilising Openreach PIA and client’s specifications using QGIS and PIA Portal.
• Creation of Low-level design once the design has been validated via the survey team.
• Produce Civils drawings QGIS, cable drawings QGIS, SLD (Visio), FAS(Excel), Release sheets (Excel), BOM/BOQ (Excel & QGIS), risk register (Excel), street works sheet (Excel), cabinet locations (Excel), Pole Survey Sheet (Excel), Chamber surface sheet (Excel), surface type sheet (Excel) from the completed design.

Essential Knowledge:

• FTTP Architecture knowledge and experience with one or all of the following Virgin Media, CityFibre Openreach, County Broadband.

• Proficient use and knowledge of software such as MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PDF writer, Visio, Q-QIS, PIA Portal.
• Very good knowledge of Fibre Network Design utilising QGIS in an overhead and underground architecture.
• A minimum of 2 years good experience of working in a Fibre Network Design Environment.

Essential Skills:

• FTTP design experience with Virgin Media, CityFibre or another CP network.
• Create detailed design of the proposed build area and capture the most feasible and cost-effective solution in accordance with the specifications, PIA network in QGIS for overhead and underground architecture.
• Identifying any potential SED or specific Traffic Management requirements. Also determine at planning stage any specific wayleave requirements.
• Able to follow design schematics and management direction.
• Attention to detail.
• High levels of quality standards.
• A telecoms background coupled with a planning background is required for this position - you may have worked for one of the major UK Communications Provider which would be an advantage
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).

Essential Attitudes:

• Positive and flexible approach.
• Professional.
• Honesty and Integrity.
• Open to innovation.
• Open to collaboration.
• Right first-time approach.
• Proactive with the ability to think ahead.
• Committed to Business Objectives.
• Good communication skills.
• Strong personality and professional attitude.