Fibre Engineer - Expiring soon!
Posted 09/10/2024 by Livingston
We are currently recruiting for an experienced Fibre Engineer to work within our team in Livingston to support our Fibre and Data Division
Livingston Building Services are a leading provider of M&E Services, providing our clients with innovative M&E engineering solutions. Our continued success requires commitment from everyone, whatever their role. Everything we do we need to do well, enabling us to consolidate our position as a leading player in an extremely competitive market. In return for your commitment, the company will continue to implement its vision to create environments for people to thrive.
We require a Fibre Engineer to join our well-established team, serving our HV clients across the UK.
You will be expected to work well on your own initiative and as part of a team. With a proactive outlook and ability to work safely at all times, successful candidates will also possess effective communication skills with the ability to communicate verbally with colleagues and client representatives, providing a professional service that meets our clients’ requirements. It is also vital that any applicants are conversant with current regulations and standards and have the ability to work with minimal supervision.
As a Fibre Engineer, You must be a strong team player with a positive and flexible attitude. Should you think you may not fit all of our initial requirements, please note we will provide initial training and development for this role as specific qualifications are mandatory to work in substations and wind turbines, throughout the UK and Europe.
Minimum certification
- Passport to Safety/ECS card
- Experienced in splicing and testing fibre optics to a good level
- On site training and certification will be provided as relevant
- Hourly rate £18-20/hr depending on experience
Key Tasks
- Install, Terminate and Test of Internal & External Fibre Optic Cable
- Competence in OTDR, power source and light meter testing
- Fibre Optic Jointing
- Pulling and installing FO Cable into cable management systems
- Building/Installing of FO termination boxes and enclosures
Skills
- Knowledge of telecommunications
- Ability to use your initiative
- Excellent attention to detail
- Excellent customer service skills
Job Requirements
- Diploma in Telecommunication Systems
- Clean Driving Licence
- Physically Fit & Healthy – Medical will be required (Chester Step Test) (CST)
- Ability to work at heights and outdoors in all weathers
Essential requirements
- Full valid UK drivers licence
- Industry recognised trade or professional qualification or time served.
- Track record of project engineering high value Fibre Optic fast paced projects.
Personal Attributes
You must be a strong team player with a positive and flexible attitude. Development of effective working relationships to meet client requirements. Supporting a one-business culture through open and effective communications.
Valuing People at Livingston
Livingston is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
One of our core values is to ‘Value People’. We are passionate about investing in people and genuinely take care about what we do and how we do it. This ensures that the working environment, staff, suppliers and the communities we serve always remain at the front-of-mind.
Put simply, a diverse and inclusive workforce opens our business up to a much wider talent pool and greater innovation and creativity through teams with different experiences, backgrounds and education.
Interested? We look forward to hearing from you!
This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful team.
- Type:
- Permanent
- Start Date:
- ASAP
- Contract Length:
- Perm Full time
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- Job Reference:
- Keith Robertson
- Job ID:
- 222458592
- Applications:
- Less than 10
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