Land Cable Engineer

I am working with a large telecommunications company in London and they need a Land Cable Engineer to join the team.

There will be a lot of travel in this position to worldwide sites around 40-50% of the time depending on the projects.

Responsibilities include:

• Implementation of site surveys, including earth resistivity measurements
• Engineering design of land cable and system earth installation requirements
• Production of drawings for installation, including land route diagrams
• Identification of suitable resources, and local subcontract management
• Fibre splicing, jointing, and testing of land cable, beach joints and system earths
• Unrepeatered system testing, both on land and at sea
• Cable termination to ASN terminal station equipment
• Project resource planning, cost efficiency, and liaison with Customer representative
• Preparing site specific scopes of work, and their associated procedures
• Completing H&S risk assessments, site survey, on site and as-built reporting
• Liaising with the ASN’s Calais cable factory, Purchasing, Project Management and Logistics Teams

Experience / Qualifications

• Knowledge of fibre optics and electrics
• 2 years or more relevant hands-on work experience with preferably an engineering background
• Good communication skills, and dedication to collaborative work
• Project Management, Problem-solving skills, and a familiarity with basic IT packages
• Training will be provided for: ASN land-based jointing, cable termination, and working in confined spaces
• Self-motivated, flexible individual, excited by the challenge of installing fibre optic cable for the world’s leading submarine telecommunications company.

Applicants must have an existing right to live and work in the UK and live within a commutable distance to London or be prepared to relocate at own expense.

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