Fttp Engineer

About Us

We're on a mission to "Connect the real world with the digital world to improve lives”. To get there, we govern ourselves with a set of simple, yet powerful guiding principles.

We believe we make a difference to people’s lives.

We care about each other & our customers.

We challenge the Industry.

We deliver on our promises and have fun doing it.

What you will be doing

Connexin is expanding their engineering team and is seeking to recruit FTTP Engineers. If you like working outside, working at heights, good customer focus and have good general fitness this role may be for you. Connexin is a fast growing company, therefore career progression is a reality for those who work hard and have the right behaviours and attitude.

Key Responsibilities

• Work alone, or as part of a team responsible for installing fibre networks to residential and business dwellings
• Splicing fibre and testing at multiple points throughout the installation
• Adhere to Health and Safety legislation and company policies and culture code
• Maintain a positive, helpful and professional attitude and behaviours at all times - to customers and colleagues
• Flexible in task allocations and organised with an analytical approach to problem solving
• Carry out thorough daily vehicle and tool checks
• Carry out other tasks for other departments within Connexin e.g. IoT, Business Enterprise, Fibre Network, as required

As well as being highly technical, fibre optic engineering can be physically demanding and requires plenty of manual work, including working at heights. FTTP Fibre Engineers will be working outside in a wide range of weather conditions, so being the sort of person who can work in these environments is essential.

Essential Qualifications

• Full Driving licence
• FTTP Installation
• Splicing
• IPAF
• Working at Heights
• SA01, SA02, SA07, SA08, SA09

Essential skills and competencies

• Internal and external fibre installations
• Problem solving
• Working at a height
• Understands basic principles of all other engineering disciplines
• Splicing
• Following specifications and instructions with attention to detail

Essential Experience

• Working alone and as part of a team in fibre engineering
• Maintaining safe working practices
• Fulfilling a similar role

Desirable qualifications and experience

• Advance Fibre Engineering
• NRSWA Traffic Management
• At least 2 years of working independently in all aspects of FTTP installations and engineering

Benefits

• Great Culture & Awesome People!
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays + Birthday Day Off
• Enhanced Parental Benefits
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Flexible Working
• Bike to Work Scheme
• Volunteer days
• Company events & awards
• Employee Assistance Program (Medicash - health cash plan including: virtual GP, reimbursements for optical, dental appointments, access to physiotherapy, health screening programs, discounts on gym memberships and various other lifestyle discounts)

Equality and Diversity

Connexin is committed to ensuring that all candidates for any role at Connexin are treated equally and with respect. We hire on the basis of “the right person for the role” and we never discriminate against any candidate on the grounds of :

• Age
• Disability
• Gender reassignment
• Marriage or civil partnership
• Pregnancy or maternity
• Race
• Religion
• Sex
• Sexual Orientation

We will endeavour to accommodate any request in respect of any disability needs that any candidate may have. 

Please note: As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and secure workplace, all successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks.