Senior Cabling Engineer

Overview

North builds stronger networks and creates smarter places. Our intelligent technology solutions and robust network infrastructures transform the way people, places, and organisations work. We focus our expertise on three specialist sectors: public services, enterprise & data centres, and defence & justice.

Our people are industrious and inventive. We collaborate closely with our clients to understand their unique needs and challenges and take pride in delivering impactful solutions that make their environments better connected, simpler to manage, safer to be in, and more efficient to run. The work we do at North is pioneering and fun. We build meaningfully, think bigger, and always advance.

Our diverse range of customers and services make every day different. We always look at things from the customer’s point of view. Our values are know your craft, know your colleagues, know your customers, and know how to connect. At North, we value the power of connecting people, skills and technologies in new and exciting ways.

As Senior Cabling Engineer you will be responsible for:

• Installation, preparation, splicing and testing of single-mode and multimode optic fibre.
• Installation, termination and testing of category 6, UTP and STP coaxial, multi‑core voice cables.
• Installation of cable containment, PVC and galvanized cable.
• Survey all installations prior to work commencement; ensure and confirm that the work instructions include appropriate equipment and match customer requirements.
• Communicate with Service Desk/IT/Sales Support to clarify details when information is insufficient or mismatched (Add, Move and Change – A/M/C).
• Perform cable moves and changes to existing systems as required following the instructions and best industry standards.
• Ensure that all A/M/C are approved, correctly recorded, labelled and reported to the line manager and Sales Support team.
• Test and label each installation complying with industry standards.
• Ensure that team members follow correct testing methods and procedures at all times, advising where necessary to ensure consistency across the team.
• Monitor and report test equipment condition, ensuring proper storage and maintenance.
• Take responsibility for day‑to‑day cable management within the risers and cable routes, including the supervision and advising of customers and cabling contractors on correct and safe usage of infrastructure.
• Work closely with team members to improve and implement methods of reducing cable wastage and to ensure that correct materials are used at all times (i.e. correct cable length).
• Monitor the quality of work during and after installations.
• Mentoring junior engineers.
• Adhering to compliance requirements for Health and Safety, Environmental, Quality, Information Security and Data Protection relevant to your job, function and location.

• Significant experience in fusion splicing.
• Significant experience in copper termination.
• Significant experience in fibre and copper cabling.
• Significant experience in PVC and galvanized containment.
• Prior experience in cabling within the telecoms industry and within the MOJ industry (Courts & Prisons).
• Good knowledge of industry standards.
• Prior experience of testing and fault‑finding on all cable types.

North rewards employees with a competitive market salary and an excellent benefits package and offers fantastic opportunities for progression throughout the company. Further details of the package on offer will be discussed at application stage.

North is an equal‑opportunity employer; we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.