Physical Infrastructure (Cabling) Engineer

Location:

Colgate

Report to:

Head of Engineering

Salary:

Competitive

Hours:

50 hours a week (Monday -Friday, 8am-6pm)

Company Overview :

Established in 2006, FluidOne is an award-winning provider of Connected Cloud Solutions with a £113m turnover and focus on customer service, consistently achieving one of the highest Net Promoter Scores (NPS) in the industry, securing 83 for August 2024. Underlying its services is FluidOne’s national fibre network, Platform One, which is the most connected network in the UK. FluidOne has a strong company culture enjoyed by 540 staff and was ranked in the top 50 Best Companies to work for in the UK awards 2023 and in the top 25 Technology companies to work for in the UK.

FluidOne supports the needs of 2400 customers, including 200 channel resellers, with services covering connectivity, SD-WAN, cyber security, IT managed services, mobile, IoT, UCaaS and CCaaS. Addressing the needs of SME, mid-market and Enterprise, FluidOne consults with its customers to design solutions that complement their in-house IT structures. FluidOne takes complex hybrid multi-site environments and makes them simple and secure, so end-users can access their business applications wherever they are.

Led by CEO Russell Horton, co-founder Chris Rogers (who started the business in 2006), CFO Roy Hastings and CRO Simon Ward, the management team is backed by Livingbridge to support their ambitious long-term strategy.

 

Full Job Specification:

Working within the Physical Infrastructure Team to deliver cabling and connectivity solutions for our clients, this role will be assisting the team to deliver multiple projects across our client base whilst working closely with both the client, and our project management team.

The successful candidate will have close involvement with our client base as well as working with our existing technical team to deploy network solutions and working as part of a resolver group for technical issues and support activities when required.

This job would be perfect for someone with experience within a similar role looking for a new challenge. With focus on connectivity and networking, you will be fully supported and trained to gain the knowledge and skills required to reach your potential within this role, opening doors for progression within our expanding company.

 

Activities, Duties and Key Tasks:

  • Installation of Cat6 and Cat6a cabling
  • Installation of Fibre Optic cables
  • Termination of Cat6/6a and fibre Panels
  • Termination of Cat6/6a wall outlets
  • Conducting onsite cabling surveys (including detailed documentation)
  • Remote technical assistance for our Engineering teams to include installation of Switches and Routers
  • Installation of Wi-Fi devices across our network of customers
  • Site completion documentation and testing requirements
  • Assisting our NOC/Helpdesk in resolving hardware issues

 

General:

  • Adhering to quality communication standards defined by FluidOne.
  • Adhering to Fluid One’s Security and Data Protection and confidentiality Clauses
  • Undertaking any other duties deemed suitable by management.
  • Maintaining job related training as required by management.

 

Experience / Qualifications: Essential:

  • CSCS certification
  • Full UK driving license

 

Desirable:

  • ECS certification

  • iPaf certification

  • SC Clearance
  • NVVP3 certification
  • Sentinel Card
  • Awareness of WAN/MPLS technologies.

 

Benefits:

  • Generous Holiday Entitlement
  • Department incentives

 

How to apply:

Send CV with covering letter to recruitment@fluidone.com with the job title as the subject field.

FluidOne is an equal opportunities provider and welcomes applications regardless of sex, marital status, ethnic origin, disability, religion, sexual orientation or age.