BUUK Infrastructure
Installation Engineer
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Job Location: Home
Additional Location Information: Scotland - West
Salary: Competitive
Contract type: Permanent
Posting End Date: 24/08/2026
Purpose of this role
Reporting to the Regional Manager, you will be the main on-site presence for project delivery. You will be responsible for building and maintaining strong working relationships with Persimmon site managers, project managers, groundworkers, and contractors. You must possess an in-depth understanding of the work programme and be empowered to make real-time decisions that contribute to its successful delivery. This includes representing FibreNest effectively during high-profile site visits, demonstrating strong stakeholder management skills across all field operations.
Your Key Responsibilities Are
- Oversee all field health, safety, and wellbeing, including risk assessments, reporting, vehicle checks, and audits.
- Build and prepare the Access Network, from cabinets to customer premises (including rodding, cabling, splicing, testing, commissioning, customer handover).
- Assist with installing and commissioning of new street cabinets and 3rd party connections (planning, surveying, site visits).
- Expertly locate and repair network faults using tools like OTDR, OPM, LFD, and VFL.
- Promote FibreNest's quality standards with Persimmon Homes and stakeholders.
- Ensure network builds meet quality, budget, and service standards through regular checks against technical specifications.
- Continuously seek to improve processes and efficiency.
- Provide excellent customer service.
- Engage with teams on live developments to ensure high standards.
- Report regularly to the Regional Manager/Supervisor on build safety and quality.
- Keep network records accurate (provide images, diagrams, test results).
- Perform other relevant duties as requested by management.
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Qualifications
- NRSWA and PIA accreditations (minimum SA002 and N23).
Experience/Knowledge
- Solid understanding of optical network construction and maintenance.
- Experience in fibre-optic installation, splicing, and distribution.
- Good knowledge of UK telecoms networks.
Abilities/Skills
- Self-starter, able to work quickly in a dynamic environment.
- Calm under pressure.
- Strong interpersonal and customer-facing skills with a positive attitude.
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
- Able to prioritise work independently.
- Builds good relationships easily.
- Strong collaborator.
- Practically competent.
- Able to challenge constructively.
- Proactive, takes ownership, delivers high-quality work.
- Initiative-taking, energetic, and forward-thinking.
- Tenacious, committed, professional, and responsible.
- Open, honest, respectful team player.
- Collaborative and trusting.
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Desirable
- EUSR / CSCS Card.
- PIA Accreditations SA007, K008 & SA006.
- Fibre Splicing Qualifications N23 Or Equivalent.
- Optical Testing & Commissioning.
Conditions of Employment
- You are required to have your criminal records checked through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). This is due to going into customers’ homes.
- You will hold a driving licence.
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