BT Group
Subsea Cable System Engineer
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Job Title: Subsea Cable System Engineer
Req ID: 61015
Job Function: Engineering
Posting Start Date: 23/07/2026
Posting End Date: 03/08/2026
Division: Networks
Job Location: GBR Bude Haven TRS
Advertised Salary: Competitive
Job Req ID: 61015
Posting Date: 23/07/26
Function: Engineering
Location: Bude
Salary: Competitive
About The Role
BT operates one of the UK's most critical subsea cable estates. Working within BT Subsea means contributing to the protection of the UK's domestic and international connectivity, while playing a key role in the evolution of BT's national and global network infrastructure.
BT is committed to ensuring its subsea networks remain resilient, available and ready for the future. As a Subsea cable system engineer, you will play a vital role in safeguarding this critical infrastructure.
You will take part in the day-to-day operations across BT's subsea cable systems, carrying out maintenance and operations of various systems and providing expert technical knowledge to support the wider subsea team along with a wide range of engineering tasks associated with the subsea network.
What You Will Be Doing
- Act as a member of the Subsea Engineering Team dealing with Field/beach engineering activities which may include installation, repair, testing, surveying and any Subsea engineering tasks that may be required.
- Be able and willing to work away from home for extended periods and in varied and challenging environments, which may include working in and near water, at Sea on ships or boats and in Subaqueous environments such as rivers, estuaries and lakes.
- Oversee the operation, maintenance, and performance of submarine cable systems, ensuring safety and integrity across associated power management and cable protection systems.
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What you'll need to succeed
- Fibre network build and repair, fibre jointing
- Optical Testing and fault Investigation
- Optical Transmission Equipment Operations.
Desirable
- Subsea cable installation and repair, jointing
- Subsea Fault locating (Optical and Electrical).
- Subsea Network Operations and Management.
- Power feed Equipment Operations.
- Working within an engineering team, displaying excellent time management skills and the ability to follow direction.
- Use of hand & power tools
- Flexible with working hours, although typically covering between 8:00am – 4:00pm
- Working safely and abiding with Health & Safety policy, procedures and the Health & Safety at work Act
Benefits
Tailored benefits make a real difference. That’s why we offer a comprehensive range to support your growth, wellbeing, and everyday life. You can design the package to suit you and your lifestyle. Your core benefits include:
- Access to an online private GP 24/7 for you and your immediate family
- Market-leading paid carers leave with up to 2 weeks off
- Equalized maternity, paternity, and adoption leave – 18 weeks’ full pay and 8 weeks’ half pay
- Discounted EE and BT products, including mobile and broadband
- Market leading Pension scheme – 5% from you and 10% from us
- Holiday purchase scheme
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BT Group
BT Group is the UK’s leading communications group and the holding company behind some of the country’s most recognised brands – including BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet. Our purpose is as simple as it is ambitious: we connect for good. Our customers include consumers, small, medium and large businesses, public sector organisations and other communications providers.
BT Group’s role is about setting direction, unlocking value and creating the conditions for our brands and businesses to thrive.
Having come through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, our focus now is on what comes next – simplifying how we operate, using technology and AI to work smarter, and organising ourselves to serve customers better and grow sustainably. Group teams shape strategy, policy, brand, capital allocation and transformation, helping the whole organisation perform at its best.
We have a singular culture that unites all our people: we are customer-first challengers, who are committed, clear and connected. These behaviours unite us as one team to deliver for our colleagues, our customers, our stakeholders and the country. Joining BT Group means working at the heart of a business that matters to the UK, with the opportunity to shape decisions, influence outcomes and help set the future course of one of the country’s most important companies.
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