Position: Fibre Network Design Engineer

Employment Type: 12-month contract (with possible 12-month extension)

Location: Dublin

Our client is a well established telecommunications company that looks after infrastructure for some of the world's best known tech and telecoms companies across the globe.

They are in need of a Fibre Network Design Engineer, with experience in GIS, to work on the FTTH rollout in Dublin for one of the UK and Ireland's largest telecommunications providers.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Designing the Core Fibre Network, from Data Centres/Hubs to field-installed OLTs, including fibre capacity, splice plans, and potential route resilience
• Reviewing Access ODN pre-design to ensure the field survey accurately captures all information required for efficient design
• Processing Access ODN Design Change Requests due to wayleave loss, unserviceable duct routes, excessive PIA costs, etc.
• Conducting post-survey pre-design reviews for OLT service areas, advising design partners on design optimisation and efficiency
• Reviewing OLT service area FTTH designs to ensure:
  • Technical Parameters – Loss budget and Headroom Optimisation
  • Compliance with Geospatial Parameters and ArcGIS Data Model
  • Design optimisation for PON efficiency, minimising the requirement for additional wayleaves
  • Minimisation of unnecessary PIA requirements
• Gaining a detailed understanding of the data conversion process from ArcGIS GDB files to the ArcGIS Utility Network Model, managing the conversion process, and resolving incidents and problems
• Providing feedback to the team on proposed improved ways of working

What You'll Need for the Role:

• Qualifications in Engineering, Computer Science, and/or a GIS-based discipline
• Minimum 5 years of experience working in a GIS team, preferably within the Telecoms or Utilities industries
• Experience with network design/infrastructure build projects
• Knowledge of FME, SQL scripting, and Python
• Competence in using ArcGIS Pro Model Builder
• Experience with AutoCAD and GeoDirectory databases
• Strong IT literacy, with the ability to efficiently and quickly analyse sizeable data
• Excellent knowledge of FTTH and HFC architectures
• Expertise in GE Smallworld products and GIS systems generally
• Experience documenting processes, workflows, and technical requirements

About You:

• A team player who works efficiently within the planning organisation
• Highly motivated, striving for continuous improvement and efficiencies
• Capable of proactively managing your own workload
• Methodical, process-oriented, with a strong can-do attitude
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment, under pressure, and embrace change
• High attention to detail, caring about quality in everything you do
• Organised with excellent time management, ensuring deadlines are always met
• Understanding complex network architectures and capable of analysing/optimising designs