Data Cabling Engineer -Exeter and surrounding area
hace 3 días
Plymouth
Data Cabling Engineer - Exeter & Surrounding Areas Location: Exeter and surrounding areas Day Rate: £170 per day (8 hours, inside IR35) Out-of-Hours Rate: £195 per shift (8 hours, inside IR35) Working Pattern: Predominantly nights, with daytime and weekend flexibility Environment: Retail stores, commercial premises, petrol filling stations and construction/refurbishment sites ROLE OVERVIEW We require an experienced Data Cabling Engineer to install, maintain, test and diagnose structured cabling infrastructure, primarily Cat 6 UTP, with occasional fibre-optic requirements. Candidates must work confidently independently or in two-person teams, delivering high-quality installations in live operational and construction environments while maintaining strict health and safety standards. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES • Install, route, terminate and test Cat 6 UTP cabling., • Complete data outlet, module, cabinet-side, 110 and Krone-style terminations., • Undertake network cabinet patching, cable management and labelling., • Trace, identify, diagnose and rectify cabling faults., • Conduct end-to-end LAN testing, verify switch-port connections and confirm connected equipment is online., • Read site drawings, installation plans and building-work information., • Conduct site surveys, maintenance and fault-finding visits., • Complete electronic audits, photographic evidence and job documentation., • Obtain customer or site representative sign-off., • Maintain clean work areas and follow approved RAMS and site safety procedures. ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING Candidates must hold or complete the following before undertaking site work: • Valid construction or electrical industry site-access accreditation., • Required contractor access training., • Working at Height Awareness., • Asbestos Awareness., • Manual Handling Awareness., • Site-specific inductions where applicable., • Review and acknowledgement of applicable RAMS. Powered Access: At least one engineer in a two-person team operating a scissor lift must hold the appropriate qualification. DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS • Advanced electrical industry accreditation., • Level 3 Advanced Telecoms Specialist qualification., • Experienced Worker route towards Level 3 or equivalent., • Fibre-optic splicing competency., • Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) testing experience., • Mobile elevating work platform qualification. ESSENTIAL TECHNICAL SKILLS Candidates must demonstrate practical competence in: • Cat 6 UTP cabling installations in retail and commercial environments., • Cable pulling, routing, termination and identification., • Network cabinet work, patching and cable management., • Cable tracing, fault diagnosis and LAN connectivity testing., • Working safely around ceiling voids, ceiling tiles and elevated areas., • Correct cable identification and labelling., • Electronic job reporting and photographic audits. Engineers may occasionally need a laptop connection for remote technical support. Active network equipment configuration is not normally required. REQUIRED TOOLS & EQUIPMENT Engineers must have access to: • Suitable hammer drill and twin drill/driver set., • Cabling and access rods., • Punch-down and termination tools., • Standard hand tools, screwdrivers and Allen keys., • Cable toner and tracing equipment., • Suitable 6-tread, 8-tread and A-frame ladders where required., • LAN/network connectivity tester., • Laptop where required for remote support. Specialist fibre engineers must have suitable fibre splicing and OTDR testing equipment. WORKING HOURS & FLEXIBILITY • Predominantly Sunday to Thursday night shifts., • Typical Sunday start: 16:00., • Typical weekday night start: 22:00., • Approximately 90% of work outside normal trading hours., • Occasional daytime and weekend work., • Typical on-site duration: 4-6 hours., • Working days may extend to 8-12 hours including travel. Engineers may work independently on maintenance and smaller tasks. Cable installations and significant ladder or powered-access activities are normally completed in two-person teams. JBRP1_UKTJ