Data Cabling Engineer

Farnborough
2 weeks ago
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Overview
Technologies, like people, work better when they work together. North offer a unique breadth and depth of expertise across the Internet of Things (IoT), networking and connectivity, and safety and security. Our smart integrated technology solutions transform the way people, organisations and places work. Delivering through five UK regional offices, we provide long term, multi-year partnerships in managed services and support, keeping organisations going in the right direction.
Responsibilities
Our customer specialises in the design, build and operation of high integrity data centres, developed to provide optimum security and availability of services within anyone of its key data centre locations at Corsham and Farnborough. By joining our ‘Enterprise’ operational team as a Fibre and Copper Engineer you will be at the forefront in what we do, maintaining and installing critical facilities infrastructure as part of a close working team delivering outstanding service. This role is varied and includes Business as Usual works, (BAU), ICT and individual Projects all of kinds which relate to the installation, termination and testing of Fibre and Copper cabling systems, Adds, Moves & Changes, (AMC), Patching & Labelling, ICT blanking and specialist dc containment systems.
As Cabling Engineer you will be responsible for:


  • KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
    * Fibre cabling installations of multimode and single mode fibre within data halls / centres or similar environments.
    * Installation of Structured cabling Cat6 UTP/STP & Cat6A UTP/STP within data halls / centres or similar environments.
    * Terminating and testing and labelling of cables within patch panels and data outlets.
    * Installation of floor mounted communication cabinets and server racks within data halls, ICT blanking and cable management tasks for hot and cold aisle containment operations.
    * Add, Moves and Changes – Perform cable moves and changes to existing systems as required.
    * Patching out of data & server cabinets as per client's spreadsheets, patching schedules and cabinet layouts ensuring that all Add/Moves/Changes (A/M/C) are approved, correctly recorded, labelled and reported correctly.
  • Adhering to compliance requirements for Health and Safety, Environmental, Quality, Information Security and Data Protection relevant to your job, function and location.
    SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
  • Ability to splice, terminate and label fibre cables efficiently and neatly within fibre panels/fibre boxes.
  • Competent in the use and operation of Fluke Multimode/Singlemode tester and or OTDR test equipment.
  • Competent in tracing and fault-finding data cables using Fluke test meters. Ability to test data cabling using Fluke data tester.
  • Ability to work safely and always follow Health & Safety requirements/regulations
  • Be able to work on own initiative and or as part of a team with strong communication skills, verbal and written
  • Ability to provide clear and concise documentation, written updates and reports
  • Time management and Quality focused to successfully complete tasks safely and to the highest standards within given timescales
  • Customer focussed individual with a proactive and flexible approach to working
  • A requirement for the role is SC Security Level Clearance check. Existing SC Clearance level and security checks advantageous however will be facilitated for the right candidate.
    North rewards employees with a competitive market salary and an excellent benefits package and offers fantastic opportunities for progression throughout the company. Further details of package on offer will be discussed at application stage

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