Site Closure Fibre Planner

Site Closure Fibre Planner – 3-month contract (Quarterly rolling) – Berkshire / Hybrid – £405 per day (Outside IR35) 

Key Accountabilities

• Plan and design fibre solutions to enable the decommissioning of legacy network sites, ensuring service continuity during cutovers
• Prepare high-level and low-level designs including fibre schematics, splicing schedules, and routing plans
• Work closely with the Fibre Delivery Manager to align planning output with overall delivery timelines and programme milestones
• Collaborate with build partners, offshore planning teams, and internal stakeholders to deliver high-quality job packs
• Ensure the affected network is accurately represented in GIS, and coordinate the necessary updates with offshore GIS teams
• Instruct and interpret fibre audits to confirm the live network matches records, and that plans are feasible and executable
• Raise planning risks and potential blockers (e.g. lack of records, unknown fibre routing, capacity constraints) early and clearly
• Attending project meetings and providing updates on key sites, blockers, and planning readiness
• Maintain strong communication across multiple teams (build partners, network planning, delivery, and network ceasing teams)
• Uphold planning standards and contribute to process improvement as closures transition from elective network sites to forced site closures

Key Skills and Experience Required

• Extensive experience in fibre planning and network design, ideally within large-scale core network, site closure or diversionary works projects
• Proficiency with GIS tools (e.g. GE Smallworld)
• Understanding of fibre routing, cable types, joints, and splicing logic
• Confidence preparing technical documentation (LLDs, schematics, splicing schedules) to a high standard
• Able to work collaboratively across multiple teams and geographies, including with offshore planning support
• Experience dealing with legacy network topologies, customer migrations, and high-risk cable outages
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to remain calm under pressure
• Clear communicator — both written and verbal — with an ability to challenge constructively when needed