Jobs at Bt Openreach – Power Network Engineer

Job Description:

Secondly, the one thing the pandemic has taught us is that a lot of current and future colleagues, where and when possible, want to embrace hybrid working. Therefore, we are introducing smart working at Openreach. Smart working means having the flexibility to choose, as a team, how and where you work depending on your team’s deliverables and needs; when you are at your shared core location to connect with others and when not. It may not be for every role, and, as part of the recruitment process, you’ll have the chance to discuss smart working and how it might work for the job you are applying for.

Job Responsibilities:

• Ensure that tools or equipment (including vehicles and testers ) supplied to undertake the power role are maintained ,calibrated and kept safe and secure.
• Comply with any legislative requirements in relation to the role.
• Street works.
• The job holder will be aware of the Street works legislation (New Roads and Street works Act 1991) related to their work.
• They will understand it sufficiently to be able to comply with it, working safely, ensuring the safety of the public, avoiding prosecutions and penalties, and relying on their own knowledge or on their ability to recognise when they will need specialist support.
• Deliver Power projects and work packages.
• Ensure all work is carried out with compliance to BT safety requirements.
• Work within the expectations of the Chief engineer’s office.
• Ensure the delivery of all aspects of NGA power work (FTTP, FTTC, FTTPIC, SHE, MDU) as agreed with and directed by the chief engineer’s technical senior management team.
• Enabling power installation work for FTTP SHE includes AC and DC systems.
• Make sure that DSLAMs are routine and certificated in accordance with current requirements as defined and documented by ISIS documentation ,Chief engineer’s office and that all Certificates and power documentation is accurate and uploaded in a timely manner.
• Work closely with the other lines of business to improve customer and end-user satisfaction levels.
• Responsible for submitting accurate daily whereabouts reports and overtime returns.
• Flexible to work away from home nationally which will require early starts and late finishes.

Job Requirements:

• An appreciation of legacy exchange kit would be an advantage to provide guidance to planners on recovery or rationalisation opportunities across FTTP head end sites.
• Duties include Electrical testing and Certification on electrical installations to BS7671 , T2R on all electrical installations (NGA and on equipment located in the exchange [LLU]),
• Power projects on behalf of Openreach network in accordance with current policy and guidelines as directed by Chief Engineers office ensuring the safety of the network, our people, and our customers.

Qualification & Experience:

• Basic understanding on the different types of networks located with BT exchanges (PSTN, System X&Y, AXD10 etc).
• Proficient in the use of MS-Excel, MS-Word & MS-PowerPoint to create high quality written documentation for customer, supplier and internal use.
• Working on basic fibre circuits.
• Knowledge of LLU product types and relevant sources of information.
• Demonstrable operational experience of BT telephone exchange infrastructure in a planning, build and operations environment.
• Ability to use all relevant support systems such as LLUMS, PIMMS, Advitium, SNAPe.

Job Details:

Company: Openreach

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location: London, England

Application Deadline: N/A