Fibre Access & Network Planning Specialist

Fibre Access & Network Planning Specialist
Department: Digital Managed Services
Reports To: Head of Service Delivery / Network Engineering
Position Summary
The Fibre Access & Network Planning Specialist is responsible for validating network access feasibility, planning last-mile connectivity and supporting solution development for enterprise customers. The role ensures that customer solutions are based on the most efficient access strategy by evaluating CLIENT’s Digital Infrastructure assets alongside third-party network providers.
Working closely with Sales, Product Solutions, Digital Infrastructure, Service Delivery and external access partners, the role provides accurate implementation planning, infrastructure costing and delivery timelines that improve proposal quality and customer experience.

Key Responsibilities
Network Access Planning

• Assess customer locations for network serviceability.
• Determine the most suitable access option using CLIENT infrastructure or third-party providers.
• Plan last-mile connectivity.
• Evaluate metro fibre availability and access routes.
• Recommend optimal network entry points.

Infrastructure Feasibility

• Conduct network feasibility assessments.
• Estimate fibre build requirements where required.
• Determine route complexity and implementation constraints.
• Identify permitting or civil works requirements.
• Assess redundancy and resilience options.

Costing & Commercial Support

• Estimate access costs for customer proposals.
• Calculate fibre build requirements and associated implementation costs.
• Provide implementation lead times for customer quotations.
• Work with third-party carriers to obtain access pricing.
• Support Product Solutions teams with accurate commercial inputs.

Project Readiness

• Prepare implementation planning documentation.
• Coordinate technical handover to delivery teams.
• Validate network readiness before implementation.
• Support project teams during delivery where planning clarification is required.

Supplier & Infrastructure Coordination

• Work closely with CLIENT Digital Infrastructure teams.
• Coordinate with third-party fibre providers.
• Maintain relationships with access network partners.
• Track infrastructure availability and expansion activities.

Network Intelligence

• Maintain access availability databases.
• Monitor metro network developments.
• Identify opportunities to improve access coverage.
• Support strategic planning through infrastructure analysis.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Telecommunications, Network Engineering or related discipline.

Preferred Certifications

• CCNP
• FOA Certified Fibre Optic Technician (CFOT)
• MEF Certification
• GIS or Fibre Planning Certification (advantageous)

Experience

• 58 years in fibre access planning, service delivery or telecommunications engineering.
• Experience working with metro fibre networks.
• Knowledge of carrier interconnection and wholesale access services.
• Experience coordinating with multiple infrastructure providers.
• Experience supporting enterprise customer implementations.

Technical Knowledge

• Fibre Access Networks
• Metro Ethernet
• Last-Mile Connectivity
• OSP Network Planning
• Carrier Interconnect
• GIS Mapping
• Optical Networks
• Network Service Qualification
• Access Costing
• Route Planning
• Implementation Planning

Key Competencies

• Infrastructure Planning
• Technical Analysis
• Commercial Awareness
• Supplier Coordination
• Project Planning
• Problem Solving
• Stakeholder Management
• Attention to Detail
• Customer Focus

Key Performance Indicators

• Network feasibility turnaround time
• Pricing accuracy for access services
• Accuracy of implementation timelines
• Reduction in delivery delays caused by planning issues
• Percentage of first-time-right network designs
• Customer order implementation readiness
• Improvement in proposal turnaround time