Job Title: Fibre Delivery Manager
Location: UK Field-Based (with travel)
Rate: £400-£500 per day (Inside IR35)
Length: 6 months (initial contract)
A leading technology consultancy is delivering a high-impact fibre network transformation programme on behalf of a major UK telecoms provider. This role will lead on the delivery of fibre clearance and site rationalisation across a large portfolio of active network locations, supporting the decommissioning of legacy infrastructure.
Fibre Delivery Manager Responsibilities:
* Deliver end-to-end fibre and network clearance activity across multiple sites
* Coordinate field partners for civils, cabling, splicing, audits and outages
* Review HLDs, LLDs and job packs, escalating issues where required
* Oversee build partner performance and delivery progress
* Manage cable outages and mitigate disruption to live services
* Maintain accurate records using Planner, Excel, SharePoint and Power BI
* Proactively escalate risks such as GIS mismatches, deployment delays or access issues
* Engage key stakeholders across planning, build, and programme delivery teams
* Support tooling transition away from legacy systems and contribute to reporting governance
* Ensure GIS and network inventories are updated following fieldwork
Fibre Delivery Manager Requirements:
* Current SC clearance is essential
* Strong background in fibre network delivery, ideally within decommissioning or network transformation
* Knowledge of OSP/ISP fibre infrastructure: civils, cabling, splicing, audits
* Experience managing external build partners and coordinating multi-site delivery
* Able to interpret planning documentation including HLDs, LLDs, schematics, and job packs
* Familiar with complex outages, change requests and site cease processes
* Proficient in Planner, Excel, SharePoint, Power BI, and GIS (preferably GE Smallworld)
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
* Calm under pressure, delivery-focused, and escalation-ready
* Desirable certifications: PRINCE2, PMP, SMSTS, NEBOSH, NRSWA Unit 1
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.