Passive Capacity Lead

This role requires you to be flexible with travelling around the UK as regular site visits are required.

As the UK’s largest fibre-only network, and its only proven wholesale challenger, we’re busy setting new standards for what digital infrastructure can and should be.

Designed from scratch for the internet, our network is greener, more reliable and ready for the future. The products we provide over it not only lead the market on speed, value and service, they help businesses to innovate, provide entire communities with a better foundation for their digital lives and support economic growth, locally and nationally.

What does that mean for you? The opportunity to make internet connections (and daily life) a whole lot better, for a lot of people!

Joining us as a Passive Capacity Lead

The Passive Capacity Lead ensures optimal performance and scalability of the fibre network by strategically managing and upgrading passive network capacity.

You’ll receive a competitive salary, a car allowance, a performance related bonus, and a range of benefits to support you across your financial, physical and mental wellbeing.

This is some of what you can expect to be doing:

• Develop and manage the passive network capacity strategy, aligning with business growth forecasts and performance targets
• Analyse current network capacity, identify bottlenecks, and forecast future requirements to ensure optimal performance across varying Passive Network architectures
• Prioritise and sequence capacity upgrade projects based on network analysis, risk assessments, and business priorities
• Allocate resources effectively for capacity projects, conduct cost-benefit analyses, and lead operational improvements

What you’ll bring to the role

This role will lead the strategy for capacity management across the fibre exchange, fibre optic ring closures, and customer connectivity (consumer, business, and MDUs), ensuring network resilience, quality and efficient resource allocation.  You’ll also have:

• Extensive experience in passive fibre optic networks, including capacity reviews, engineering, and planning
• In-depth understanding of fibre network architectures, OSP engineering principles and network inventory systems like SmallWorld PNI
• Strong analytical skills for network capacity data assessment, cost modelling, and financial analysis
• Proficient in fibre optic testing methodologies like OTDR and IOLM, using tools from vendors such as EXFO and Viavi Solutions
• Experience using GIS software such as QGIS for network mapping, analysis, and capacity planning
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We’re a Times Top 50 Employer for Gender Equality. We’re endorsed by WORK180 and we’re a partner of Diversifying. We have pledged our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant and we’re a Disability Confident Employer. Working together with our Employee Networks, we’re wholly committed to ensuring that our people’s voices are heard, and that everyone feels a sense of belonging and pride to be a part of CityFibre. If you’d like to explore our culture and values, check out The CityFibre Way.

What you can expect from us

We want to offer you all the support you need to thrive inside and outside of work. This means giving you the tools to grow your career with us, as well as a comprehensive benefits package that you can adapt to your lifestyle. This includes 25 days annual leave, a day off on your birthday, a day off to support a charity or organisation of choice, a range of wellbeing and savings initiatives including private medical insurance, and supportive family friendly and menopause policies.

We want to create a sense of belonging for everyone. We celebrate our differences and work to ensure everyone has the best chance to succeed, starting with our recruitment process. No matter your background, family or carer status, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, gender, or gender identity, we welcome your application. If you need any support or reasonable adjustments throughout the application process, please email us at careers@cityfibre.com. We want to help!