Data Cabling Engineer -Exeter and surrounding area

Data Cabling Engineer - Exeter & Surrounding Areas Location: Exeter and surrounding areas Day Rate: £170 per day (8 hours, inside IR35) Out-of-Hours Rate: £195 per shift (8 hours, inside IR35) Working Pattern: Predominantly nights, with daytime and weekend flexibility Environment: Retail stores, commercial premises, petrol filling stations and construction/refurbishment sites ROLE OVERVIEW We require an experienced Data Cabling Engineer to install, maintain, test and diagnose structured cabling infrastructure, primarily Cat 6 UTP, with occasional fibre-optic requirements. Candidates must work confidently independently or in two-person teams, delivering high-quality installations in live operational and construction environments while maintaining strict health and safety standards. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Install, route, terminate and test Cat 6 UTP cabling. Complete data outlet, module, cabinet-side, 110 and Krone-style terminations. Undertake network cabinet patching, cable management and labelling. Trace, identify, diagnose and rectify cabling faults. Conduct end-to-end LAN testing, verify switch-port connections and confirm connected equipment is online. Read site drawings, installation plans and building-work information. Conduct site surveys, maintenance and fault-finding visits. Complete electronic audits, photographic evidence and job documentation. Obtain customer or site representative sign-off. Maintain clean work areas and follow approved RAMS and site safety procedures. ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING Candidates must hold or complete the following before undertaking site work: Valid construction or electrical industry site-access accreditation. Required contractor access training. Working at Height Awareness. Asbestos Awareness. Manual Handling Awareness. Site-specific inductions where applicable. Review and acknowledgement of applicable RAMS. Powered Access: At least one engineer in a two-person team operating a scissor lift must hold the appropriate qualification. DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS Advanced electrical industry accreditation. Level 3 Advanced Telecoms Specialist qualification. Experienced Worker route towards Level 3 or equivalent. Fibre-optic splicing competency. Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) testing experience. Mobile elevating work platform qualification. ESSENTIAL TECHNICAL SKILLS Candidates must demonstrate practical competence in: Cat 6 UTP cabling installations in retail and commercial environments. Cable pulling, routing, termination and identification. Network cabinet work, patching and cable management. Cable tracing, fault diagnosis and LAN connectivity testing. Working safely around ceiling voids, ceiling tiles and elevated areas. Correct cable identification and labelling. Electronic job reporting and photographic audits. Engineers may occasionally need a laptop connection for remote technical support. Active network equipment configuration is not normally required. REQUIRED TOOLS & EQUIPMENT Engineers must have access to: Suitable hammer drill and twin drill/driver set. Cabling and access rods. Punch-down and termination tools. Standard hand tools, screwdrivers and Allen keys. Cable toner and tracing equipment. Suitable 6-tread, 8-tread and A-frame ladders where required. LAN/network connectivity tester. Laptop where required for remote support. Specialist fibre engineers must have suitable fibre splicing and OTDR testing equipment. WORKING HOURS & FLEXIBILITY Predominantly Sunday to Thursday night shifts. Typical Sunday start: 16:00. Typical weekday night start: 22:00. Approximately 90% of work outside normal trading hours. Occasional daytime and weekend work. Typical on-site duration: 4-6 hours. Working days may extend to 8-12 hours including travel. Engineers may work independently on maintenance and smaller tasks. Cable installations and significant ladder or powered-access activities are normally completed in two-person teams.

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