Fibre Test and Certification Engineer
Tideport Data Infrastructure Ltd · Reading, United Kingdom
ContractOn site£240 – £310 per day
**The work**
Certifying the fibre plant in a new hall before handover. Tier 1 insertion loss on every link, Tier 2 OTDR both directions on the backbone, loss budget checks against the design, and the certification pack that goes to the client and to the warranty scheme. Where a link fails you will trace it, mark the defect and re-test after the remedial.
**What you need**
- Three years or more of structured fibre testing on commercial or data centre work.
- Fluent with an OTDR and an insertion loss set; you can explain a failed link to a design engineer.
- Experience producing a certification pack and a warranty submission end to end.
- FOA CFOT or equivalent, and a CSCS card.
- Methodical with records. On this contract the paperwork is what is being bought.
**What we offer**
A day rate in the band above paid weekly, weekend overtime at the enhanced rate, and all test sets supplied and calibrated. The hall handover date is fixed, so the contract has a clear end and a completion bonus in the terms.
**How to apply**
Apply through CableJob. Answer the screening questions in the form; we reply to every application within five working days.
Job details
- Contract type
- Contract
- Work mode
- On site
- Location
- Reading, United Kingdom
- Pay
- £240 – £310 per day
- Posted
- 2026-09-20
- Closes
- 2026-10-24
- Reference
- 1S3T18
Skills
- Optical loss budget calculation
- Tier 2 (extended) certification & reports
- Tier 1 insertion-loss / LSPM certification
- Bi-directional OTDR & averaging
- EXFO iOLM intelligent optical link mapper
- Manufacturer 25-yr warranty submission
About the employer
Tideport Data Infrastructure Ltd