Job Description

This hybrid role offers a great balance of home, office working. You'll travel to customer sites at least twice a week covering locations: Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee & Sterling


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 Network Planner

The Network Planner is responsible for creating robust, cost-effective designs for civils and fibre-optic infrastructure that align with defined methodologies and project timelines.


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:

Design and deliver cost-effective, future-proof civils and fibre-optic infrastructure aligned with project timelines and architectural standards Conduct site surveys adhering to safety protocols, ensuring accurate data capture and compliance with regulatory requirements Forecast and document capital and operational expenditure, producing detailed, industry-standard design documentation Champion data quality and consistency across asset and customer systems, supporting the development of scalable network topologies

What you'll bring to the role

As an experienced, customer-facing Network Planner, you will design infrastructure solutions that meet both business and customer needs, ensuring scalability, high quality, and long-term viability. You'll also have:

Expertise in civil and fibre planning with a strong grasp of local/national regulations and the ability to produce detailed survey, installation, and as-built documentation Proficiency in GIS Software and industry tools such as Salesforce and Depotnet, with working knowledge of GE Smallworld and FTTH design methodologies considered advantageous Strong analytical and time management Skills, with experience in forecasting capex/opex and maintaining high data quality standards Field readiness and communication skills, including willingness to travel for site surveys and experience in customer-facing or partner collaboration roles

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 Silver Covenant, Care Leaver Covenant and we're a Disability Confident Leader. Working together with our Employee Communities, 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.

Additional Information

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!