Pre-pull Engineer – Newbury
Location: Newbury, Oxford
Compensation: £30,100 - £34,000 per annum
Employment type: Full time (Monday to Friday, 45 hours a week, with rotating Saturdays as overtime)
Reporting to: Field Manager
About Us
Netomnia is a small team of experts on a mission to bring a reliable, high‑speed fibre network straight to your door. Founded in 2019, we’re investing in building a new FTTP Internet infrastructure throughout the UK. We value flawless customer support, fair contracts, and affordable pricing, and we empower every team member to own their work and pursue personal growth.
Job Purpose
Reporting directly to the Field Manager, the pre‑pull engineer will install and service overhead and underground cabling using Openreach PIA and Netomnia specific network. The role aims to deliver right‑first‑time installs while maintaining excellent customer service and timely system updates.
Key Responsibilities
- Primarily work on customer installation pre‑pulls, occasionally assisting FND with overhead and underground cabling and CBT installation.
- Manage the tools issued and the vehicle assigned to you as per our vehicle policy.
- Complete assigned activities on time and manage day‑to‑day jobs.
- Complete minor civil works required on customer boundaries, including blockage clearances.
- Install customer lead‑in from Netomnia built network.
- Run cables from the Netomnia CBT (both overhead and underground) to the customer property to a high‑quality standard while following H&S best practice.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Experience working in a similar role on or for the Openreach Network.
- Ability to conduct risk assessment and hazard identification, emphasizing Health and Safety practices.
- Demonstrable experience and a proven track record in a networking engineering environment (preferred).
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Clear and concise communication abilities.
- Physical fitness for manual handling tasks.
- Ability to foster excellent working relationships with teammates, managers, and other teams, maintaining a strong customer service attitude.
- A proactive approach to improving efficiencies and working smarter.
Requirements
- Must hold a full UK driving licence for a minimum of 12 months.
- SA001, SA002, S7, S8 or equivalent.
- IPAF 1b.
- Full NRSWA operator’s licence (excluding Hot lay).
- SMART AWARDS preferable.
- Telecommunications experience or transferable skills.
Benefits
- Equity – a real part of the company.
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
- One extra day off for your birthday.
- Pension scheme matching your contribution up to 8%.
- Phone allowance.
- Health care cash plan.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Employee assistance programme.
- PPE and uniform provided.
- IT equipment provided.
- Remote working.
- Discounted gym memberships.
- Retail offers – discounts from recognisable brands.
- Company events.
- Travel expenses paid.
- Free YouFibre broadband if you are within our area, plus friends & family discount.
- Life assurance: 4 times your basic salary.
- £500 colleague referral scheme.
- Continuous development and long‑term career prospects.
Hiring Process
- Send your application via our Careers Site or Job Boards.
- Recruitment screens your application against our essential criteria.
- Hear back from us within 2–3 days of submission with an outcome or next step.
- If you haven’t heard back within that timeframe, please reach us at recruitment@substantial.group.
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