Infrastructure Network Specialist

Barking & Dagenham College is a vibrant and highly successful College in  East London with circa 12,500 students, circa 500 established staff and a  turnover of £35m.  The College offers routes into learning from entry level  through to MBA level, including apprenticeships, higher level apprentices,  higher education and job centre plus clients.  We have technical specialist  areas from level 3 and above with a broad based curriculum up to level 2.  We  are immensely proud of the achievements of our students, our entrepreneurial and  motivated staff team and our extensive partnership network.  The College trains  circa 850 apprentices, including circa 110 higher level apprenticeships and  delivers work place training, traineeships and higher level technical and  professional specialisms up to MBA level in our 4 strategic vocational areas;  Construction, Design & Management; Engineering including mechatronics &  robotics; Digital Creative; Health & Social Care and Leadership and  Management across the pan London occupational sectors. Due to the growth in the demand for professional network infrastructure  education, Barking & Dagenham College is expanding its technical delivery  team. The college require a Network Infrastructure Instructor to join the  electrical team. This is a permanent role. The suitable candidate will have verifiable experience in the  telecommunications and data communications infrastructure sectors and will be  enthusiastic, driven, confident and flexible in their approach. The principles of the role will involve working as part of the electrical  lecturing technical training team to deliver the high quality education  programs. This will include organisation of facilities and materials in  preparation for program delivery, assessing students’ performance, marking  assignments and working with other members of the electrical team as required to  develop new program material.  

Verifiable experience in: 

•          Installation and termination of copper cables including UTP and  FTP variants •          Installation and termination of singlemode and multimode fibre  optic cables. •          Construction and installation of network equipment cabinets 

•          Testing and certification of copper and fibre optic cable  systems 

•          Selection of components and Installation of containment  systems 

•          Working with customers, interpretation of customer  requirements  

Knowledge requirements: 

•          Data transmission principles and applies  them in all aspects of copper and fibre optic cabling installation to ensure the  performance of the network. 

•          Network principles and the structure of network architecture 

•          Workplace risk and the effect of his/her actions have on  themselves and others. •          Has numeracy skills and understands  where to apply them e.g. quantifying infrastructure components, estimating  activity timelines. 

•          Has knowledge of national and industry  standards and best practises relevant to the work environment?  

Personal attributes: 

•          Works safely and is mindful of risk to  others, ensures that tasks being carried out do not pose a risk to others, a  positive attitude to cleanliness and tidiness is expected. •          Demonstrates a high level of motivation  and drive when carrying out work alone, and exhibits the same qualities when  working as part of a team. 

•          Uses initiative, making immediate  decisions to overcome any obstacles encountered in the workplace. Adapts where  necessary when things aren’t quite going to plan. 

•          Communicates effectively with customers  and internal team members using a range of methods and styles. 

•          Is organised and maintains a productive and effective working  environment.