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Build Assurance Engineer (Civils) – Irlam, Manchester

The Role Here at Freedom Fibre, we are currently expanding our team due to the rapid expansion of the Company. This has created an exciting new opportunity for a Build Assurance Engineer (Civils) to join the business. Core Responsibilities Carry out daily risk assessments relating to site set-up and ensure respective gang(s) have also completed daily risk assessment. Ensure compliance to agreed safety and quality standards including internal policy, method statements and ext

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Project Planner – Irlam, Manchester

The Role The Project Planner will develop, monitor, analyse and report on project plans adding value through experience and skills, challenging where required and being able to liaise with various stakeholders. Core Responsibilities Create, update, review and administer project schedules and plans for multiple projects in line with the planning cycle using Microsoft Project. Ensure all interdependencies between projects and programmes are built into the schedule and the impac

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Commercial Coordinator – Irlam, Manchester

The Role You will support the Supply Chain & Purchasing/QS Teams with the following tasks: Core Responsibilities Raise purchase/work orders in our systems Run regular commercial reports as required Maintain up to date information in the systems Support the tracking of actual costs vs estimates Analyse and verify submitted invoices Collate and upload data Work closely with the build partners to improve commercial processes and work to develop/improve internal commercial proces

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Area Project Manager – Irlam, Manchester

The Role Freedom Fibre is looking for an Area Project Manager with a strong understanding of infrastructure type projects through the design, construction, and commissioning phases. The Area Project Manager will develop a deep understanding of a portfolio of projects that are associated with building a nationwide fibre network. The Area Project Manager provides commercial, contractual and project management to support value for money, timely delivery, and the implementation o

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Shannon Davids and her 8,000-mile journey to Freedom Fibre.

Shannon Davids had a dream of a new start for her family, making the decision to find employment in Manchester, far away from her family’s home in South Africa. Shannon put her CV online looking for a career in fibre planning and design, something she fell in love with five years ago, and Rachel from NMS - one of Freedom Fibre's preferred recruitment agencies - picked it up, thought of Freedom Fibre straight away, and arranged a Teams interview the following day. Joanna Hunt,

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Freedom Fibre’s first apprentice!

Freedom Fibre has welcomed its first apprentice to the team this week. Mia Foxcroft has joined us for a 12-month apprenticeship in the Enterprise IT team as a Support Technician. This role will see Mia actively monitor and progress all service desk tickets raised via our internal Support Desk system. The apprenticeship involves on-the-job learning as well as off-the-job training through virtual sessions every six weeks and the programme is made up of four modules. Mia will a

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Creating a legacy – Freedom Fibre attends Irlam & Cadishead Academy Careers Fair

To Freedom Fibre, making smart investments also means investing in great people. Providing opportunities for young people is so important in bringing fresh thinking, energy and enthusiasm together with the values that drive our business and build a legacy to be proud of. On Friday 1st April Freedom Fibre took part in ICA’s first Careers Fair with other local employers and colleges, providing information and advice to Years 9, 10 and 11 regarding future employment and career p

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Dev Ops Engineer – Irlam, Manchester

The Role The Dev Ops Engineer will provide infrastructure support for the development teams building the BSS/OSS for Freedom Fibre’s wholesale fibre platform. Responsibilities Operate the infrastructure for OSS/BSS on public or private clouds to support the development teams with their applications goals. Create Infrastructure as Code patterns to both speed and smooth software deployment. Design appropriate infrastructure, within the development team’s requirements, to provid

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Test Analyst – Irlam, Manchester

The Role The main purpose of the role is to prepare, execute and document tests of software-based delivery items. This may require the development of related automatic test suites. Following the completion of the test and acceptance process, there will be a need to oversee some aspects of the release process in particular, early life defect remediation, future requests and ad-hoc support for user queries. Responsibilities Working with IT Development teams (internal or exter

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From a team of 6 to over 80 employees in just six months

We gathered all of our fast-growing team together this September for Freedom Fibre’s first full company briefing to recognise the significant progress made in our short life, and to share our growth plans for the future. From just six employees at the start in March 2021, to over 80 employees today, plus 30 vacancies awaiting new team members, Freedom Fibre is creating local career opportunities to meet its ambitious plans. Our recent second capital injection and rapid operat

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Freedom Fibre features in Warrington Guardian

Freedom Fibre is proud to have been featured in the Warrington Guardian. The local publication follows our success in building a full-fibre network for homes in Culcheth and Croft. How a part of Warrington said goodbye to slow internet speeds 6th August – By Gareth Dunning, Deputy Editor RESIDENTS of a remote part of Croft can celebrate the end of slow and inconsistent internet. Culcheth and Croft now has ‘Ultrafast’ broadband in their villages, assisted by the government’s

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Freedom Fibre features in ‘Local Mag’

Freedom Fibre is proud to have been featured in ‘Local Mag, the local publication serving 9,000 residents of Irlam, Cadishead, Hollins Green, Rixton, Glazebury and Culcheth. Currently building a full fibre network for homes in Culcheth, Glazebury and Rixton, Freedom Fibre is expecting to connect its first customers within the month despite only commencing the build in March. The business is growing at a rapid rate and is also looking to employ within the local community. For

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