Fiber Optics Associate Manager

The Fiber Optics Associate Manager on Universal United Kingdom Resort (UUKR) – Parkwide Systems is responsible for supporting and coordinating the design, delivery, installation, testing, commissioning, and handover of campus-wide fiber-optic and structured cabling infrastructure across Universal Creative projects. Based in Bedford, this role helps deliver the physical communications backbone serving attractions, ride/show systems, audio-visual and lighting systems, security and building systems, wired and wireless networks, data centers, back-of-house facilities, and non-attraction front-of-house facilities.

The role combines fiber infrastructure expertise, project delivery, field quality oversight, and vendor and stakeholder coordination. It acts as a bridge among Parkwide Systems, IT and network teams, engineering, technical services, facilities, security, operations, consultants, contractors, and construction partners to provide resilient, scalable, maintainable, and standards-compliant connectivity.

• Manage and support the end-to-end delivery of parkwide fiber-optic and structured cabling infrastructure, from concept and design development through procurement, installation, testing, commissioning, acceptance, and handover.
• Support scope definition, schedules, budgets, risk management, change control, and project reporting for fiber backbone, horizontal cabling, equipment-room, pathway, and distribution workstreams.
• Coordinate fiber routes, pathways, telecom rooms, data-center interfaces, entrance facilities, demarcation points, rack layouts, cross-connects, and system connection requirements with architectural, civil, structural, MEP, network, and system disciplines.
• Track design and construction progress against daily goals and major milestones; maintain fiber installation and integration schedules; identify constraints, delays, and deviations early; and promptly communicate completions, emergencies, or variations from the project schedule.
• Participate in site walks, design reviews, construction coordination meetings, readiness reviews, and turnover planning.
• Coordinate contractors and engineers to keep installation work on schedule and quality high; manage multiple vendors and contractors, motivate performance, and drive field issues through timely
• Serve as a fiber and physical-layer infrastructure subject-matter resource for parkwide systems and connected technology disciplines.
• Ensure designs provide appropriate route diversity, redundancy, security, growth capacity, reliability, maintainability, and sustainability for current and future operational needs.
• Oversee and inspect vendor and contractor work for compliance with approved designs, specifications, installation standards, manufacturer requirements, and project quality expectations.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Engineering, Telecommunications, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience managing medium- to large-scale facility or campus infrastructure design and build-outs, preferably within attractions, theme parks, transport hubs, hospitality, large public venues.
• Ability to produce and maintain accurate as-built drawings, test-result documentation, and Excel-based trackers for individual fibers, strands, ports, and assignments; proficiency with Microsoft Office, Visio, Bluebeam, AutoCAD, or equivalent tools.

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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