Management Consultant – Fiber and Backhaul Network

Overview

As Fibre and Backhaul Network Consultant in Accenture, you will help design, build and operate carrier-grade networks and platforms to drive cost efficiency and faster time-to-market. You’ll collaborate across geographies to optimise transport networks and lead change in network construction. You’ll apply automation and AI to reduce CAPEX/OPEX and monitor performance, shaping how clients scale in an AI-driven ecosystem. This is a hands-on, client-facing role within a large network-focused practice that values innovation and cross-functional collaboration.

Pay / Benefits

• 30 days vacation per year
• Private medical insurance
• 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work
• Flexibility and mobility to spend time onsite with clients and partners

Responsibilities

• Plan, build, launch and operate network and platforms to streamline operations, minimize time to market, and reduce costs
• Understand the design and implementation of service-provider processes
• Evaluate processes and technologies to optimise network planning, set-up and deployment
• Work across teams and geographies
• Manage client relationships at senior stakeholder levels
• Lead change management for network construction processes
• Plan the passive infrastructure build for the Wide Area Network
• Monitor and report on technical and commercial performance
• Use automation and autonomous operations to reduce CAPEX/OPEX, including headcount

Key requirements

• 1-4+ years of experience across several areas with depth in specialism and breadth across the rest
• Fiber/Copper/Cable Network Architecture and xTTH technologies
• Transport architecture (SDH, MPLS, IP, DWDM, x-PON)
• Standards and frameworks for fixed and transport networks (ITU-T, IEEE, MEF, Broadband Forum, TM Forum)
• AI and automation in fixed networks: automated planning and assurance, predictive maintenance, and gen-AI
• E2E program management
• Fixed and transport network design (high and low level)
• Network build, commercial and vendor management, including documentation
• Operating model design and command-centre definition: organisation, process and sourcing, aligned to eTOM and TM Forum
• Fixed-market context: fibre roll-out and consolidation, wholesale and open-access, and UK regulation
• Network Deployment – Architecture / Planning / Deployment/Analytics
• Operations – Activation / Fulfilment / Field Installation / Service Management /Use of Agentic-AI to drive operations
• Digitization of Network – Next Gen services / Digital Transformation/Network Virtualisation
• Business case and value: investment cases, OPEX and CAPEX modelling, total cost of ownership
• Consulting skills: structured problem-solving and clear communication

• Structured problem-solving
• Clear communication
• Stakeholder management
• Fiber/Copper/Cable Network Architecture
• xTTH technologies
• SDH

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