Network installation engineer.
Physically installs network equipment, patching and infrastructure to a design, ready for configuration and turn-up.
- Sheet
- R-02
- Family
- Connectivity and network infrastructure
- Weighted most on
- Execution, Reliability, Communication
On a deployment.
The installation engineer owns the physical layer of a network build. Cabinets, PDUs, patch panels, switches, transceivers, cable management and labelling, all to the elevation and to the site standard. They work ahead of or alongside the deployment engineer and are judged on tidiness, accuracy and speed.
On large estates this is repetitive work at scale, where the difference between a good engineer and an average one is the number of errors found at test.
What good looks like.
- Preparation
- Zero patching errors at test. Labels match the schedule exactly.
- Judgment
- Cable management that a photograph can be proud of and a future engineer can trace.
- Handover
- Reports material shortages and drawing errors on the day they are found.
What Riviot checks.
Required items must be held. Advantageous items move the rate and the shortlist order. Every item is declared until a reviewer checks it.
- BICSI Installer 2 or Technician(declared)Advantageous
- CCNA(declared)Advantageous
- Manufacturer install training (Panduit, CommScope)(declared)Advantageous
- OSHA 30 (US) or ECS card (UK)(declared)Required
How Vio assesses this role.
Weighted most on Execution, Reliability, Communication.
- Technical depth
- Execution
- Judgment
- Communication
- Reliability
- Range
A cabinet elevation that does not fit the delivered kit. The candidate walks through what they build, what they hold and how they report it.
Rate context.
- Contract, US (Dallas-Fort Worth)
- $450 to $700 a day
- Contract, UK (London)
- £320 to £500 a day
- Permanent, US
- $90,000 to $125,000
- Permanent, UK
- £48,000 to £68,000
Illustrative rate table v0.1, September 2026. Indicative ranges before certification and shift uplifts. Use the calculator for your profile.
Typical projects.
- New build fit-outs
- Cabinet and PDU installs
- Patching and cross-connects
- Refresh and decommission
Markets with the most demand.
Related roles.
Questions about this role.
How quickly can you shortlist a network installation engineer?
Shortlists typically arrive within two working days of a complete brief. You get two to five masked scorecards, each with a note from the recruiter. If the site needs clearance or a rare certification, the recruiter will say so on the day the brief arrives.
Contract or permanent?
Both. We place network installation engineers on contract and permanent terms. On contract work, Riviot can act as employer of record or agent of record. The contract versus permanent tool shows where the crossover sits for your market.
What if the site needs a certification not listed here?
Put it in the brief. The recruiter shortlists against it, and it shows on each scorecard as declared until a reviewer has checked the document.
Do engineers travel between markets?
Many do. Engineers in the network travel between the six launch markets. Travel and lodging terms are agreed at brief stage. Say in the brief if you need someone local.