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AboutRequest talent

OSP crew.

Outside plant crews install duct, cable and closures between buildings and to the campus boundary.

Estimate the cost
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R-06
Family
Connectivity and network infrastructure
Weighted most on
Reliability, Execution, Communication

On a deployment.

Outside plant crews build the routes that connect a data centre to the world. Duct proving and rodding, cable pulling and blowing, chamber and vault work, closures and the associated civils coordination.

Riviot supplies crews with a lead who owns the method statement, so the client gets a team with one point of accountability.

What good looks like.

Preparation
Method statement and permits in hand before the first chamber is opened.
Judgment
Cable handled within tension and bend limits, logged as it goes in.
Handover
Site left safe and reinstated every day.

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.

  • Confined space entry(declared)Required
  • Cable blowing and pulling equipment training(declared)Advantageous
  • Traffic management (where required)(declared)Advantageous
  • OSHA 30 (US) or NRSWA (UK)(declared)Required

How Vio assesses this role.

Weighted most on Reliability, Execution, Communication.

  1. Technical depth
  2. Execution
  3. Judgment
  4. Communication
  5. Reliability
  6. Range
A scenario used in the assessment

A blocked duct on the critical path. The lead explains the options, the cost of each and how they keep the client informed.

Rate context.

Contract, US (Dallas-Fort Worth)
$300 to $480 a day
Contract, UK (London)
£220 to £340 a day
Permanent, US
$55,000 to $78,000
Permanent, UK
£32,000 to £45,000

Illustrative rate table v0.1, September 2026. Indicative ranges before certification and shift uplifts. Use the calculator for your profile.

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Typical projects.

  • Campus interconnects
  • Carrier entry routes
  • Duct and chamber installation
  • Long route cable pulls

Markets with the most demand.

Demand is spread across all six markets.

Related roles.

Fiber splicerFusion splices and tests fibre in enclosures, splice trays and cabinets, indoors and outside plant.$380 to $600 a dayFiber optic technicianInstalls, terminates, tests and troubleshoots fibre optic cabling inside buildings and data centres.$350 to $560 a dayStructured cabling technicianInstalls, terminates and tests copper and fibre structured cabling to a recognised standard.$320 to $520 a day

Questions about this role.

How quickly can you shortlist an OSP crew?

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 OSP crews 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.