Site Supervisor, Network & Fibre Installation

Firmus Technologies

Firmus Technologies is a global leader pioneering the development and operation of efficient AI infrastructure across Asia Pacific.

Founded in Australia in 2019, our mission is to create the most efficient AI infrastructure by combining cutting-edge technology with a steadfast commitment to sustainability.

At Firmus, we are unique in our approach. We design, build, and operate a new class of digital infrastructure – the AI Factory. Through our model-to-grid technology approach, we have pushed the boundaries of multi-generational liquid cooling systems, energy management, AI software orchestration, and construction. For our customers, this approach allows us to make every watt count and deliver low-cost AI tokens globally.

Firmus AI Cloud

Our large-scale GPU cloud platform, Firmus AI Cloud, is purpose-built to deliver energy-efficient AI compute at scale to customers.

It empowers developers, enterprises, educational institutions, and government users to train and deploy AI models with unmatched efficiency and cost savings. With an ever-growing suite of services and applications, we are committed to delivering a cloud experience that is market-leading, proprietary, and built to scale.

Why Firmus?

As an NVIDIA Cloud and Engineering partner in Asia Pacific, you will gain skills, experience, and exposure across the AI industry and be part of shaping what this industry looks like for decades to come.

We are founder-led, not a big corporate. Decisions happen fast, our leaders are accessible, and there's minimum bureaucracy between you and the work. Ownership comes early. Whatever your role, you will have a direct line to outcomes, helping shape how the business grows as we scale nationally across a long-term, large-scale roadmap.

Work alongside founders and experts in AI infrastructure, energy systems and next-generation compute.

What we build here has impact beyond the business. Our AI Factories are designed to operate as assets to the energy grid to actively strengthen the communities and regions they operate in rather than drawing from them.

Considering applying? You don't need a perfect background to join our team. If you're driven and curious, there's a path for you. We back our people to grow into new domains and take on challenges beyond their previous experience.

Role Summary

The Site Supervisor is responsible for the day-to-day site supervision and execution of Network Layer 1 installation works for large-scale data centre deployment projects.

Reporting to the Site Manager , the Site Supervisor will directly supervise subcontractors and installation crews carrying out fibre optic cabling, network rack installation, rack & stack, patching and associated physical network infrastructure works.

The Site Supervisor is responsible for managing the 4Ms of construction – Manpower, Method, Machine and Money (Change Management) – within assigned work fronts and ensuring daily construction activities are properly planned, resourced and executed.

A key responsibility of this position is maintaining strong control of planned versus actual progress . The Site Supervisor is expected to develop daily and weekly work plans, monitor actual productivity and completed quantities, identify variances early, and implement corrective actions to maintain the project schedule.

This is a full-time site-based position requiring practical fibre installation experience and strong hands-on construction supervision capability.

Key Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Network & Fibre Installation

Supervise daily Network Layer 1 installation activities.

Supervise fibre optic cable installation, pulling, routing, dressing, termination, splicing, patching and labelling.

Supervise network rack move-in, positioning and installation.

Coordinate rack & stack activities and physical installation of network equipment.

Ensure installations are carried out in accordance with approved drawings, cable schedules, port maps, rack elevations, method statements and project standards.

Verify installation quality and ensure defects are identified and rectified promptly.

Support fibre testing activities including OTDR, insertion loss and continuity testing.

Coordinate physical Layer 1 rectification works arising from network testing and troubleshooting.

4M Construction Management

The Site Supervisor is responsible for managing the following four key construction areas within assigned work fronts:

Manpower

Plan daily manpower requirements based on scheduled activities and installation targets.

Allocate installation crews to specific work fronts and activities.

Monitor subcontractor attendance, manpower deployment and productivity.

Identify manpower shortages or productivity issues and escalate them to the Site Manager.

Ensure appropriate skilled resources are deployed for specialised activities such as fibre splicing, termination and testing.

Method

Ensure construction activities follow approved drawings, method statements, installation procedures and quality requirements.

Brief installation teams on the correct sequence and methodology before work commences.

Identify buildability and installation issues and coordinate resolutions with the Site Manager and Project Team.

Ensure approved installation methods are consistently implemented across different work crews.

Machine

Ensure required tools, equipment and machinery are available before commencement of planned activities.

Coordinate access equipment, lifting equipment, cable pulling equipment, fibre splicing machines, fibre test equipment and other specialist tools.

Verify equipment readiness and certification where applicable.

Identify equipment constraints that may impact productivity or scheduled activities.

Money / Change Management

Identify site conditions, instructions or changes that may result in additional work or variation to the original scope.

Maintain records of changes, additional works and associated site instructions.

Avoid proceeding with unrecorded or unauthorised additional works without appropriate escalation.

Capture supporting information including manpower, materials, equipment, photographs and work records for potential variations.

Escalate potential commercial changes promptly to the Site Manager and Project Team.

Support verification of subcontractor variation claims and additional work quantities.

Daily & Weekly Planning

Develop detailed daily work plans based on the project schedule and Site Manager’s priorities.

Develop weekly work plans and short-term look-ahead activities.

Break planned activities into measurable installation quantities and targets.

Confirm manpower, work fronts, materials, tools, access and information are available before work commences.

Coordinate daily activities with subcontractors and installation teams.

Conduct daily briefings to communicate work priorities, targets, constraints and safety requirements.

Planned vs Actual Progress Control

The Site Supervisor is expected to maintain clear visibility of what was planned, what was actually completed, and why any variance occurred .

Establish measurable daily and weekly installation targets.

Record actual completed quantities against planned quantities.

Monitor productivity of individual work fronts and installation crews.

Identify deviations from the daily and weekly plan as early as possible.

Determine causes of delays including manpower, materials, access, design information, equipment, quality issues or other trade dependencies.

Implement corrective actions with subcontractors to recover lost productivity.

Escalate significant schedule risks and unresolved constraints to the Site Manager.

Support development and implementation of recovery plans where required.

Maintain accurate records of planned versus actual progress.

Subcontractor Supervision

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