Senior IP Capacity Planner

About the Role

You’ll play a critical role in ensuring the active network never runs out of capacity, covering core, edge, aggregation and access IP domains. Working within the Architecture & Engineering function and the Implementation & Planning team, you’ll build accurate forecasts and scenario models to guide timely capacity augments. This role translates demand signals into actionable network plans, budgets and delivery priorities, helping the wider business make informed, forward-looking decisions.

You’ll receive a competitive salary, a performance‑related bonus, and a range of benefits to support you across your financial, physical and mental wellbeing.

• Owning end‑to‑end capacity forecasts for active network equipment with clear thresholds and augment triggers
• Building and maintaining scenario‑based models for growth, failure and resilience planning
• Translating product growth and build plans into network capacity plans and budget asks
• Generating capacity augment recommendations and tracking delivery with Engineering and Delivery teams
• Incorporating space, power and peak usage metrics into all capacity planning decisions
• Chairing capacity reviews and ensuring zero capacity‑driven incidents

You’ll bring deep experience in IP capacity planning within a telecoms environment, alongside strong analytical and modelling capability. You’ll also have:

• Significant experience in IP capacity planning across core and edge networks
• Hands‑on experience with router architectures and linecards such as Juniper MX or Nokia SR
• Strong understanding of MPLS, ISIS, BGP, OSPF, QoS and traffic engineering
• Proficiency in forecasting and time‑series modelling, including scenario modelling
• Strong data and programming skills using SQL and Python or R
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively across engineering and planning teams

Everyone deserves to feel heard, valued and truly included. Working alongside our Employee Communities, we’re committed to creating a workplace where people feel a genuine sense of belonging and pride in what they do.

We’ll support you to thrive inside and outside of work, with opportunities to grow your career and a flexible benefits package that adapts to your life – including generous annual leave (with an extra day off on your birthday), private medical insurance, health cash plans and family‑friendly policies.

We want to create a sense of belonging for everyone. We celebrate our differences and work to ensure everyone has the best chance to succeed, starting with our recruitment process. No matter your background, family or carer status, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, gender, or gender identity, we welcome your application. If you need any support or reasonable adjustments throughout the application process, please email us at  We want to help!