Philip Crumbie

Senior fibre and telecoms professional with 12 years' experience progressing from hands-on fibre splicing and network testing to Operations Manager and Commercial Director. Experienced in leading multi-region delivery across the North East, North West and Scotland, with responsibility for up to 90 people and operations contributing approximately £6 million in annual turnover. Combines practical understanding of civils, cabling, splicing, testing and commissioning with strong commercial control, client management, leadership and HSE support.

Immediately available for operations, delivery, project, commercial or compliance-focused roles.

Commercial Director at Comcore Ltd (2023-01 – 2026-01)

Helped lead Comcore's delivery across Openreach programmes, achieving approximately 500,000 total homes passed (THP) during eight years with the company.

• Held senior responsibility for commercial performance and operational delivery across fibre programmes in the North East, North West and Scotland.
• Oversaw operations contributing approximately £6 million annual turnover and supported a workforce of up to 90 people.
• Managed budgets, forecasts, client applications and claims, subcontractor rates, commercial negotiations, cost control and profit margins.
• Maintained senior client relationships, reviewed delivery performance and aligned commercial decisions with operational capacity and programme requirements.
• Supported the HSE Manager with RAMS, audits, toolbox talks, inspections, incident reviews, compliance activity and workforce training records.

Operations Manager at Comcore Ltd (2019-01 – 2023-01)

• Led day-to-day delivery of fibre projects across multiple regions, coordinating field teams, supervisors, subcontractors and client stakeholders.
• Managed the full delivery lifecycle from survey and planning through civils, cabling, splicing, testing, commissioning, reinstatement and defect closure.
• Monitored productivity, quality, resource levels, programme progress and commercial performance, resolving delivery risks and operational issues.
• Built effective working relationships with clients including M Group, Lightsource, GoFibre, MJ Quinn, Shawton and Freedom Fibre.

Fibre Splicer / Team Leader at Comcore Ltd (2018-01 – 2019-01)

• Delivered fibre splicing, jointing and testing activities while leading site teams and coordinating safe, productive daily work.
• Supported quality assurance, fault resolution, completion records and handover requirements.
• Progressed into operations management based on technical knowledge, delivery capability and team leadership.

Fibre Splicer / Fibre Characterisation Tester / Team Leader at MJ Quinn (2014-01 – 2018-01)

• Worked as a Fibre Splicer from 2014–2015 before moving into fibre characterisation testing on the London Underground project from 2015 to December 2016.
• Transferred to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland in January 2017 as Fibre Splicer / Team Leader, supervising field delivery in remote and logistically challenging locations.
• Completed fibre splicing, characterisation testing, fault finding, quality checks and test documentation to client and network standards.

BTEC in Computer Studies – South Tyneside College

GCSE – Brinkburn Comprehensive School