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Josh Elphick-Simpson

Fiber Consultant

Hi nice to meet you i'm Josh, a few facts about me:

  • I Spend way too much time watching any sport I can. 
  • I played in a football team that lost a game 22-1.
  • I have a phobia of Snakes.


Fiber Consultant at Hamilton Barnes, focusing on recruiting talent across the FTTx and OSP construction market.

 Over the past few years, we've seen huge growth in the US fiber space, as providers race to capitalise on federal and private investment to accelerate full-fiber rollout across the country.

We've built strong relationships with some of the country's leading fiber providers, from major national ISPs to smaller providers, OSP contractors, and design houses breaking into the market.

Most of the demand we cover includes:

  • Executive Search
    • C-suite, VP and Director level leaders.
  • OSP/ISP Construction
    • Project Managers, Construction Managers, Superintendents, Coordinators.
  • Engineering & Design 
    • Network Planners and OSP Engineers 
  • Site Acquisition & Permitting 
    • ROW Agents, Permitting Managers, Utility coordination and Site acquisition specialists
  • Sales Development
    • Business development reps and Account Management personnel

 The work we’ve done so far:

  • Delivered 26 hires for a Provider across Network Operations, Network Engineering and Sales Engineering.
  • Made over 10 hires for Team Fishel's fiber optic division in a 6-month window (Jul–Dec 2025).
  • Exclusive partner to one of the fastest growing providers supporting their Texas expansion, placing everything from Fiber Technicians through to VP of Operations.
  • Delivered 26 hires for another big provider, spanning Directorship, Executive Search, and Network/Fiber Operations.
  • Ran an executive search; sourcing and onboarding their new CRO in just 5 weeks.
  • Exclusive talent partner for the biggest Build partner for the Midwest expansion, onboarding 18 hires in a 3-month period.

 

Whether you’re looking for support in finding the right candidate, or a candidate that thinks it’s time for a change, let’s get in touch!