Telecom Engineer

Location: Greenville, SC (On-site)
Schedule: 9/80’s
Pay Rate: $70-75/hour

Job Description:
The purpose of this position is to provide the essential administrative processes, technical knowledge and leadership as described below. This position has oversight of a specific area and acts as a representative of the engineering discipline ensuring technical accuracy in project execution in all phases. This is a lead position on assigned projects performing engineering assignments of advanced complexity.

• Under general supervision of the Discipline Lead Engineer, serve as an Area Lead providing guidance/supervision to other engineers and designers  
• Analyze and make independent recommendations regarding technical solutions to problems of advanced complexity in accordance with project requirements  
• Develop and review specifications and design criteria  
• Perform and check engineering analyses and calculations; specify materials, equipment and systems; and solve technical problems of advanced complexity  
• Coordinate technical issues with other disciplines, project management, vendors and clients  
• Execute work in compliance with Project Quality Plan and procedures  
• Execute work in accordance with the approved project scope, cost and schedule baselines  
• Develop and review estimates, schedules and progress reports including effort-hour estimating and staff forecasting  
• Establish, control and report on material key quantities; provide analysis and forecasts  
• Provide technical support to activities associated with equipment and material procurement and subcontracting including scopes of work, technical bid evaluations and review of vendor submittals  
• Provide technical support to activities associated with construction administration including response to construction requests-for-information and field changes  
• Other duties as assigned

Basic Job Requirements:

• U.S. Citizenship required  
• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering field and minimum ten (10) years of work-related experience  
• Working knowledge of applicable federal (including Department of Energy orders), state, and local codes and standards  
• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to project management, coworkers, clients, vendors, and subcontractors  
• Job related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job  
• Advanced knowledge of discipline codes and standards  
• Ability to perform work in compliance with applicable local, state, and federal codes, statutes and guidelines  
• Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner
• Intermediate computer and software skills to include proficiency in the use of word processing, e-mail, spreadsheet and electronic presentation programs  
• Significant experience providing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services on large industrial projects  
• Proficiency executing large EPC projects utilizing engineering analysis, 3D modeling and 2D computer-aided drafting and design (CADD) automation tools in a multi-discipline environment

Discipline Specific Job Requirements:

• Provide technical direction, guidance and demonstrated expertise in the development and implementation of ISP and OSP fiber optic / copper (CAT 6 & above) cabling, MDF/IDF Room and Telephone Closet cabling infrastructure design and layout, cabinet/panel/enclosure layout, and cabling pathway design (e.g., cable tray, conduit, and underground duct bank)  
• Properly interpret and apply national, state, and local codes/standards such as BICSI, IBC, ANSI/TIA and NFPA, as well as customer design requirements for the preparation of design/construction documents, specifications, and system descriptions related to assigned tasks  
• Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) through Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI) certification  
• Advanced knowledge of BICSI, NFPA, IBC and ANSI/TIA codes and standards  
• Advanced knowledge of Telephone, LAN/WAN and distributed Antenna System requirements  
• Advanced knowledge of Avaya G450 telephone equipment (or equivalent)  
• Perform complex system studies (e.g., Radio Frequency (RF) and/or Wireless Local Area  
• Network (WLAN) and/or Public Address (PA) coverage, Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) data traffic analyses and distributed storage, and network bandwidth allocations)  
• Review, audit and develop major telecommunication system/equipment specifications (e.g., RF/WLAN, telephony, Outside Cable System (OCS), Structured Cabling Systems (SCS), weather monitoring)  
• For medium to large projects, develop, review and audit telecommunication equipment location philosophy and guidelines based upon project area classifications and design documents  
• Perform/review calculations (such as RF and/or WLAN and/or PA coverage, CCTV data traffic analyses and distributed storage and network bandwidth allocations) and telecommunication systems schematics and wiring diagrams

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional Engineer license  
• Experience with design of systems, structures and components for nuclear facilities under the requirements of ASME NQA-1  
• Advanced knowledge of commercial availability and cost of materials  
• Demonstrated experience managing and leading large projects
• Proficiency with project set-up, development of control-level schedules, progress reporting and project close-out  
• Practical field experience  
• EPC project experience for the following industries:  
  • U.S Department of Energy or other U.S. Federal Government Agency  
  • Nuclear facilities under a nuclear quality assurance program  
  • Manufacturing, pharmaceutical or biotechnology  
• Proficiency with Bentley MicroStation  
• Proficiency with Autodesk AutoCAD  
• Proficiency with Autodesk Revit  
• Experience and advanced knowledge to develop medium to large project’s integrated telecommunication systems and physical security systems design and specifications; ability to develop and review project Scope of Services and Scope of Facilities for all phases of projects  
• Certifications from Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD), The International Association for Radio, Telecommunications and Electromagnetics (iNARTE) or Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) or similar organizations  
• Certifications from major manufacturers such as CISCO, Motorola, and others; Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE), or similar