Michael Baker International is seeking a Telecommunications Designer to join our Buildings Engineering team and contribute to the design and delivery of information and communications technology (ICT) systems for a variety of complex and exciting projects, including high-profile Federal and Department of Defense projects. This role offers the opportunity to take on greater technical responsibility while collaborating with architects, engineers, and other design professionals across multidisciplinary project teams. You’ll develop comprehensive telecommunications and low-voltage system designs, engage directly with clients, and help deliver integrated technology solutions from early planning and design through construction.
In this role, you will:
- Develop comprehensive telecommunications and low-voltage system designs for buildings, including structured cabling, wireless systems, access control, intrusion detection, video surveillance, and related ICT infrastructure.
- Perform technical analysis, calculations, design, evaluation, and field inspection activities to support project objectives.
- Produce coordinated project drawings, specifications, and other construction documents using Autodesk Revit and AutoCAD.
- Collaborate with architectural, electrical, mechanical, structural, and other engineering disciplines to develop coordinated and constructable design solutions.
- Work directly with clients to assess project needs, evaluate potential solutions, and provide responsive technical support throughout the design process.
- Prepare and present technical and program information to project teams, clients, and other stakeholders.
- Participate in on-site programming, field investigations, design reviews, and project coordination meetings.
- Maintain a working knowledge of applicable Federal, government, and industry design criteria and standards.
- Perform quality control reviews and support the delivery of accurate, coordinated design documents.
- Assist with scopes of work, project communications, and cost estimates.
- Apply technical judgment and creative problem-solving to develop solutions to project and design challenges.
- Contribute to projects across a variety of markets, including Federal and government, healthcare, transit, data centers, commercial, and other complex facilities.
- Travel up to 20% to support site visits, field investigations, design reviews, client meetings, and other project needs.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) certification is required.
- 3+ years of relevant telecommunications/ICT design experience, including experience with:
- Data/voice structured cabling systems
- Wireless systems, including Wi-Fi
- Access control systems
- Intrusion detection systems
- Video surveillance systems
- Audiovisual systems design experience is a plus, but not required.
- U.S. Citizenship is required for this position due to the nature of the Federal projects supported.
- Intermediate or greater proficiency with Autodesk Revit and AutoCAD.
- Experience with Building Information Modeling (BIM) and coordinated multidisciplinary design.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel.
- Strong written, verbal, and visual communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical concepts effectively with clients, project teams, and other stakeholders.
- Proficient understanding of the relationships among architectural and engineering disciplines, clients, contractors, and the overall construction process.
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple project assignments while meeting competing deadlines.
- Ability to work independently while also collaborating effectively within multidisciplinary project teams.
- Ability to travel up to 20% to support project needs.
Compensation
The salary range for this position is $90,000- $135,000. The actual salary offered will be dependent on the experience and expertise of the incoming candidate.
Michael Baker International, a leading provider of engineering and consulting services, including design, planning, architectural, environmental, construction and program management, has been solving some of the world’s most complex infrastructure challenges for more than 85 years with a legacy of expertise, experience, innovation and integrity.
Based in Pittsburgh and with over 100 offices nationwide, we partner with clients on everything from roads, bridges, tunnels, mass transit, and airports, to water treatment plants, arctic oil pipelines, environmental restoration and specialized overseas construction. We serve as a trusted adviser to the communities we serve, making them safer, more accessible, more sustainable and more prosperous.
We provide visionary leadership in facilitating transformational change for our clients. Our work delivers differentiating innovations and dedicated experts who challenge the status quo and share a world of diverse experience and an impassioned entrepreneurial spirit. We deliver quality of life.
We Make a Difference.
Michael Baker International is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Michael Baker International provides equal employment opportunity for all persons, in all facets of employment. Michael Baker International maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for any open position for which they feel they are qualified and all will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, familial status, pregnancy or childbirth, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, status with regard to public assistance, or membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or any other legally protected status.
EEO is the Law. Applicants to and employees of Michael Baker International are protected under Federal law from discrimination.
*It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
*There is no current application deadline. Michael Baker will continue to accept applications on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or no longer needed.
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