Telecom Design Lead

The Special Systems Telecom Design Lead – Telecommunications leads the planning, design, and coordination of telecommunications infrastructure for aviation, transportation, and other complex projects. The role develops complete design documents, guides project design teams, mentors designers, and coordinates with Project Managers and the Telecommunications Discipline Lead to deliver quality work within established scope, budget, and schedule.

Essential Functions

Lead telecommunications design from planning through construction administration.

Design outside plant infrastructure, structured cabling, fiber optic backbones, telecommunications rooms, pathways, and grounding and bonding systems.

Develop network and wireless infrastructure requirements and coordinate with owners, service providers, and specialty system designers.

Prepare coordinated drawings, specifications, narratives, calculations, and cost estimates.

Produce and revise telecommunications drawings and models using Revit.

Coordinate Revit models with other disciplines and resolve model conflicts.

Guide assigned designers and BIM/CAD staff, establish design tasks, review work, and provide technical mentoring.

Coordinate telecommunications designs with architectural, engineering, and other Special Systems disciplines.

Review designs for completeness, constructability, and compliance with applicable codes, standards, and client requirements; resolve QA/QC comments before issuance.

Monitor design progress and assigned labor budgets; communicate scope changes, resource needs, and delivery risks.

Participate in client meetings, site investigations, submittal and RFI reviews, and construction observations.

Support proposals, design standards, and technical improvement initiatives.

Perform other duties as assigned.