Principal Consultant - Telecom

TEECOM

11d • $145,000 - $180,000

About The Position

As a senior-level engineering role, the Principal Consultant leads large, complex projects spanning multiple disciplines. This individual works with clients, product manufacturers, contractors, other design team members, and TEECOM employees to take each project from start to finish with minimal direction. This entails providing detailed drawings, specifications, and calculations and reporting information to the client. Projects are expected to be completed on time and on budget.

This individual is expected to delegate work effectively, promote teamwork, mentor less senior staff, develop relationships with clients leading to repeat business, and collaborate with Marketing on the pursuit and interview process. This individual will also participate in the TEECOMuniversity in-house training program, mentoring junior designers through the courses, developing new course content, and providing feedback on existing courses.

Requirements

• BS in Engineering (electrical preferred) or equivalent experience
• Minimum of eight years of discipline (telecom/structured cabling) design for facilities construction projects
• Autodesk (AutoCAD, Revit)
• Bluebeam Studio
• Microsoft Office 365 Suite
• G Suite

Nice To Haves

• EIT is a plus
• CDT
• RCDD
• PE is a plus
• PMP is a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead fee development in the Professional Services Agreement (PSA), proposal, and interview coordination with marketing
• Lead fee negotiations with client
• Prep and attend pursuit interviews
• Foster client relationships and fellow design team members
• Ask clients about other current or upcoming projects
• Follow up on open pursuits
• Develop additional business with client
• Seek new business opportunities
• Attend client and/or industry events
• Attend client meetings with senior technical staff members and prepare meeting notes documenting relevant decisions and discussions
• Conduct client meetings and programming sessions to develop the system (telecom, security, network, audiovisual, and acoustics) parameters and design criteria
• Delegate mark-ups for Revit models and AutoCAD drawings
• Research technical product information
• Delegate job site inspections to determine existing conditions and extent of progress made by contractors
• Design, coordinate, and engineer systems per discipline (telecom, security, network, audiovisual, acoustics, Wi-Fi, etc.)
• Track decisions, budgets, and schedule for mid to large-size projects
• Delegate drawings, specifications, contract documents, and design calculations
• Conduct and/or delegate design team coordination (architects, engineers, TEECOM team)
• Manage client interface between technology and facilities staff and the architects, integrators, and contractors
• Conduct and/or delegate the programming, design, construction, and closeout phases of each assigned project
• Delegate job site inspections to determine existing conditions and extent of progress made by contractors
• Prepare and/or delegate schedules and identify tasks required to complete each phase of the project
• Provide support to the team, develop tools, improve processes, and share technical knowledge
• Attend and contribute to internal team, discipline, and project meetings
• Delegate configuration and commissioning of systems to ensure 100% functionality is delivered
• Delegate opinions of probable construction cost (OPCC) for systems as required
• Perform special projects assigned by leadership related to overall management of the firm
• Provide periodic updates to leadership on project status, schedule issues, and financial performance
• Assist with recruiting efforts and the candidate experience
• Perform other work-related duties as assigned
• Ensure timesheets/expense reports are accurate and up-to-date daily
• Achieve billed revenue target each quarter
• Identify, prepare, and secure authorization for Additional Services Agreements (ASA) when scope of the project deviates from the Professional Services Agreement (PSA)
• Meet project budgets and positively contribute to profitability
• Ensure that all client and design team due dates, submission dates, and completion dates are met
• Ensure billing reports are completed on time

Benefits

• TEECOM offers a comprehensive benefits package to support employees and their families, including medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their dependents, basic and voluntary life insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan with profit-sharing contributions, paid parental leave, lifestyle and legal benefits, pet benefits, and performance-based bonuses.
• Full-time exempt team members also enjoy flexible time off, and all employees receive nine scheduled paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees