Master Electrician - Commercial and Multi-Family Low Voltage

Master Electrician - Commercial and Multi-Family Low Voltage

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The Master Electrician serves as project manager and team lead for low‑voltage installation projects, responsible for the design, installation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of fiber, coax, copper data cables, and structured cabling systems supporting networking, broadband, cameras, CCTV, access control, alarm, security, and life‑safety systems across commercial and multifamily properties. This role requires a Maryland Master Electrician license for permit acquisition and regulatory compliance, while focusing primarily on leading low‑voltage installation teams, project quoting, system troubleshooting, and coordination with general contractors, IT contractors, property operations, and authorities having jurisdiction.

• Plan, design, and manage the installation of fiber, coax, copper data cables, and structured cabling systems in commercial and multifamily properties, including pathways, equipment rooms, MDFs/IDFs, cable management, grounding/bonding, and deployment of cameras, access control systems, alarm systems, security systems, networking equipment, broadband infrastructure, and life‑safety systems.
• Install, maintain, and repair low‑voltage systems including structured cabling, fiber optic cables, coax cables, copper data cables, cameras, CCTV systems, access control systems, alarm systems, intercoms, gate operators, networking equipment, and related infrastructure at customer properties.
• Install and terminate fiber, coax, and copper data cables for structured cabling systems, networking infrastructure (switches, routers, wireless access points), broadband systems, cameras, CCTV, access control systems (card readers, door hardware, intercoms, gate operators), alarm systems, security lighting, life‑safety systems, and related equipment, leading and coordinating low‑voltage installation teams.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues with low‑voltage systems including structured cabling, fiber/coax/copper connectivity, networking equipment, cameras, CCTV, access control, alarm systems, broadband infrastructure, security systems, and life‑safety systems, including cable faults, connectivity issues, termination problems, grounding issues, signal quality, and system integration challenges.
• Serve as the supervising license holder: obtain permits for low‑voltage installations, coordinate and pass inspections, ensure compliance with NEC and local codes for low‑voltage systems, and maintain project documentation for each property.
• Lead and mentor low‑voltage installation technicians and installers, assigning work, reviewing installation quality, managing project schedules and budgets, and enforcing safety practices, including ladder safety, proper cable handling, and jobsite safety standards.
• Serve as project manager for low‑voltage installation projects, performing site surveys, developing detailed project quotes and estimates, collaborating with general contractors, IT contractors, and property managers, and planning phased installations in occupied commercial and multifamily environments with minimal tenant disruption.
• Own and execute preventative maintenance programs for low‑voltage systems including structured cabling, fiber/coax/copper infrastructure, networking equipment, cameras, CCTV, access control, alarm systems, broadband infrastructure, security systems, and life‑safety systems, including regular inspections, cable testing, equipment testing, and system performance verification.
• Participate in on‑call rotation for critical accounts, responding to system failures affecting cameras, access control, alarm systems, networking, broadband, life‑safety, or security systems and coordinating with property staff and emergency services when required.

• Active Maryland Master Electrician license in good standing, with extensive experience in low‑voltage installation, structured cabling, and related systems in commercial and multifamily environments (typically 8+ years combined experience in…