ICT Senior Consultant

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Watch your work come to life in landmark projects around the world when you partner with Syska Hennessy Group. As a global leader in consulting, engineering, and commissioning services, we specialize in highly technical buildings and the systems that bring them to life. Our Information and Communication Technology Group (ICT), in our Chicago, IL office is seeking a Senior Technology Systems Consultant with systems design experience with a focus on one or more of the following trades:
Telecom/IT. This role will support the engineering of systems for a variety of projects while working closely with clients, client reps, architects, and MEP engineers in creating designs for all kinds of spaces including Critical Facilities, Corporate Interiors, Sports & Entertainment, Healthcare Facilities, Airports, and educational facilities throughout the country. We are looking for someone with ICT experience for Aviation.

Our dynamic work environment provides the optimal setting to take your engineering career to the next level. From our supportive culture, diverse workforce, and competitive compensation to our flexible work schedule Monday to Thursday in the office for 9 hours and Friday for 4 hours remotely at home and fun social events, it is everything you will need for an exciting, challenging, and rewarding career.

• As a Senior Technology Systems Consultant you will support the design efforts on a wide range of projects. You will work closely with senior and supervising consultants performing calculations and laying out highly technical spaces. You will progress from basic design work to more complicated projects with a technical team. Responsible for providing trade-specific system design layout (utilizing CAD/BIM); calculations (utilizing appropriate software);
  
  and other related design services including coordination with the designs of other trades (architectural and engineering / internal and external) under the guidance of more senior technical staff.
• Create basic to complex designs under supervision; develop specifications, system narratives and system layouts for a variety of projects and sizes.
• Conduct field inspections to determine existing conditions and coordinate new work; assist Senior Engineer in due diligence, feasibility studies, gap analysis, and other technical reports and drawings.
• Establish system application, design and operational parameters under the direction of senior team members.
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of network connectivity, LAN, WAN fundamentals.
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of WiFi infrastructure, WAPs, controllers.
• Participate in / ensure / oversee QA/QC processes for your work and the work of others.
• Assist senior team members in determining project scheduling, manpower requirements, and project budgets.
• Perform construction administration and field investigation tasks, including field inspections and detailed inspection reports.
• Assist the senior team member in processing RFIs, Change Orders, Bulletins, and Addenda.
• Master drawing organization format and company standards.
• Cross-train on multidisciplinary designs and support design production of drawings, calculations, researches, reports, analyses and specifications.
• Represent Syska Hennessy Group and work in close contact with internal design teams as well as external clients and consultants (owners, builders, developers, program managers, architects, vendors, etc.).
• Coordinate with other disciplines and work closely with the entire design team.
• Other duties as assigned by Management.

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university in Engineering, Science or Technical discipline or equivalent relevant work experience.
• 8+ years of audiovisual, telecom, IT, or security design experience in markets including critical facilities (data centers, call centers, trading floors), healthcare, aviation, sports and entertainment, corporate interiors, and educational facilities.
• Proficiency in written and verbal communication and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of active network systems and structured cabling design.
• General working knowledge of Wi-Fi network…