ICT Senior Designer

Overview

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 Hamilton, NJ is seeking a Technology Systems Designer with systems design experience with a focus on one or more of the following trades:
Audio Visual. 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 in Aviation.

• Support design efforts on a wide range of projects.
• Work closely with senior and supervising consultants performing calculations and laying out highly technical spaces.
• Progress from basic design work assignments to more complicated and involved projects working in conjunction with a technical team.
• Provide 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 under the guidance of more senior technical staff.
• Conduct field inspections to determine existing conditions and coordinate new work, then assist senior team members in preparation of due diligence, feasibility, gap analysis and other technical reports and drawings.
• Coordinate with other disciplines and work in close contact with the entire design team.
• Create basic designs under the direction of senior team members, perform CAD/BIM drafting, equipment selections, systems calculations for a variety of projects and project sizes to begin to understand architectural engineering design and documentation.
• Cross train in multidisciplinary designs and support design production of drawings, calculations, research, reports, analysis, and specification.
• Have a basic understanding of network connectivity, LAN, WAN fundamentals and other ICT trades fundamentals.
• Have a basic understanding of Wi‑Fi infrastructure, WAPs, controllers.
• Learn and adhere to drawing organization and company standards.
• Support the design and engineering efforts of systems for new installations, system retrofits, system replacement and system upgrades for a wide variety of projects and project types.
• Takes ownership of completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of the work assignments.
• Assist senior team member in the on‑going determination of project scheduling requirements, resource requirements and project budgets.
• Assist the senior team member in processing RFI’s, Change Orders, Bulletins, and Addenda.
• Begin to establish system application, design, and operational parameters / sequences under the direction of the senior team member.
• Create basic designs with little supervision of the senior staff and creates medium to complex designs under direction of senior staff. Develop specifications, system narratives and system layouts for a variety of projects and project sizes.
• Participate in, ensure, and oversee QA/QC process for your work and the work of others.
• Perform construction administration and field investigation tasks for assigned projects including conducting field inspections and subsequent detailed inspection reports.
• Represent Syska Hennessy Group and work in close contact with and effectively interact with the internal design team as well as external clients and consultants (including owners, builders, developers, program managers, architects, vendors, etc.).

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university in Engineering, Science, Mathematics or Technology.
• 3.5+ to 7 years of relevant experience focusing on IT/Telecom.
• Experience with the MS Office 360 including Word, Outlook, Excel, Project, and PowerPoint as well as Adobe Bluebeam and other business software desirable.
• Demonstrates ability to use CAD/Revit for…