Lead Designer - Telecom

Job Title

Lead Designer - Telecom

Houston, TX, 77056

12 Month

Temporary Assignment

Onsite

70.00 - 70.00 / hr.

Tek Wissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a trusted engineering, construction and project management partner to industry and government. Differentiated by the quality of their people and their relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, they align their capabilities to their customers’ objectives to create a lasting positive impact.

Since 1898, they helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.

• In this role, you will plan, develop, and review control systems design work, produce drawings and documentation, and prepare design estimates for a project.
• You will coordinate with clients, facilitate technical discussions, and review and approve drawings, calculations, and bid summaries.
• You will solve complex technical issues and ensure control systems designs comply with all regulations and standards.
• This position is designated as part-time telework per our global telework policy and will require at least three days of in-person attendance per week at the assigned office or project.
• Weekly in-person schedules will be determined by the individual and their supervisor, in consultation with functional or project leadership.

• Plans and conducts independent Telecommunications work requiring judgment in the evaluation, selection, application and adaptation of Telecommunications engineering techniques, procedures and criteria on a medium size project or assignment in support of a global business unit
• Leads the design, development, modification and evaluation of telecommunication components and processes utilizing relevant Engineering Department Procedures (EDPs), design standards and guides, and the Standard Application Programs
• Communicates complex technical issues and recommends solutions to upper management
• Develops conceptual designs for Telecommunications engineering projects or projects having specialized or unique requirements
• Supports preparation of estimates, staffing needs and schedules
• Interprets new or special regulations, codes, standards, criteria, and performance data
• Coordinates with client representatives, as directed, to obtain their approval of Telecommunications aspects of the work
• Conducts or leads special studies of new Telecommunications engineering methods, materials and techniques
• Mentors Telecommunications engineering personnel by providing on-the-job training for their professional development
• Provides input to and participates in special technical educational and training programs as directed

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 10-13 years of relevant experience or 14-17 years of relevant work experience

• RCDD certification preferred
• Knowledge of systems, equipment, applications of design methods, materials, and computers for preparation of analyses and development of project design deliverables within the ICT-Telecommunication discipline.
• Knowledge and understanding of technical and cost issues related to selection of design features within the ICT-Telecommunication discipline.
• Knowledge of developing ICT-Telecommunications Network Topology, DAS, Data Center development, OSI Model, rack development and Horizontal distribution as it relates to ICT-Telecommunications.
• Knowledge in use of industry standard software (CAD, REVIT, Navisworks, Microsoft Suites) is desirable.
• Knowledge of ERRCS / DAS and Security systems and their integration with ICT-Telecommunication is desirable.

Tek Wissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.