RCDD Engineer

CSE is seeking an RCDD Engineer (Registered Communications Distribution Designer) to provide full-time telecommunications infrastructure and construction-management support for the VA Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) Infrastructure Upgrade project.

The RCDD Engineer will be responsible for Telecommunication Rooms (TRs), fiber/network infrastructure, and the integration of telecommunications systems with the overall construction project
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The position combines technical telecommunications expertise with hands-on construction oversight, inspection, quality assurance, documentation, and coordination with the Government, General Contractor, Architect/Engineer, Commissioning Agent, Electrical Engineer, and other project stakeholders.

The RCDD Engineer will support telecommunications-related inspections and quality oversight, maintain daily progress and inspection reports, review construction documents and contractor submittals, identify deficiencies, monitor installation and testing, and provide technical recommendations to support successful project execution.

• Conduct site assessments and evaluate existing Telecommunications Room conditions.
• Review TR layouts, rack configurations, cable management, patch panels, pathways, grounding/bonding, power, cooling, lighting, and physical security interfaces.
• Verify that TR construction and installations comply with approved drawings, specifications, applicable standards, and project requirements.
• Inspect rack elevations, cable routing, labeling, termination, cable management, and equipment installation.
• Identify deficiencies and coordinate corrective actions through completion.
• Verify TR readiness for testing, commissioning, turnover, and Government acceptance.

• Provide technical oversight of fiber optic backbone infrastructure
  , including inside-plant (ISP) and outside-plant (OSP) systems where applicable.
• Review fiber routing, pathways, splice locations, termination hardware, patch panels, FODPs, and inter-building connectivity.
• Monitor fiber installation, termination, fusion splicing, testing, and certification.
• Review and validate copper structured cabling installations, including Cat 6/Cat 6A systems.
• Verify cable bend radius, pathway fill, separation/segregation, support, labeling, and workmanship.
• Witness and review OTDR/OLTS fiber testing and copper certification testing as applicable.
• Validate end-to-end cable schedules, port maps, labeling, and connectivity documentation.

• Review telecommunications drawings, specifications, submittals, RFIs, shop drawings, and as-built documentation.
• Conduct constructability and field-condition reviews.
• Evaluate contractor installation against approved design intent.
• Support development and review of Engineering Installation Plans (EIPs) where required.
• Coordinate telecommunications requirements with electrical, mechanical, architectural, IT/network, and construction teams.
• Participate in design reviews, construction meetings, inspections, and technical coordination meetings.
• Provide technical recommendations to Government/project leadership.

• Perform field inspections of telecommunications infrastructure.
• Identify nonconforming work and track deficiencies through resolution.
• Verify compliance with applicable BICSI, TIA/EIA, UFC, NEC, DoD, and project-specific requirements
  , as applicable.
• Review testing and certification results.
• Maintain inspection records and technical documentation.
• Support punch-list development and final acceptance.

• Review and validate as-built drawings and telecommunications documentation.
• Verify cable schedules, rack elevations, port maps, test results, labeling records, and equipment inventories.
• Support commissioning and operational turnover.
• Identify incomplete documentation or testing before Government acceptance.
• Support warranty and post-construction issue resolution.

• US. citizenship is required.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain Security & Facility Access

• Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, Network Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field is preferred.
• Minimum six (6) years of experience in the design and/or construction of telecommunications and data communications…