[Hiring] Associate Principal - Security - Mission Critical @Teecom

Role Description

As a senior-level engineering role, the Associate Principal leads mid to large-size projects that span multiple disciplines. This individual works with clients, product manufacturers, contractors, other design team members, and other employees of TEECOM to take each project from start to finish with limited direction. This entails providing detailed drawings, specifications, calculations, and reporting information to the client. Projects are expected to be completed on time and on budget.

• Delegate work effectively, promote teamwork, and mentor less senior staff.
• Participate in the TEECOMuniversity in-house training program, mentoring junior designers through the courses, developing new course content, and providing feedback on existing courses.

Impact

• Represent TEECOM Values and Guiding Principles: Demonstrate CARE about clients and fellow team members, add VALUE, and earn and build TRUST.
• Deploy Technical Expertise: Demonstrate expert skills in their trade and produce as well as review, correct, and direct other technical staff to produce exemplary products.
• Make Difficult Decisions: Experience with making difficult decisions that directly impact the success of the project.
• Solicit Client Feedback: Routinely ask the client for feedback and document and share the feedback with the team.
• Develop Business: Identify opportunities through relationships and networking that position the firm for future work.

Qualifications

• AEC industry knowledge and design and construction of technology systems such as telecommunications infrastructure, cabling, audiovisual, security, acoustics, and wired and wireless networks.
• Experience in datacenters and/or critical infrastructure facilities highly preferred.
• Delivery of system designs using an engineering approach to produce a well-coordinated set of construction documents within the project budget.
• Expert in the Security design discipline.

Skills

• Organization: Keep track of multiple projects and client and team member requests.
• Documentation: Accurately capture discussions in the form of meeting notes and maintain an accurate project record.
• Communication: Conduct business communications effectively, both verbally and in written formats.
• Teamwork: Work as a functional member of a team and facilitate effective project team interactions.
• Problem Solving: Approach problems methodically to create workable solutions.
• Software: Use software applications effectively (G Suite, MS Office, Bluebeam, Slack, Asana).
• Process Oriented: Follow and seek to improve processes continually.
• Negotiation: Practice the Win-Win negotiation strategy.
• Emotional Intelligence: Manage staff in a deadline-driven environment.
• Mentorship: Mentor technical staff and teach correct processes.
• Management: Break down complex projects into smaller tasks and delegate effectively.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead fee development in the Professional Services Agreement (PSA), proposal, and interview coordination with marketing.
• Lead fee negotiations with clients.
• Foster client relationships and fellow design team members.
• Conduct client meetings and programming sessions to develop system parameters and design criteria.
• Prepare and/or delegate mark-ups for Revit models and AutoCAD drawings.
• Research technical product information.
• Design, coordinate, and engineer systems per discipline (telecom, security, network, audiovisual, acoustics, Wi-Fi, etc.).
• Track decisions, budgets, and schedules for mid to large-size projects.
• Prepare drawings, specifications, contract documents, and design calculations.
• Manage client interface between technology and facilities staff and the architects, integrators, and contractors.
• Conduct and/or delegate the programming, design, construction, and closeout phases of each assigned project.
• Provide support to the team, develop tools, improve processes, and share technical knowledge.
• Ensure timesheets/expense reports are accurate and up-to-date daily.
• Achieve billed revenue target each quarter.
• Identify, prepare, and secure authorization for Additional Services Agreements (ASA) when scope deviates from the PSA.

What Success Looks Like

• Established as an internal mentor and guides less senior staff.
• Manage successful internal project team (on time, on budget, positive client feedback).
• Gain repeat clients.
• Quarterly reviews are completed on schedule.
• Utilization equals 85%.

Experience

• Education/Degree/Major: BS in Engineering or equivalent education/experience.
• Minimum of six years of discipline (physical security, electronic security systems) design for facilities construction projects.
• Proficiency in Autodesk (AutoCAD, Revit), Bluebeam Studio, Microsoft Suite, G Suite.

Certifications

• EIT is a plus.
• CDT.
• PSP and/or CPP.