ICT Designer

Engineering data centers with precision and expertise.  

At Strategic Mission Critical, we are more than just engineers; we are experts focusing solely on mission critical facilities. Our seasoned leadership team brings together decades of experience, equipping data center providers worldwide with robust, reliable solutions that keep pace with the evolving digital landscape.

With a rapidly expanding market and the anticipated increase in demand driven by AI advancements, SMC is at the forefront of industry growth. We offer not just jobs, but career paths that reward innovation and expertise.  If you want to work alongside highly skilled professionals with years of mission critical experience, then we want you to be part of our team, a team that works on major projects for top-tier data center providers. Your work will ensure the resilience and efficiency of data infrastructure that millions depend on.

SMC is actively looking for a ICT Designer to execute telecommunications design for mission critical projects.  Typical project types may include design of greenfield and brownfield data center facilities, design of fit-out packages for hyperscale and enterprise clients of colocation providers, data center campus planning, conceptual designs and feasibility studies, and other mission critical applications such as command-and-control centers.   

This candidate shall be capable of executing basic telecommunications design projects independently, taking established design criteria through generation of design plans and specifications for permitting and construction. The candidate shall also be capable as serving as a key contributor in part of a larger telecommunications design team on large and/or complex mission critical projects under the guidance of a senior engineer.  The telecommunications design scope will be a part of a broader project and therefore this candidate should be capable of interfacing with design leads within SMC (mechanical, electrical, A/V) as well as externally including architectural, civil, structural, etc.     

The ideal candidate will be comfortable mentoring recent graduates and junior designers and engineers, reviewing the work of others, and collaborating with senior engineers to implement broad project goals.

RESPONSIBILITIES

This candidate will have the opportunity to execute telecommunications design of various project types while working and coordinating with clients and design leads from all disciplines, as well as serve as the daily lead on smaller projects.   This candidate shall have the ability to communicate effectively with co-workers and with clients while being able to meet scheduled project deadlines.              

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Design telecommunications infrastructure for mission critical buildings and campuses including outside plant infrastructure, inside plant cabling, cable tray and conduit conveyance systems, telecommunications space layouts, telecommunications bonding network systems, rack elevations, wireless access point layouts, and communications for MEP controls/monitoring systems.
• Produce complete sets of construction drawings suitable for stamping and submission utilizing Autodesk Revit.        
• Working knowledge of Telecommunications standards, including but not limited to TIA, BICSI, and UL.
• Coordinate with all disciplines for required telecommunication interfaces.
• Editing, and understanding of Division 27 Specifications.  
• Coordinate power requirements with internal or external electrical engineers.
• Be capable of reviewing and understanding client standards, design criteria, applicable standards, and best practices in order to apply them to a design project.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert to clients for telecommunications design and all aspects of Division 27.
• Understand local and national construction codes and project specifications.
• Have experience with the use of Microsoft tools such as Word, Power Point, Excel, and Teams.
• Meet project deadlines, including working necessary hours to complete major deliverables.
• Have the ability to travel when required to project sites (less than 10% travel).
• Have the ability to clearly communicate with others in both written and spoken forms.  
• Lead junior engineers, designers, and modelers, and coordinate the tasks of small project teams to execute delivery of specific design elements.
• Mentor and train junior engineers, designers and modelers to assist in developing telecommunications design knowledge base.
• Maintain excellent organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education in an engineering or construction-related field, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in telecommunications design, with a strong emphasis on Autodesk Revit for drawing development. Experience with MEP or telecommunications firms, consulting roles, or telecommunications construction will also be considered
• Minimum 2 years of experience with an MEP/Telecommunications consulting firm or specialty telecommunications consulting firm.
• Experience in telecommunications design for industrial and commercial buildings.   
• Experience in telecommunications design for mission critical projects is a plus.
• Experience working across the entire construction process, from schematic design through construction administration, including review of submittals, RFIs, and shop drawings, and field work such as existing condition surveys, site observations, and punch lists.
• Experience using construction management tools such as Procore and Autodesk Construction Cloud.
• Experience with design of security and/or audio-visual systems is not required but would be a plus.  
• Knowledge of controls and monitoring systems for mechanical and electrical systems is a plus.
• Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD), Data Center Design Consultant (DCDC), Engineer in Training preferred (EIT) or Professional Engineering (PE) Licenses are a plus.

COMPENSATION

Base Compensation: $75,000-$125,000 (Actual compensation is subject to variation due to factors such as education, experience, skills and/or location)

SMC offers a competitive benefits package, with a 36-hour standard work week, hybrid working arrangement, 13 paid holidays, 100% coverage of medical, health, and dental insurance premiums for our full-time employees, and reimbursement of professional licensing costs. Spouse and family insurance premiums are subsidized by SMC. All full-time employees are additionally eligible for employer-sponsored life and long-term disability insurance as well as participation in our 401(k) plan, with annual safe harbor contribution.