What are the responsibilities and job description for the Integrated Systems Solutions Architect position at Premiere Communications & Consulting?
Job Summary: The Integrated Systems Solutions Architect provides technical leadership across integrated systems and infrastructure throughout design/assist, construction, and turnover phases. This role is responsible for validating scope, aligning system interfaces, and ensuring technical designs are translated into constructable, field-ready execution strategies. Working directly with subcontractors, design teams, and field leadership, this role ensures that complex technical requirements are fully coordinated, gaps are resolved early, and system integration supports efficient, predictable execution. The Integrated Systems Solutions Architect remains actively engaged from design development through field execution and turnover to maintain continuity and protect schedule, quality, and delivery outcomes.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead system-level scope review with subcontractors, vendors, and design partners to validate completeness, constructability, and interface boundaries.
- Develop and support integrated system solutions across Div 26E, Div 27, Div 28, fire/life safety, network, and security systems.
- Identify scope gaps, coordination conflicts, assumptions, and risks early to protect procurement and field execution.
- Translate design intent into field-ready, executable work packages aligned with sequencing, procurement, and installation requirements.
- Provide technical leadership through design development, submittals, procurement, field execution, and turnover.
- Challenge system-level assumptions to ensure scope is coordinated across all trades and supports full system integration.
- Support leadership in selecting practical execution strategies when design, procurement, or sequencing priorities conflict.
- Maintain involvement through submittals, RFIs, revisions, and field issue resolution to ensure continuity from design to execution.
- Collaborate with field leadership to resolve technical issues without disrupting production flow.
- Ensure technical readiness for procurement, installation, testing, and turnover milestones.
- Support clean handoff from design to construction by closing technical gaps prior to mobilization.
- Participate directly in design/assist and design-build processes, influencing constructability and execution strategy early.
Job Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Strong understanding of integrated systems including electrical (Div 26), low-voltage (Div 27/28), fire/life safety, and network infrastructure.
- Proven experience in design/assist and design-build project delivery environments.
- Strong constructability expertise with the ability to translate design into field-executable plans.
- Ability to identify and resolve system-level coordination issues across multiple trades.
- Strong knowledge of submittals, RFIs, revisions, field changes, testing, and turnover processes.
- Ability to lead technical discussions with subcontractors, engineers, and field teams.
- Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on proactive risk identification and mitigation.
- Ability to remain engaged across all project phases from design through execution and turnover.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly convey complex technical concepts.
- Strong organizational and prioritization skills in fast-paced, high-pressure environments.
- Ability to balance technical rigor with practical execution needs.
- Demonstrated ability to influence decisions and drive alignment across stakeholders.
- High attention to detail and commitment to quality, completeness, and execution readiness.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or related field preferred, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum 7–10 years of experience in integrated systems design, construction, or mission-critical infrastructure environments.
- Proven experience working in design/assist or design-build project delivery models.
- Experience coordinating across Div 26, Div 27, Div 28, and related integrated systems.
- Background working with subcontractors and trade partners on complex system integration.
- Demonstrated experience supporting field execution and resolving technical issues in active construction environments.
- Familiarity with commissioning, testing, and turnover processes.
- RCDD or similar industry certifications preferred
Work Environment:
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. This role requires frequent standing, walking, climbing, bending, kneeling, and working in active construction environments. Close vision is required for reading plans, specifications, and field documentation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
The duties and responsibilities described above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned as the scope of the position may change as necessitated by business demands.