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Telecomm Engineering Professional Associate

SPECTRAFORCE
Portland, OR Contractor
POSTED ON 5/28/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/26/2026

Job Title: Comm and Telecomm Engineering Professional Associate

Duration: 7 months

Location: Portland, OR 97201

Worksite: Remote | Monday – Friday | 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM


Note

This job opportunity is available at ANY location in the United States in a hybrid work schedule. Ideally, selected candidates will be near the client’s U.S.-based office. Hybrid means working from any office in the country within 50 miles of the client’s office and reporting to the office 2 days a week. Remote is anyone in the US that is hired that does not live within 50 miles of the client’s office.


Position Overview

The telecommunications project leads work on various projects as assigned by a Department Manager or Lead Engineer. This position will play a role in the entire design process including but not limited to:

  • Preliminary assessments
  • Concept creation
  • Leading designs with support from your peers, SME’s, and BIM designers
  • Internal and external problem resolution
  • Drawing and specification production
  • Customer and vendor accessibility

The telecommunication project lead may work on several concurrent projects and will be responsible to ensure that projects are completed on time.

As a telecommunication project lead, you’ll provide technical design leadership of systems for data center buildings which include structured cabling systems, wireless, audio visual, and other low voltage systems.


Responsibilities

  • Leading the BIM designers in preparation of engineering drawings
  • DIV 27 specification creation, or modification
  • Conduct site visits
  • Review technical documents
  • You will also learn from more senior team leaders and will be mentored
  • Managing the relationship with internal and external stakeholders
  • Responding to RFI’s, Submittals, and Substitution requests


Qualifications

Here's What You'll Need

  • Technical or associate’s degree from an accredited institution
  • Minimum 4 years’ experience actively designing or leading designs for Telecommunications structured cabling systems
  • Thorough knowledge of ANSI/TIA and BICSI standards
  • Thorough knowledge of NFPA 70 and how it applies to telecommunications structured cabling systems
  • Familiarity working with Navisworks
  • Self-motivation to coordinate with other disciplines, project managers and clients
  • Excellent project management skills
  • Familiarity with responding to RFP’s
  • Experienced in creating a budget for a project
  • Experienced in creating and maintaining a project schedule
  • Experienced in identifying and mitigating company risk
  • Credential as an RCDD or can attain it within (1) year after being hired


Ideally, You'll Also Have

  • Experience working on other low voltage systems which include:
  • Security
  • Audio/Visual
  • Wireless
  • Electrical Engineering degree, or related discipline
  • Experience installing telecommunications systems
  • Experience reading and analyzing test results for telecommunications systems
  • Experience troubleshooting issues during installation of telecommunications systems


Comments/Special Instructions

Deal Breakers:

  1. Hybrid Means working from any office in the country within 50 miles of the client’s office and reporting to the office 2 days a week. Remote is anyone in the US that is hired that does not live within 50 miles of a the client’s office.
  2. Must Have telecom, Security, and/or Life safety / fire alarm design experience
  3. Must disclose any non-competes with current company
  4. Salary Range depends on location, cost of living, and level of experience

Salary : $39 - $88

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