Telecom Design Manager

Telecom Design Manager - ( 2500019T )

Description

With the rapid deployment of 5G technology, cellular carriers’ installations are becoming increasingly unique. Radios, antennas, fiber routing, power requirements, stealth structures, and jurisdictional requirements are ever changing. Design teams must coordinate between engineers, CAD drafters, site acquisition staff, client deployment leads, construction managers, and jurisdictional requirements to ensure the carrier’s intentions can be met with minimal interruption to schedule and budget.

Your Opportunity

Stantec’s Telecommunication team is seeking a Design Manager to oversee CAD deliverables, direct engineering staff, and work closely with Project Managers to ensure our client’s design intentions are captured and delivered on schedule and budget. The Design Manager must be proficient in CAD drafting, familiar with telecom designs and site development, and experienced overseeing a delivery team. This position will take ownership of understanding jurisdictional requirements, our contractual scopes of work, internal team’s ability, necessary mentorship and driving team to meet our client commitments.

This position can be in our Seattle or Fort Lauderdale (Plantation) offices.

The Design Manager will be ultimately responsible for understanding client and jurisdictional design requirements, overseeing engineering, and drafting teams’ deliverables, and ensuring the design package meets our contractual obligations to the client, the client’s design intent, schedule and Project Manager’s budget.

Your Key Responsibilities

Review and redline Construction Drawings for Site Development of Telecommunication facilities for the following disciplines: Architectural, Structural, Electrical & Mechanical

Understand good construction practices and basic architectural, electrical & grounding design

Communicate design requirements to engineering, design and drafting teams

Research and understand jurisdictional requirements, client standards, construction limitations, and internal capabilities

Oversee necessary training and mentorship of existing staff as required.

Proficient with AutoCAD

Willing and able to travel to project sites on successive days

Expected to be the technical point of contact on new projects, communicate project status to clients and internal team

Create and maintain spreadsheets/project trackers to ensure on-time deliverables within budget

Lead team of drafters to assemble design packages from start to finish including internal & external QA/QC process

Reviews architectural contract documents drawings and specifications for multiple projects

Coordinates structural, mechanical, electrical drawings and specifications with architectural contract documents for telecommunication facilities infrastructure design and construction

Conduct engineering research using the Internet, visiting production site, or consulting with municipalities

Attend site visits to measure up and sketch proposed telecommunication facility, including cell sites and critical facilities

Ensures that drawings are checked, approved and files in accordance with company quality system

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

Understanding of architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical disciplines and capability of coordinating these disciplines for critical facilities and/or telecom cell sites design

Strong organizational, written and communication skills

Plans review and building inspections and certification would be an asset

Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines

Ability to work in a team-based environment, fast-paced organization, as well as independently

Willing to work flexible hours, including overtime as required to meet project deadlines

Proven ability to provide technical assistance and mentor

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or architecture is required

Minimum 5 years’ experience with Architectural/Engineering design firm

Prior experience in project management, critical facilities or telecom site design or electrical design would be an asset

Valid driver's license and access to a vehicle

Proficient in AutoCAD

Proficient in Microsoft Suite (Office, Excel, Word)

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location : United States-Florida-Miami

Organization : BC-2805 Buildings-US Central & South BSS

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : No

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Mar 25, 2025, 7:31:21 AM

Req ID: 2500019T

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