Senior Technology Designer

At I.C. Thomasson Associates, Inc, A Salas O’Brien Company we tell our clients that we’re engineered for impact. This passion for making a difference applies just as much to our team as it does to our projects. That’s why we’re committed to living our values every day: inspiring, achieving, and connecting as shared owners of our success with a focus on a sustainable future.

Building for the long-term means that all our team members can expect to work on amazing projects with a people-first approach to problem solving. It also means that each member of our team has truly limitless potential to build a unique, meaningful, and high-impact career—and they’ll receive great total rewards along the way.

About Us

Founded in 1975, Salas O’Brien is an employee-owned engineering and professional services firm focused on achieving impact for our clients, our team, and the world. We know that tomorrow’s requirements are today’s opportunities, and we are here to design lasting solutions for pressing challenges.

We work across a variety of industries providing integrated engineering and consulting services. Our specialized experience includes design for data centers, healthcare, science and technology, high-rise buildings, clean energy, education, and other building types as well as structural and building sciences, infrastructure asset management, advanced robotics, and more.

Our technical expertise is paired with an exceptional team of business development, human resources, finance and accounting, information technology, and marketing professionals, all of whom play a key role in bringing our commitments to life every day.

Job Summary

This individual must have a desire to expand their technical knowledge base in the pursuit of an advanced position. The candidate must be technically sound and adapt well to evolving technologies and solutions. The candidate may lead a team of designers/engineers or operate in a supporting role in the development of the projects design requirements.

Core Competencies

• Receives project assignments from the Team Leader and works to develop a strategy to accomplish the design effort along the project timeline.
• Performs duties as a Senior Technology Planner and Technology Designer to include taking a design from concept to completion and into construction. Manage support resources. Evaluate, develop and implement comprehensive systems solutions to effectively fulfill business requirements.
• Attend client and group meetings to interpret the client requirements. Planner may be required to lead a presentation to support the design theory. Planner will represent the company in an effective and professional capacity.
• Design Low Voltage systems and solutions within the client or project parameters. Solutions may include Structured Cabling, Overhead Paging, Access Control, Closed Circuit TV, Cable TV, Nurse Call, Audio/Video, Pathways, Site Infrastructure.
• Ability to effectively read, develop, and critique floor plans and design documents in the fulfillment of your role as a designer.
• Effectively coordinate and collaborate with other design team professionals.
• Ensures all deliverables and commitments are met and the project is in compliance with relevant standards and methodologies; contributes to the enhancement and evolution of ICT standards and specifications. Ability to meet all project milestones.
• Ability to perform an effective peer review relating to other projects within the firm.
• Utilize resources to receive and interpret cutsheets and manufacturer drawings in order to produce a comprehensive design for a solution.
• Ability to effectively communicate with project team members, client technical personnel or executives.
• Working knowledge of local and state codes and regulations as well as industry standards. Capable of finding and interpreting codes/standards from other states relevant to the respective project.
• Ability to perform Construction Administration site visits to ensure the in
• Build new or expand existing client relationships to foster growth within the firm.

Qualifications

• The position requires 10 years of progressive experience in a technical design discipline including 5 years as an independent lead designer and culminating with at least 3 years successfully performing design management and coordination activities in assistance to a design project manager.
• Equivalent progressive work experience as a Project Manager or Estimator for 10 years in a low voltage field or discipline. Actual field experience is a plus.
• Creative thinker, ability to develop technology strategies through unconventional means.
• Accreditation with BICSI as a Registered Communications Distribution Design (RCDD) is desired but not required.
• Excellent computer skills working with Microsoft Word and Excel and adept to learning new software suites. CAD/REVIT/Bluebeam experience is preferred but not required.
• Must be a self-starter and have the ability to work with limited supervision.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Working knowledge of construction documents, including drawings and CSI format specifications
• Ability to effectively navigate through multiple projects at different stages of design or construction.
• Willingness to travel.