Telecommunications Project Manager

This role offers an experienced telecommunications designer the opportunity to step into a mid-level position with a clear path to grow into a Project Manager within approximately one year. You will support and lead telecom design projects for a multi-disciplinary design-build firm, working on a diverse portfolio of project types, including data centers and large-scale facilities. The organization places a strong emphasis on employee growth, long-term career development, and building lasting relationships with clients and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the design of telecommunications systems for a variety of projects, including data centers and other complex facilities.
• Produce detailed telecom design documents using Revit and AutoCAD, ensuring accuracy, constructability, and compliance with project standards.
• Apply electrical design and electrical engineering principles to telecom systems, coordinating closely with electrical and other design disciplines.
• Participate in and support construction activities by providing design clarifications, addressing field questions, and collaborating with construction teams.
• Assist with project controls, including tracking design progress, supporting schedules, and contributing to documentation and reporting.
• Coordinate with internal multi-disciplinary teams to ensure seamless integration of telecom systems into overall building and infrastructure designs.
• Communicate effectively with clients and stakeholders to understand project requirements, present design solutions, and maintain strong working relationships.
• Contribute to the planning and execution of telecom design projects from concept through completion, with increasing responsibility toward full project management.
• Support quality assurance and quality control processes by reviewing drawings, specifications, and calculations for accuracy and consistency.
• Mentor and collaborate with junior team members, sharing knowledge of telecom design, Revit workflows, and best practices as your role grows into project management., This position offers a fully remote work arrangement with some travel required for project needs, such as site visits or in-person coordination meetings. You will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary design-build team that works on a wide variety of project types, ensuring ongoing learning and exposure to different building and infrastructure systems. The firm promotes a career-oriented culture that emphasizes longevity, professional growth, and continuous learning, with many senior staff members having long tenures. A strong project backlog extending several years provides stability and consistent opportunities to engage in new and challenging work. Day-to-day work relies heavily on digital design tools such as Revit and AutoCAD, along with standard collaboration and project management platforms, in a supportive, growth-focused environment.

• Minimum of 4 years of experience in telecommunications design.
• Proficiency with Revit for producing telecom design projects.
• Experience with AutoCAD for developing and coordinating design documentation.
• Electrical background, including experience in electrical design, electrical engineering, or electrical engineering design as it relates to telecom systems.
• Experience working on data center projects or similarly complex, technology-intensive facilities.
• Understanding of construction processes and the ability to support construction activities from a design perspective.
• Experience with project controls such as tracking progress, documentation, and coordination tasks.
• Strong ability to collaborate within a multi-disciplinary design-build environment.
• Effective communication skills for working with clients, colleagues, and project stakeholders.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• RCDD (Registered Communications Distribution Designer) certification.
• BICSI certification or training in structured cabling and telecommunications standards.
• Experience with large-scale fulfillment center or similar high-volume facility projects.
• Interest in growing from a mid-level designer role into a full Project Manager role within approximately one year.
• Desire to build a long-term career in a design-build environment with significant growth and learning opportunities.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Seattle, WA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $31.25 - $48.10/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: * Medical, dental & vision * Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital * 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available * Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) * Short and long-term disability * Health Spending Account (HSA) * Transportation benefits * Employee Assistance Program * Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.