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# Comm and Telecomm Engineering Professional Associate

- **Company:** Spectraforce
- **Location:** Portland, OR, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Centers, Navisworks, Bicsi
- **Published:** May 27, 2026
- **Apply:** http://leoforce.us/Careers/Spectraforce/JobDetails.html?jobid=05be52d6-2e6a-4f5a-8921-7903bd70ac83&OrgId=1&UserId=5666

## About the Role

* 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, * 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, 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

## Description

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., * 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, 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.


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