Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 50 locations and 2,000 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you're an experienced professional or a new graduate, you'll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call "Dewberry at Work," that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

Dewberry's vibrant Raleigh, NC office includes over 200 design professionals, with an electrical telecommunications department focused on providing low-voltage systems design services for clients in North Carolina, Virginia, and South Carolina. Our telecom design experience includes federal, state and local government projects, justice & correction projects, healthcare projects, higher education, schools, and more. Besides the telecom department, the Raleigh office has large, focused mechanical, electrical, plumbing/fire protection and structural technical departments.

Because our backlog continues to grow, we are seeking a Senior Electrical Telecommunications Designer for our electrical telecommunications department in our Raleigh, NC office. Our telecom department is led by an RCDD-certified department manager. This is an excellent career opportunity for an enthusiastic and talented individual to join an exciting team of professionals working in a multidisciplinary consulting engineering firm that succeeds through the individual and collaborative skills of its people. The position offers great potential for professional growth in a great working environment and the opportunity to apply the latest technology. Your duties will include but not be limited to design, construction drawing production, specification writing, discipline coordination between the various trades, shop drawing and submittal reviews, construction site reviews, and code reviews.

Design and specification of telecommunications systems including head-end equipment, and backbone & horizontal distribution of security, access controls, audio-visual systems; and backbone & horizontal distribution of data systems infrastructure.
• Provide technical leadership to junior staff.
• Interface with code officials and contractors, working with architects and clients, and working with other engineering disciplines.

• Two-year degree.
• RCDD is a plus, but not required.
• Fire alarm system design experience is a plus, but not required.
• Minimum 10-15 years directly applicable to telecommunications design experience required.
• Must have ability to generate big picture ideas and solutions at the beginning stage of projects.
• Extensive knowledge of typical building interior and exterior telecommunications infrastructure from utility service, ductbanks, MDF & IDF closets & racks, raceway, cable tray, cabling, and end-user interfaces & activations.
• Extensive experience developing low-voltage system, point-to-point, wiring diagrams.
• Capable of editing telecommunications equipment specifications, staying current with latest trends and capabilities in the telecommunications industry.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD/Revit.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills including experience in dealing with other employees and external clients.
• Some local travel will be required for field investigations.
• Interpreting engineering specifications and investigating problems.
• Coordinating work schedules and preparing progress reports.
• Construction cost estimation experience is a plus.

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Don't meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for our employee's. So, if you're excited about this role, but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

*Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry's background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.

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