Associate Principal - Security

About The Position

The Associate Principal is a mid-level engineering role responsible for leading small- to mid-scale, multi-discipline projects with growing independence. You’ll guide projects from programming through closeout—clarifying requirements, coordinating design, documenting decisions, and ensuring deliverables meet TEECOM’s standards for quality and constructability. You’ll apply strong engineering judgment, maintain alignment with scope, schedule, and budget, and surface risks early to keep projects on track. You’ll strengthen TEECOM’s system by contributing to GitHub, documenting client-specific nuances, and improving standards, tools, and workflows. Externally, you’ll cultivate strong client relationships—building trust through clear communication, reliable follow-through, and thoughtful problem-solving. You’ll also begin developing credibility through thought-leadership activities by supporting pursuits, contributing technical narratives, participating in interviews, and helping develop content such as blogs, white papers, or presentations. Internally, you’ll mentor Designers and engineers through hands-on guidance, reviews, and feedback that strengthen discipline capability and reinforce TEECOM’s standards.

Leadership, Mentorship, and Technical Influence

• Mentor and Support Engineers: Strengthen project teams by guiding Designers and Associates, reinforcing disciplined design practices, clear documentation, and sound technical judgment. Serve as either a Mentor or a Mentee—helping grow others while also expanding your own capability.
• Contribute to Training and Knowledge: Elevate team capability by actively engaging in design reviews, debriefs, and cross-discipline discussions that improve shared understanding and decision-making. Strengthen discipline consistency by offering insights and clarification that help teammates apply standards correctly and develop stronger engineering judgment. Support TEECOM’s learning culture by modeling disciplined documentation, fostering collaborative problem-solving, and shaping training resources that accelerate the growth of Designers and engineers.
• Improve the TEECOM System: Reinforce firmwide consistency by applying standards reliably and maintaining clear, accurate discipline documentation that others can depend on. Strengthen workflows by identifying gaps in templates, tools, or processes and offering improvements—through constructive feedback and Pull Requests—that reduce rework and improve scalability. Enhance project predictability by sharing lessons learned, reinforcing best practices, and helping teams stay aligned and clear in their approach.

Responsibilities And Expectations

• Annual and Quarterly: Partner with Project Leads, Group Leads, and senior engineers to strengthen coordination strategy, discipline consistency, and delivery reliability across projects. Participate in performance assessments and demonstrate measurable growth in engineering judgment, project leadership, and system contribution. Lead technical design reviews that reinforce TEECOM standards, improve documentation clarity, and identify coordination risks early. Contribute to discipline standards, workflows, and tools through targeted Pull Requests and documented lessons learned. Strengthen team capability by mentoring Designers and engineers through clear technical guidance, markups, and feedback. Identify recurring coordination challenges or workflow gaps and recommend improvements that enhance delivery predictability and cross-discipline alignment.
• Monthly and Biweekly: Deliver coordinated discipline designs including layouts, calculations, specifications, and supporting documentation that align with engineering intent and TEECOM standards. Partner with Project Leads to confirm scope, sequencing, coordination strategy, and evolving client requirements. Participate in project and discipline meetings, communicating decisions, constraints, risks, and next steps with clarity. Review Designers’ and engineers’ work, providing guidance that strengthens technical accuracy, coordination alignment, and documentation quality. When assigned as a Mentor, delegate meaningful scope, clarify expectations, provide structured feedback, and hold regular check-ins that strengthen technical growth, documentation habits, and decision making. Maintain clear documentation of decisions, assumptions, and client specific nuances across GitHub and project tools to support consistent delivery. Review discipline progress against scope, schedule, and coordination milestones and surface risks early to support Project Leads in maintaining alignment. Maintain accurate and timely time and expense entries that support delivery accountability.
• Weekly and Daily: Prepare and review layouts, markups, calculations, and related deliverables, resolving discipline-specific issues with sound engineering judgment. Participate in coordination meetings, clearly communicating impacts, decisions, and required follow-up actions. Provide guidance to Designers and engineers by clarifying expectations, reinforcing documentation standards, and supporting informed decision-making. Maintain clear, up-to-date documentation across Asana, GitHub, and shared project platforms to support delivery alignment. Execute design and documentation tasks with increasing independence while maintaining alignment with TEECOM standards and project priorities. Communicate proactively with cross-discipline partners to confirm assumptions, surface risks early, and maintain coordination clarity. Keep project notes, markups, and documentation current as work progresses to ensure transparency and continuity.

Experience And Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical preferred) or equivalent experience.
• Experience: 6+ years of experience in AEC or related professional services with demonstrated discipline-specific capability (ICT, Security, Physical Security, Electronic Security). Preferred: Experience leading discipline portions of mid- to large-size projects, supporting coordination, and providing guidance to Designers or engineers. Proven ability to deliver accurate, well-coordinated designs and make sound decisions within your discipline. Strong understanding of project delivery workflows, client expectations, documentation standards, and cross-discipline coordination requirements. Demonstrated experience contributing to documentation updates, standards refinement, or QA/QC workflows through GitHub Pull Requests or similar platforms. Strong proficiency in Autodesk (AutoCAD, Revit), Bluebeam Studio, Microsoft 365 Suite, Google Workspace, and GitHub.
• Industry Certifications: Preferred by discipline: PSP/CPP (Security) — preferred, CDT — preferred, EIT — plus, PE — plus, PMP — plus.

Physical Demands

• Prolonged desk work using a computer, keyboard, mouse, and telephone.
• Regular reading, writing, and communication in virtual and in-person settings.
• Occasional travel to client sites for meetings, surveys, or inspections.
• Site walks may require standing or walking for extended periods, climbing stairs, and navigating construction or utility areas.
• Field activities may involve bending, kneeling, or maneuvering in confined spaces.
• May occasionally lift or move equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment

• Prolonged desk work using a computer, keyboard, mouse, and telephone.
• Regular reading, writing, and communication in virtual and in-person settings.
• Occasional travel to client sites for meetings, surveys, or inspections.
• Site walks may require standing or walking for extended periods, climbing stairs, and navigating construction or utility areas.
• Field activities may involve bending, kneeling, or maneuvering in confined spaces.
• May occasionally lift or move equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.