Electronic Security System Designer

About the role

DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. The Telecommunications + Security Design team has an opening for an Electronic Security System Designer. This role could be based in the following cities: Atlanta, Charlotte, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Fort Worth, Houston, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Portland, Omaha, Overland Park, Washington, DC. As a Telecommunications Designer at DLR Group you will be responsible for preparing the design of telecommunications Network Cabling Infrastructure from schematic design through construction administration on a wide range of building types. As part of our integrated design team, you will create buildings that elevate the human experience through design. You will be responsible for participating in the design process of technology systems, preparing detailed Telecommunication plans and specifications. We are 100% employee‑owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value‑based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment. Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing project objectives, goals, and documentation policies
• Meet with client’s IT staff to determine project requirements and goals
• Develop telecommunications cabling infrastructure designs from concept through completion of construction
• Prepare telecom cabling infrastructure plans and specifications
• Prepare detailed telecom systems reports and narratives
• Coordinate Telecom design requirements with architecture, structure, mechanical, electrical, and other disciplines

Requirements

• Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) certification through BICSI
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the Evaluation/Design of