Low Voltage Superintendent

About the role

Amteck, a nationally recognized Top 50 Electrical Design-Build Contractor, is seeking a Superintendent to drive excellence in its cutting-edge Technologies division. This role involves supervising project execution and guiding teams in the installation, repair, termination, certification, and troubleshooting of low voltage systems.

Responsibilities

• Leads teams up to 10 team members and performs hands-on work to install, repair, terminate, certify, and troubleshoot devices and cabling of low voltage systems.
• Works with the Tech Project Manager to establish and follow a budget, manage labor hours, committed costs, and material costs.
• Communicates with the Tech Project Manager regarding completed tasks, potential issues, and manpower requirements in advance.
• Prepares progress reports and collaborates with the Tech Project Manager to prepare monthly projections critical for accurate cash flow and profits.
• Ensures work is carried out safely and to industry standards; maintains safety policies, industry standards, and work procedures.
• Manages and completes service calls involving troubleshooting and identifying faults with various systems.
• Maintains task and punch lists for projects and oversees their completion.
• Completes closeout documentation including As-Builts, test results, and Customer System Training.
• Maintains drawings and labeling for use in close-out documents.
• Manages and plans inventory and materials for next-day tasks, as well as weekly and two-week look-aheads.
• Collaborates with the Tech Project Manager to evaluate field personnel working under their supervision, as needed.
• Plans daily, weekly, and two-week look-ahead tasks, including continual pre-planning needed to achieve specified tasks and timelines.
• Builds out MDF, IDF, enclosures, ladder tray, baskets, and installs 2-4 post racks.
• Punch downs, routes, labels, and dresses all cabling into racks or enclosures correctly and accurately.
• Installs one or more of the following without supervision: head-end equipment, switches, horizontal management, vertical management, UPS systems, patch cables, cross-connect or patch-in copper, and/or fiber systems.
• Identifies differences in multi-mode and single-mode fiber, uses certifiers, and interprets copper and fiber test results.
• Participates in leadership training when given the opportunity.
• Identifies and communicates any delays or obstacles to assigned tasks or service.
• Works independently to determine and install pathways.
• Performs skilled work while overcoming common environmental challenges such as working in cramped areas, overhead, at heights, and in a variety of weather conditions.
• Works cooperatively with others in a professional and productive manner.
• Acts quickly in emergency situations and performs under pressure.
• Completes tasks accurately and productively, seeking guidance for unclear aspects of the task and immediately seeking new tasks when the current task is finished.
• Keeps detailed records of device and cabling locations.
• Understands firestopping, riser, and plenum environments.
• Leads and coaches teams of Technicians; capable of leading larger teams as needed.
• Works with and around other construction trades in a professional, productive, and safe manner.
• Performs skillful, controlled manipulations of small objects such as small electronic parts.
• Reads a measuring tape to 1/16 of an inch.
• Provides personal hand tools needed to perform routine work within 30 days of employment, as per Amteck's tool list.
• Demonstrates a basic understanding of customer relationships and the concept of customer satisfaction, with an aptitude for growing that skill.
• Able to use hand and power tools safely and cautiously.
• Able to read blueprints, schematics, drawing details, wire maps, and other drawings, including reading and understanding specifications of IDF and data closet enclosures.

Requirements

• 5-6 years of verified experience minimum with low voltage systems and cabling.
• Some proven experience supervising or training others on this type of work.
• Understanding of budgets, labor hours, material and committed costs and how that applies to a job site.
• Able to correctly and accurately complete relevant documentation.
• Demonstrated experience with one or more of the following systems: Infrastructure (ITS), Access Control/Security, Cameras (CCTV), and Paging.
• Able to install cable and/or wires into Access Control/Security panels and modules.
• Demonstrated experience installing devices for one or more of the following systems: Infrastructure (ITS), Access Control/Security, Access Points (Wi-Fi), Cameras (CCTV), and Paging.
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting and identifying faults for one or more of the following systems: Copper, Fiber, AV, Cameras, and Access Control/Security Systems.
• Understands POE requirements for Cameras (CCTV).
• Has or is able to obtain relevant manufacturer certifications.
• Experience with build out of MDF, IDF, enclosures, ladder tray, baskets, and installing 2-4 post racks.
• Experience with punch down, routing, labeling, and dressing all cabling coming into racks or enclosures correctly and accurately.
• Experience with installing Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems and equipment into racks or enclosures.
• Experience with cross-connect or patch-in copper, and fiber systems.
• Able to identify and terminate data jacks and mod plugs; and properly feed cable, fiber, and/or wires.
• Able to use, operate, and maintain test equipment, and interpret copper and fiber test results.
• Able to use fluke testing software, COINS, Box, PlanGrid, and related software programs to perform job responsibilities.
• Can maintain clear and detailed records as needed.
• Understands firestopping, riser, and plenum spaces, and specs needed for each.
• Knowledge of BICSI, ANSI, TIA standards and NEC codes for Low Voltage installations.
• Must be able to read a measuring tape to 1/16 of an inch.
• Provides personal hand tools needed to perform routine work within 30 days of employment, as per Amteck’s tool list.
• Demonstrates a basic understanding of customer relationships and the concept of customer satisfaction, with an aptitude for growing that skill.
• Able to use hand and power tools safely and cautiously.
• Able to read blueprints, schematics, drawing details, wire maps, and other drawings, including reading and understanding specifications of IDF and data closet enclosures.

Benefits

Amteck offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and more. Details will be provided upon hire.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $80,000 - $120,000 annually, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Typically, the schedule is Monday through Friday, with occasional weekend work as needed.