Telecommunications + Security 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 firm delivers architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects. As a 100% employee‑owned organization, every employee is invested in our clients’ success. Interdisciplinary teams collaborate throughout project lifecycles, championing true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value‑based decision making, and proficient use of technology. DLR Group pursues the 2030 Challenge, ME2040, SE2050, is a signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment, and upholds values of commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, and teamwork. We have an opening for a Telecommunications + Security Designer. This role could be based in the following cities: Charlotte, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Fort Worth, Houston, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Portland, Omaha, Overland Park, Washington, DC.

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

Required Qualifications

• Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) certification through BICSI
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the Evaluation/Design of Telecommunications Cabling Infrastructure Systems
• Experience with Building Construction documents
• Experience with BIM (i.e., Autodesk Revit) and AutoCAD workflow
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability to work within an active, multi‑disciplined environment
• Ability to meet deadlines for multiple projects
• Ability to design and detail telecommunications plans and specifications in conjunction with in‑house architects, engineers, and specialty design staff
• Availability to travel for job meetings, site visits and project interviews
• Proficiency with a PDF mark‑up tool (such as Bluebeam)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with a consulting engineering or A/E firm as a telecom cabling infrastructure designer
• Experience with sustainable building design
• Experience in facility types that coincide with the firm’s market channels, which include K‑12 Education, Higher Education, Healthcare, Justice + Civic, Sports, and Workplace
• A degree from an