Low Voltage Systems Designer

Overview:   

Our client, a multidisciplinary engineering firm specializing in complex public infrastructure and facility projects, is seeking a Low Voltage Systems Designer, RCDD, to join their team. The successful candidate will design fire alarm, access control, intrusion detection, video surveillance, intercom, nurse call, data infrastructure, and other related low-voltage systems. The role includes surveying existing conditions, developing system layouts, reviewing pathways, producing construction drawings, and modifying master specifications to align with project designs. The designer will collaborate with the drafting team and coordinate with other engineering disciplines. This full-time, remote position is open to candidates residing in Washington state.

Pay range: $120,000 - $150,000 DOE

Benefits:

• Paid Sick Leave: Up to 52 hours accrued annually
• Paid Time Off: Two weeks accrued annually
• Unpaid Leave: Available with advance notice and management coordination
• Health Benefits: 50% of employee-only health insurance premiums covered

Responsibilities: 

• Design structured cabling systems, telecommunications rooms, backbone and horizontal pathways, and grounding and bonding for new construction and renovation projects
• Design and coordinate fire alarm, nurse call and duress alarm, intercom and callbox, access control, video surveillance, and visitor screening systems, with particular attention to the requirements of secure and behavioral health environments
• Conduct site investigations of existing facilities to document conditions, verify as-built information, and identify constraints
• Edit Division 27 and 28 specifications in CSI MasterFormat, and adapt them to agency and project-specific standards
• Work with our drafting team to prepare construction drawings in Revit.
• Coordinate low voltage designs other disciplines
• Support construction administration, including responses to RFIs, review submittals, and periodic site observation
• Participate in design review meetings with our engineering team and Clients.

Requirements:

• BICSI Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) certification
• 4+ years of low-voltage design experience with a consulting engineering firm or design-build contractor
• Demonstrated experience writing technical specifications
• Working knowledge of TIA-568, TIA-569, TIA-607, NFPA 72, NEC Chapters 7 and 8, and the BICSI Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual
• Create markups in Bluebeam Revu for drafters to pick up in Revit
• Ability to travel to project sites throughout Washington, typically once per month
• Valid driver's license required
• Experience with Washington State public works projects, particularly DES-managed projects
• Experience designing behavioral health, correctional, juvenile rehabilitation, or other secure facilities
• Familiarity with existing-facility renovation work, including phasing and maintaining system operation during construction
• Additional credentials such as NICET Fire Alarm Systems, BICSI DCDC or OSP, or AVIXA CTS-D are a plus

Work sponsorship is not available at this time. Third-party candidates will not be considered for this position.

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