Associate - Security ID-1315

December 12, 2024

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TEECOM | We Make Technology Work in Buildings

Do you want to launch or advance a career at the intersection of technology and the built environment? Do you want to work with exceptional engineers to creatively solve complex problems? Do you want to work with clients to take their building experiences to the next level of connectivity, safety, and wow-factor? Do you want to join a company that defines the state of the art in its practice, with visionary leadership and in-house research and development? TEECOM is a $40+ million/year consulting engineering firm with an average annual growth rate of 20% over the past 25 years. We make technology work in buildings through strategic consulting, design and engineering, project management, and enterprise support. We work hard in a fast-paced professional environment that will challenge you to learn and grow, and we play hard through team lunches and events that give back to the community. TEECOM is one of the fastest growing companies in the San Francisco Bay Area, with additional teams in New York City, the United Kingdom, the Pacific Northwest, Southern California, and Texas. Join us and make TEECOM even better.

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About the Position As an mid-level engineering role, the Associate works with their mentor to begin designing small to mid-size projects in the Security discipline. Their mentor will guide them, answer questions, and provide the feedback needed to make them successful in this role. This individual will work with clients, product manufacturers, contractors, other design team members, and other employees of TEECOM to take each project from start to finish under the direction of a mentor and/or team lead. This entails providing detailed drawings, specifications, calculations, and report information to the client. Projects are expected to be completed on time and on budget.

This individual is expected to delegate work effectively and promote teamwork. They will also complete the next level of the TEECOMuniversity in-house training program, receiving thorough instruction through mentorship, hands-on Revit training, and opportunities to shadow senior designers to learn from their experience.

Impact

Represent TEECOM Values and Guiding Principles: Individual demonstrates that they CARE about clients and fellow team members, adds VALUE, and earns and builds TRUST.
Deploy Technical Expertise: Individual has demonstrated expert skills in their trade and is able to produce as well as review, correct, and direct other technical staff to produce exemplary products (documents, etc.)

Influence

Lead by Example: Individual sets the example for the team by aligning their actions with what they say.
Indirect Mentorship: Individual provides indirect mentorship to anyone who asks questions or needs guidance.

Knowledge

AEC industry and the design and construction of technology systems such as telecommunications infrastructure, cabling, and wired and wireless networks.
Experience in datacenters and/or critical infrastructure facilities highly preferred.
Delivery of system designs using an engineering approach to produce a well-coordinated set of construction documents within the project budget.
Small to mid-sized construction projects ($100,000+ TEECOM fee) involving a multitude of disciplines with both long and fast-track timeframes (years or months) in various industry verticals (mission critical, healthcare, workplace, transportation, higher ed, government, industrial, cultural).

Skills

Organization: Keep track of multiple projects and client and team member requests, often on a last-minute basis with excellent follow-up to assure promises are kept.
Documentation: Accurately and concisely capture discussions in the form of meeting notes. Document design decisions, whether made by external or internal sources. Maintain an accurate project record.
Communication: Conduct business communications in an effective, professional, and concise manner, both verbally and in written formats, and in one-on-one, small-group, and large-group settings. You must read, write, speak, compute, and problem-solve various tasks. Break down complex concepts into smaller and more digestible components that allow for a greater level of understanding by others.
Teamwork: Work as a functional member of a team and successfully work with other teams and business functions to achieve positive results. Facilitate effective project team and cross-functional interactions (Technical, Operations, BD, Marketing, etc.).
Problem Solving: Approach problems using a methodical and logical method to create a workable solution. Use numbers and mathematical approaches for various tasks. Conduct research using the Internet.
Software: Use software applications effectively and efficiently (G Suite, MS Office, Bluebeam, Slack, Revit, AutoCAD MEP, Navisworks, Bluebeam Studio, etc.) to communicate and deliver work products. Learn new software and applications as needed.
Process Oriented: Follow processes, continually seek to make processes more efficient, enforce processes, and conduct root cause analyses that lead to the update or creation of processes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Learn the building design process and the pursuit process
Assist with fee development (PSA), proposal, and interview coordination with marketing
Foster client relationships and fellow design team members
Ask clients about other current or upcoming projects
Attend client meetings with senior technical staff members and prepare meeting notes documenting relevant decisions and discussions
Assist with client meetings and programming sessions to develop the system (telecom, security, network, audiovisual, and acoustics) parameters and design criteria
Prepare and/or delegate mark-ups for Revit models and AutoCAD drawings
Research technical product information
Assist other technical staff members with job site inspections to determine existing conditions and extent of progress made by contractors
Design, coordinate, and engineer systems per discipline (telecom, security, network, audiovisual, acoustics, Wi-Fi, etc.)
Track decisions, budgets, and schedule for small to mid-size projects
Prepare drawings, specifications, contract documents, and design calculations
Assist senior staff with design team coordination (architects, engineers, TEECOM team)
Assist with client interface between technology and facilities staff and the architects, integrators, and contractors
Assist with the programming, design, construction, and closeout phases of each assigned project
Perform job site inspections to determine existing conditions and extent of progress made by contractors
Provide support to the team, develop tools, improve processes, and share technical knowledge
Attend and contribute to internal team, discipline, and project meetings
Assist with opinions of probable construction cost (OPCC) for systems as required
Perform other work-related duties as assigned
Ensure timesheets/expense reports are accurate and up-to-date daily
Achieve billed revenue target each quarter
Identify, prepare, and secure authorization for an Additional Services Agreement (ASA) when scope of the project deviates from the Professional Services Agreement (PSA)
Meet project budgets and positively contribute to profitability
Ensure that all client and design team due dates, submission dates, and completion dates are met

What Success Looks Like

Established as an internal mentor and guides less senior staff
Manage successful internal project team (on time, on budget, positive client feedback)
Gain repeat clients
Quarterly reviews are completed on schedule
5% or less of engineering change order errors
Utilization equals 85%
Average hours worked is between 40 and 50 hours per week
Achieve goals from the Performance Plan each quarter
Accounts Receivable (AR) over 90 days is less than 10% of the total AR
Project stale dates are less than 3% in Vision
Complete 100% of Asana tasks on time

Experience

Education/Degree/Major: BS in Engineering or equivalent education/experience
Minimum of three years of discipline (physical security/electronic security) design for facilities construction projects
Autodesk (AutoCAD, Revit)
Bluebeam Studio
Microsoft Suite
G Suite

Certifications

EIT
CDT
PSP and/or CPP

Associate - Security ID-1315

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