ICT Designer

Säzän Group Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer match

Health savings account

Paid time off

Job summary

Säzän Group in Seattle, WA, is seeking an experienced ICT Design Engineer to lead and support design for commercial buildings, data centers, and other facilities. The role emphasizes cross-disciplinary collaboration and hands-on project execution.

You will work with internal design teams and clients, develop specifications and layouts, perform field inspections, coordinate multi-discipline designs, and assist with project management and cost considerations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or technical discipline or equivalent relevant work experience.
• 5 to 10 years of ICT design experience in commercial buildings (healthcare, offices, education) preferred; ICT Designer experience with data centers, call centers, trading floors is a plus.
• Proficiency in written and verbal communication and organizational skills.
• General knowledge of active network systems.
• Experience with audiovisual and security systems is preferred.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, required; Revit, preferred.
• Certification such as PE, PSP, or CTS, preferred.
• Ability to work within a team atmosphere, collaborate and multi-task.

Responsibilities

• Work in close contact with the internal design team and external clients and consultants.
• Develop specifications, system narratives and layouts for varied projects.
• Conduct site visits and field inspections to determine conditions and coordinate new work.
• Assist senior engineers in due diligence, feasibility studies and technical reports.
• Coordinate with other trades and ensure completeness of design.
• Lead or participate in project coordination meetings and present status updates.
• Oversee testing, commissioning activities and responses to RFIs, change orders and addenda.
• Assist with bid analysis and cost estimating across projects.

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Team collaboration

Active network systems

Cost awareness

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or technical discipline

PE/PSP/CTS certification (preferred)

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Job description

Säzän Group is more than a mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design and engineering firm. We are systems engineering design leaders, asset management experts, and information technology innovators. With experienced, multi-disciplined employees in Washington, Oregon, and Arizona, we continuously evolve and adapt to bring exceptional value to our clients and community. Säzän Group id large enough to work on a wide variety of major projects, but we remain small enough where individual contributions are significant and valued by all. Our employees enjoy many opportunities to explore new experiences in different markets and niches, and multiple pathways for furthering their careers. Although we have multiple offices, we all work together as one Team Säzän and we collaborate on projects across our offices and disciplines.

General Responsibilities

• Work in close contact with and effectively interact with the internal design team, as well as external clients and consultants when necessary (including owners, builders, developers, program managers, architects, vendors, etc.)
• Perform design under the direction of the senior engineer and/or senior designer, develop specifications, system narratives and system layouts for a variety of projects and project sizes
• Conduct site visits and field inspections to determine existing conditions and coordinate new work
• Assist Senior Engineer in preparation of due diligence, feasibility, gap analysis and other technical reports and drawings
• Utilize industry technical standards and best practices
• Perform backcheck review and make corrections as necessary on structured cabling projects led by other engineers
• Assist with bid analysis
• Coordinate with the designs of other trades (architectural and engineering / internal and external) and ensure completeness of the work
• Perform construction administration and field investigation tasks for assigned projects including conducting field inspections and subsequent detailed inspection reports
• Assist the senior engineer / senior designer in processing RFI’s, Change Orders, Bulletins, and Addenda
• Oversee testing and commissioning activities by third parties
• Lead or participate in project coordination meetings with clients and internal project teams; initiate meetings when appropriate; plan, schedule and/or coordinate detailed phases of assigned project work; deliver presentation of project status, when appropriate.
• Coordinate as necessary across a variety of building design disciplines, including mechanical, electrical, architectural, and structural.
• Ensure that work is completed on time and within budget.
• Identify and communicate changes to design and/or scope that may impact deadlines, workloads, or assignments of the project and project budget; ensure that Project Manager/Project Lead is informed immediately of those changes.
• When assigned as Project Lead, provide timely communication and correspondence with the client.
• Contribute to the financial and logistical management of multiple projects through all design and construction phases.
• Provide technical support to other staff in areas of expertise as a trainer and mentor.
• Where project requirements dictate, determine life cycle costing, construction cost estimating, cost indexing, and project scheduling; develop fee proposals and requests for additional services when appropriate.
• Proactively pursue continued education, training, certifications, and opportunities to network within our industry; stay updated on code changes, industry trends, and technical tools that can be utilized in work.
• Represent the firm in a professional manner, enhancing client confidence and respect, and furthering relationships for the goal of repeat work or referrals; clients should think of you highly enough to request you, specifically, for future work.
• When opportunities arise, promote the opportunity for new work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Technical discipline or equivalent relevant work experience
• 5 to 10 years of ICT design experience. Experience with commercial buildings including healthcare, offices, and educational facilities is preferred. Experience in ICT Designer critical facilities (data centers, call centers, trading floors, etc.), and specialty applications such as aviation, sports and entertainment preferred
• Proficiency in written and verbal communication and organizational skills
• General knowledge of active network systems
• Experience with other technology systems such as audiovisual and security, preferred
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, required.
• Experience in Revit, preferred
• Certification such as PE, PSP, or CTS, preferred
• Ability to work within a team atmosphere, collaborate and multi task

Physical Requirements

The employee will likely be required to sit at a desk and look at computer monitors for much of the day. Occasional lifting of up to 25 pounds may also be required. During site visits, it is possible that the employee would be engaged in the following activities:

• Long periods of standing or walking.
• Climbing vertical or freestanding ladders, holding on to the top rung with one hand and lifting a ceiling tile or opening the roof hatch with the other, while carrying flashlights, tools, drawings, a camera, and/or other items.
• Crawling over and under ductwork and piping in very cramped equipment utility rooms and mechanical mezzanines.
• Using tools to open equipment access doors.
• Walking on roofs, catwalks, and over parapets.
• Looking at details at very close or far distances.
• Listening and communicating in a loud environment.
• Using computers or other electronic devices away from a desk.

• 401(k) with employer match
• Health savings account
• Paid time off

Job duties listed are not intended to encompass full scope of position. The employee will be expected to perform other job-related duties as required. The Company reserves the right to add to or revise an employee’s position scope at any time. Sazan Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affinnative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Sazan Group participates in E-Verify. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.