Project Low Voltage Designer

EwingCole; United States; Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

401(k) match

Tuition reimbursement

Hybrid work options

Paid parental leave

Health insurance

Job summary

EwingCole is seeking a Project Low Voltage Designer to join our Philadelphia or Wayne office. The role focuses on design and documentation of Low Voltage (Telecom, Security and AV) Systems on major projects, coordinating across disciplines and mentoring junior staff.

Responsibilities span from concept through construction, estimating hours and project scope, with emphasis on aligning with design intent, codes, and quality standards. Hybrid work options are available.

Qualifications

• Minimum of an Associate’s degree or 10+ years of field experience.
• RCDD and/or CISSP and/or CTS-D preferred.
• Proficient in Revit, AutoCAD, Bluebeam and the Microsoft Suite.
• Planning: develop effective spatial configurations through analysis and phasing.
• Profitability: manage fees, resources, and the project delivery schedule.

Responsibilities

• Documentation: Guiding modeling and creation of drawings to deliver projects; review key decisions with Discipline leadership.
• Software: Understanding software analysis to ensure accuracy.
• Building Technology: Applying construction methods to building design.
• Project Delivery: Progress from schematic design through construction documentation on time and within budget.
• Codes: Knowledge of local and national building and material codes.
• Quality Standards: Promote QA/QC and company standards.
• Sustainability: Address energy/environmental goals in designs.
• Design Generation: Initiate design approaches for distinctive solutions.
• Material Research: Select equipment and assess system performance.
• Construction Administration: Coordinate with the builder to maintain design intent.
• Calculations: Apply models to evaluate conditions and guide decisions.
• Cost Consciousness: Analyze costs and propose alternatives.
• Design Narratives: Communicate design intent and system impacts to clients and teams.
• Specification Writing: Define material requirements and performance standards.

Skills

Technical proficiency

Revit

AutoCAD

Bluebeam

Education

Associate degree or 10+ years field experience

Technical certification preferred

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Bluebeam

Microsoft Office

Job description

Description

EwingCole is a nationally recognized architecture, engineering, interior design and planning firm with offices across the country. Our multi-disciplinary practice is built on the core values of professional excellence, design quality and collaboration. We are looking for an

Philadelphia or Wayne office.

The Project Low Voltage Designer is responsible for the design and documentation of Low Voltage (Telecom, Security and AV) Systems on major projects, ensuring alignment with design intent, codes, and quality standards. This role supports project delivery from concept through construction, coordinating across disciplines, managing responsibilities across multiple projects, and identifying potential risks or liability concerns in coordination with the Discipline Director. The Project Low Voltage Designer also contributes to project planning efforts, including estimating hours for specific tasks and overall project scope, and provides mentorship and technical guidance to junior staff.

Job Type
Full-time

Description

EwingCole is a nationally recognized architecture, engineering, interior design and planning firm with offices across the country. Our multi-disciplinary practice is built on the core values of professional excellence, design quality and collaboration. We are looking for an Project Low Voltage Designer to join our team in our Philadelphia or Wayne office. The Project Low Voltage Designer is responsible for the design and documentation of Low Voltage (Telecom, Security and AV) Systems on major projects, ensuring alignment with design intent, codes, and quality standards. This role supports project delivery from concept through construction, coordinating across disciplines, managing responsibilities across multiple projects, and identifying potential risks or liability concerns in coordination with the Discipline Director. The Project Low Voltage Designer also contributes to project planning efforts, including estimating hours for specific tasks and overall project scope, and provides mentorship and technical guidance to junior staff.

Essential Functions

• Documentation: Guiding the modeling and creation of drawings used to accurately deliver projects, reviews key project decisions with Discipline leadership


• Software: Understanding the software analysis to ensure accuracy


• Building Technology: Applying an understanding of construction methods to building design


• Project Delivery: Progressing project work from schematic design through construction documentation, ensuring design and production efforts are completed within the project schedule and budget


• Codes: Knowledge of local and national building and material specific codes ensuring project designs and construction documents comply with applicable codes


• Quality Standards: Promoting project quality through adherence to and the ongoing improvement of the company standards, including participation in QA/QC reviews


• Sustainability: Conceiving projects with rigor to resolve energy and environmental impacts and meet sustainability goals


• Design Generation: Initiating the design approach to distinctive solutions which consider the totality of a project


• Material Research: Selecting equipment and identifying appropriate applications that consider system performance and project requirements


• Construction Administration: Managing the construction phase through responsive coordination with the builder to maintain design intent and contractual requirements


• Calculations: Determining and applying calculation and analysis models to evaluate engineering conditions and guide project design decisions


• Cost Consciousness: Analyzing construction cost estimates for alignment of design intent and approved budgets and develops alternatives for controlling project costs


• Design Narratives: Communicating engineering design intent, technical decisions, and system impacts effectively to clients, consultants, and project teams


• Specification Writing: Defining the design intent for material qualitative requirements and performance standards to ensure contractually enforceable and accurate representation of the system design

Exhibits Proficient Ability In

• Planning: Developing effective spatial configuration options through analysis of adjacencies, phasing and expansion


• Profitability: Effectively managing fees, resources, and the project delivery schedule to ensure the financial health of a project

Requirements

• Minimum of an Associate’s degree or technical school certification in a related field, or 10+ years of field experience installing/designing applicable systems


• RCDD and/or CISSP and/or CTS-D preferred


• Proficient in Revit, AutoCAD, Bluebeam and the Microsoft Suite

Benefits Of Working At EwingCole

Generous paid time off, 401(k) plan with company match, tuition reimbursement, flexible/hybrid work options, paid parental leave, excellent insurance offerings including medical, dental, vision, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, identity protection and more.

EwingCole does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or agencies. Any resume submitted by an agency without a prior written agreement will be deemed the property of EwingCole and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired.

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