Senior Network Infrastructure Engineer

Jobtailor; Connecticut; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a construction project specialist to act as the primary liaison for Real Estate Design & Delivery on small to mid-size builds in Connecticut. The role involves cost estimation, BOM creation, and coordinating CAD updates with architects and engineers.

The candidate will design telecom and network infrastructure layouts, validate plans, and oversee site surveys, reviews, and vendor coordination to ensure projects meet scope and budget.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and relationship skills, ability to articulate complex topics to diverse audiences.
• MS Office, Bluebeam and AutoCAD proficiency.
• Working knowledge of Ethernet switching, VLANs and basic Layer 2/3 principles.

Responsibilities

• Acts as single point of contact for construction projects within Real Estate Design & Delivery.
• Develops ROM costs for design and delivery of a turnkey network infrastructure.
• Determines equipment, materials and labor costs and manages project expenses to estimates.
• Updates CAD drawings, Patch Manager, and Layer 1 documentation.
• Collaborates with architects and engineers to reflect design in Construction Documents (CDs).
• Coordinates with contractors to obtain bids, RFIs, and final selections.

Skills

Communication skills

AutoCAD

MS Office

Bluebeam

VLAN concepts

Wireless networking

Tools

AutoCAD

MS Office

Bluebeam

Job description

Responsibilities

• Acts as single point of contact to Real Estate Design & Delivery organization for small to medium size construction projects.
• Develops ROM costs for design and delivery of a complete turn‑key network infrastructure for a defined project.
• Determines equipment, materials and labor costs for each project and manages project expenses to estimates.
• Develops office building physical layer design documents and BOMs.
• Performs site audits and assessments needed to develop design documents and plans.
• Produces Telecom Room layouts, rack elevation plans, optical riser backbone drawings, labeling schemes, detailed materials BOMs, Division 27 documents, cutover plans, runlists and any other documents required to define project design.
• Designs horizontal cabling systems & supporting components, optical riser backbone systems, OSP optical campus backbones & pathways, cable pathways, cable tray conveyance systems, conduits, pull‑boxes, outlets, workstation feeds‑devices, floor termination devices, etc.
• Programs and designs Telecom Rooms including overall room layouts, power, HVAC, grounding, racks, runways, HCM, VCM, etc.
• Manages new copper and fiber cable pulls.
• Updates CAD drawings, Patch Manager, and Layer 1 documentation.
• Partners with other network engineers on equipment selection and related costs.
• Develops switch port requirements based on floor / occupancy plans, specifies UPS needed to support network equipment, reviews WIFI AP plans and proposes adjustments to coordinate with ceiling design, programs pathways to support final AP plans, specifies AP mounting brackets‑kits for various ceiling types & mounting scenarios.
• Drives access layer planning by determining switch counts, uplink capacity, and port density requirements based on physical design needs.
• Executes wireless deployment reviews, including AP placement validation and interference mitigation relative to ceiling and pathway design.
• Commission newly deployed access layer infrastructure, including switch staging, port assignments, VLAN configuration, and end‑to‑end connectivity verification prior to production cutover.
• Assess existing physical plant and network infrastructure for capacity, performance, and end‑of‑life risk; develops and presents findings and remediation recommendations to engineering leadership.
• Coordinates with the Architect as a member of the design team to ensure Construction Documents (CDs) accurately reflect the required physical layer design.
• Reviews floor plans and provides mark‑ups to Architect to incorporate into CDs for General and MEP contractor scope.
• Collaborates with Strategic Sourcing to obtain competitive bids for implementation of the physical layer design.
• Identifies bidders, defines bid milestones, attends bid conferences, presents design to bidders, responds to RFIs, evaluates bid responses, conducts post bid interviews, contractor selection.
• Provides Construction Administration for each project.
• Conducts frequent site walks and onsite reviews.
• Participates in weekly OAC meetings.
• Reviews applicable submittals, responds to RFIs, coordinates closely with General, Electrical and Cabling Contractors to ensure project implementation is consistent with design.
• Attends site meetings to evaluate and recommend solution when field conditions dictate deviation from proposed design.
• Coordinates Service Provider / Carrier builds into new and existing facilities.
• Provides schedule milestones with estimated completion times to General Contractors to incorporate into overall construction project schedule.
• Tracks timelines and financial forecasts against stated objectives, ensures proper transition to operations and completion of close‑out as‑built floor plans‑documentation & test reports.
• Evaluates and executes Business Unit requests for cabling MAC work and small infrastructure projects.
• Engineers and maintains the network infrastructure environment at 7 Hudson and Bristol Connecticut Technology Rooms.
• Coordinates equipment installations and connectivity, specifies rack mount locations, extends Carrier circuits, and manages cabling, power, and Service Provider/Carrier builds to ensure integrity of the physical plant.
• Executes NFAD infrastructure projects including Telecom Room remodels, Campus fiber‑optic capacity adds, and horizontal cable and optical backbone upgrades.
• Researches technologies and products and meets with vendor, addresses technical issues/deficiencies and influence new products and services to meet growing and changing requirements.
• Contributes to NFAD group including researching and recommending new technologies, developing formats for designs and scope‑of‑work documents, updated/creating strategy & standards documents.
• Demonstrates technical acumen, business acumen, strong communication skills and professional maturity in representing the department in business discussions.
• Validates network infrastructure integrity in facility environments, including switch connectivity, VLAN assignments, and port configurations, engaging other network engineers on complex fault resolution as needed.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5+ years of direct experience in building construction, electrical, and network infrastructure design & implementation, including physical layer cabling systems and network engineering fundamentals.
• Knowledge of EIA/TIA standards and building codes.
• Ability to effectively multi‑task and prioritize multiple small to medium size projects of various complexity with successful and timely completion.
• Excellent communication and relationship skills, with emphasis in the ability to articulate technical topics to both technical and non‑technical staff; ability to articulate business issues/concerns with staff, peers, manager, and outside parties.
• MS Office, Bluebeam and AutoCAD proficiency.
• Working knowledge of network access layer fundamentals, including Ethernet switching concepts, VLAN segmentation, switch port configuration, and basic Layer 2/3 principles as they apply to physical infrastructure planning and deployment.
• Familiarity with enterprise wireless networking concepts, including AP placement, RF planning fundamentals, and working with other network engineers on wireless infrastructure deployments.