Telecom Design Lead

Arora Engineers LLC; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

ARORA ENGINEERS, LLC. seeks a Senior Special Systems Telecom Design Lead to oversee planning, design, and coordination of telecommunications for aviation and transportation projects.

You will guide design teams, mentor staff, and ensure deliverables meet scope, budget, and schedule. Responsibilities include leading outside plant design, structured cabling, fiber backbones, RCDD preferred; work with BIM/CAD, Revit, AutoCAD, and project stakeholders to resolve clashes and QA/QC issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years telecommunications design experience with leadership of design teams.
• RCDD certification preferred; progress toward certification desirable.
• Knowledge of BICSI, TIA, ANSI, NEC requirements.
• Proficiency with Revit and hands-on coordination of construction documents.
• Familiarity with BIM coordination, linked models, and clash resolution.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Office; ACC preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead telecommunications design from planning through construction administration.
• Coordinate Revit models with other disciplines and resolve clashes.
• Mentor and guide BIM/CAD staff and lead design tasks.
• Coordinate with owners, service providers, and discipline interfaces.
• Review designs for completeness, codes, and QA/QC before issue.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Coordination

Revit

AutoCAD

BIM coordination

Construction documents

Client meetings

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Bluebeam

Microsoft Office

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Job description

The Special Systems Telecom Design Lead – Telecommunications

The Special Systems Telecom Design Lead – Telecommunications leads the planning, design, and coordination of telecommunications infrastructure for aviation, transportation, and other complex projects. The role develops complete design documents, guides project design teams, mentors designers, and coordinates with Project Managers and the Telecommunications Discipline Lead to deliver quality work within established scope, budget, and schedule.

Essential Functions

• Lead telecommunications design from planning through construction administration.
• Design outside plant infrastructure, structured cabling, fiber optic backbones, telecommunications rooms, pathways, and grounding and bonding systems.
• Develop network and wireless infrastructure requirements and coordinate with owners, service providers, and specialty system designers.
• Prepare coordinated drawings, specifications, narratives, calculations, and cost estimates.
• Produce and revise telecommunications drawings and models using Revit.
• Coordinate Revit models with other disciplines and resolve model conflicts.
• Guide assigned designers and BIM/CAD staff, establish design tasks, review work, and provide technical mentoring.
• Coordinate telecommunications designs with architectural, engineering, and other Special Systems disciplines.
• Review designs for completeness, constructability, and compliance with applicable codes, standards, and client requirements; resolve QA/QC comments before issuance.
• Monitor design progress and assigned labor budgets; communicate scope changes, resource needs, and delivery risks.
• Participate in client meetings, site investigations, submittal and RFI reviews, and construction observations.
• Support proposals, design standards, and technical improvement initiatives.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education/Experience Minimum

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Infrastructure Systems, or a related technical field required.
• Minimum seven (7) years of progressive telecommunications design experience, including independently leading telecommunications design efforts and coordinating project design teams.
• RCDD certification preferred; demonstrated progress toward obtaining certification is also desirable.
• Strong knowledge of telecommunications infrastructure and applicable BICSI, TIA, ANSI, and NEC requirements.
• Proficiency in Revit, including hands‑on development of coordinated construction documents.
• Working knowledge of BIM coordination, linked models, and clash resolution.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Office; familiarity with Autodesk Construction Cloud preferred.
• Strong technical judgment, communication, organizational, and mentoring skills.
• Aviation, transportation, or mission‑critical facility experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage technical assignments, priorities, deadlines, and coordination across multiple concurrent projects.

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION: ARORA ENGINEERS, LLC. (ARORA)

Arora provides clients in the aviation, transportation, education, government, and commercial/institutional sectors with engineering services for intelligent infrastructure solutions. Through smart design, construction management, and facilities maintenance management, we rethink industry needs to help keep clients on the cutting edge and add value to a project. Arora is a growing firm that welcomes individuals with a thirst for knowledge and the energy to tackle projects that help take the infrastructure of our world to the next level.

DISCLAIMER:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees assigned to this position.

EEO Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against, on the basis of these factors or of disability.