Telecommunications Infrastructure Designer

University of Miami; Avenue (MD); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits package

Tuition remission

Job summary

University of Miami seeks a Telecommunications Infrastructure Designer to plan and design structured cabling systems, fiber optics, and telecom rooms across campus facilities. You will prepare specifications, budgets, and scopes of work while coordinating with architects, engineers, contractors, and IT teams.

The role requires 5+ years of experience, a valid Florida driver's license, and a commitment to maintaining accurate telecom documentation and standards within a complex healthcare,

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Valid Florida Driver's License.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience.
• RCDD Certification preferred.
• Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
• Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Plans and designs structured cabling systems, fiber-optic infrastructure, telecommunications rooms, pathways, and related communications infrastructure.
• Prepares technical specifications, design narratives, budget estimates, and scopes of work for telecommunications infrastructure projects.
• Reviews architectural, engineering, and construction documents to identify and address telecommunications infrastructure requirements.
• Coordinates infrastructure planning and design activities with architects, engineers, contractors, vendors, project managers, IT, Facilities Operations, and Planning, Design and Construction.
• Conducts field surveys, infrastructure assessments, construction inspections, and project acceptance reviews.
• Provides technical support throughout project planning, design, construction, commissioning, and closeout activities.
• Supports infrastructure redundancy, resiliency, and capacity planning for healthcare, academic, research, data center, administrative, and other enterprise facilities.
• Maintains telecommunications databases, fiber documentation, infrastructure inventories, as-built drawings, telecommunications floor plans, cable records, and labeling documentation.
• Assists with the development and maintenance of enterprise telecommunications standards, design guidelines, specifications, and documentation practices.
• Supports communications infrastructure requirements for EMR, nurse call, security, access control, video surveillance, wireless networks, DAS, audiovisual systems, building automation, clinical technologies, and research technologies.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

Skills

Learning Agility

Teamwork

Technical Proficiency

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

RCDD Certification

Job description

Core Responsibilities:

• Plans and designs structured cabling systems, fiber-optic infrastructure, telecommunications rooms, pathways, and related communications infrastructure.
• Prepares technical specifications, design narratives, budget estimates, and scopes of work for telecommunications infrastructure projects.
• Reviews architectural, engineering, and construction documents to identify and address telecommunications infrastructure requirements.
• Coordinates infrastructure planning and design activities with architects, engineers, contractors, vendors, project managers, Information Technology, Facilities Operations, and Planning, Design and Construction.
• Conducts field surveys, infrastructure assessments, construction inspections, and project acceptance reviews.
• Provides technical support throughout project planning, design, construction, commissioning, and closeout activities.
• Supports infrastructure redundancy, resiliency, and capacity planning for healthcare, academic, research, data center, administrative, and other enterprise facilities.
• Maintains telecommunications databases, fiber documentation, infrastructure inventories, as-built drawings, telecommunications floor plans, cable records, and labeling documentation.
• Assists with the development and maintenance of enterprise telecommunications standards, design guidelines, specifications, and documentation practices.
• Supports communications infrastructure requirements for electronic medical records, nurse call, security, access control, video surveillance, wireless networks, distributed antenna systems, audiovisual systems, building automation, clinical technologies, and research technologies.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Valid Florida Driver's License
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience required
• Registered Communications Distribution Designer Certification preferred
• Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
• Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Any appropriate combination of relevant education, experience and/or certifications may be considered.

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The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

Job Status: Full time Employee Type: Staff

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The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.