Telecommunications Designer

We have an opening for a Telecommunications Designer. You will be responsible for providing overhead and underground telecommunications utility design at our Victoria location.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare and review Telecommunication designs.
• Interpret and apply Telecommunication standards while preparing high quality designs and drawings.
• Create design details in software such as AutoCAD, SpatialNET, Microstation and Bluebeam
• Accountability and management of concurrent project budgets and schedules for successful delivery “on-time” and “on-budget” while maintaining a high degree of quality.
• Participate in meetings with key-stakeholders to ensure success outcomes on a project by project, job by job basis.
• Design coordination with clients, municipal authorities, utilities & various project stakeholders
• Preparation and submission of design packages
• Preparation and submission of project approvals, including customer, municipal permits, crossing or proximity agreements and joint use approvals.
• Proactively consult and develop solutions for clients to suit their business needs.
• Clearly communicate with clients and project stakeholders to identify project risks and expectations.
• Attend site meetings, site visits and field inspections.
• Review as built and record drawings to ensure compliance with original design
• Analyze and produce financial variance reports upon completion.
• Peer mentoring and training with other design team members
• Other duties as required.

Qualifications:

• At least one year of experience with telecommunication design
• Great interpersonal skills with the ability to develop business relationships conducted in a professional manner.
• Strong collaborative skills and willingness to liaise with other disciplines (marketing, drafting, construction, survey, and civil) to ensure projects are accurate, compliant, on-time and on-budget.
• A passion for your work and a drive for excellence
• Engineering Technology Diploma or Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized college or university would be an asset.
• Class 5 full driver’s license

A few qualifications that would help you succeed:

• Experience working in the telecom or related engineering environment, particularly in design and cost estimating of telecom projects.
• Experience with survey equipment and field data collection.

Primary offers a highly competitive compensation package including, competitive salaries, bonuses, Health & Dental benefits, Health Care Spending Account, flexible work schedules, paid vacation, Company Matching RRSP, flex days, and several career and professional development opportunities.

• Please see www.primaryeng.com for this and other positions we are recruiting.