Remote Associate - Security

Summary

Join a $40+ million/year consulting engineering firm that makes technology work in buildings through strategic consulting, design and engineering, project management, and enterprise support. As an Associate, you will work with clients, product manufacturers, contractors, and other employees to take projects from start to finish under the direction of a mentor and/or team lead.

Responsibilities

• Learn the building design process and the pursuit process
• Assist with fee development (PSA), proposal, and interview coordination with marketing
• Foster client relationships and fellow design team members
• Ask clients about other current or upcoming projects
• Attend client meetings with senior technical staff members and prepare meeting notes documenting relevant decisions and discussions
• Assist with client meetings and programming sessions to develop the system (telecom, security, network, audiovisual, and acoustics) parameters and design criteria
• Prepare and/or delegate mark-ups for Revit models and AutoCAD drawings
• Research technical product information
• Assist other technical staff members with job site inspections to determine existing conditions and extent of progress made by contractors
• Design, coordinate, and engineer systems per discipline (telecom, security, network, audiovisual, acoustics, Wi-Fi, etc.)
• Track decisions, budgets, and schedule for small to mid-size projects
• Prepare drawings, specifications, contract documents, and design calculations
• Assist senior staff with design team coordination (architects, engineers, TEECOM team)
• Assist with client interface between technology and facilities staff and the architects, integrators, and contractors
• Assist with the programming, design, construction, and closeout phases of each assigned project
• Perform job site inspections to determine existing conditions and extent of progress made by contractors
• Provide support to the team, develop tools, improve processes, and share technical knowledge
• Attend and contribute to internal team, discipline, and project meetings
• Assist with opinions of probable construction cost (OPCC) for systems as required
• Perform other work-related duties as assigned
• Ensure timesheets/expense reports are accurate and up-to-date daily
• Achieve billed revenue target each quarter
• Identify, prepare, and secure authorization for an Additional Services Agreement (ASA) when scope of the project deviates from the Professional Services Agreement (PSA)
• Meet project budgets and positively contribute to profitability
• Ensure that all client and design team due dates, submission dates, and completion dates are met