Lead Telecommunications Designer

Great people. Great places. Great projects. kW Mission Critical Engineering, a WSP company, is a high-performance, fast-paced consulting engineering firm designing data centers and mission critical environments across the globe. We hire smart, responsive, team players to work in collaborative and mentoring office settings. Our mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, controls, telecommunications, and security building system designs keep many of the world’s top Fortune 100 financial, technology, enterprise, hyperscale, and colocation companies up and running 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

We work on innovative, award-winning, large-scale projects. We travel to construction sites to see our designs being built. As part of WSP, we are able to offer our employees increased professional development and career opportunities in addition to kW MCE’s office culture which is consistently recognized as one of the “Best Places to Work.” Join our great people at our great places designing great projects.

Be involved in projects with our Building Technology Systems (BTS) team and be part of a growing organization that meets our clients’ objectives and solves their challenges. At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our future focused business objectives. Our devotion to teamwork has allowed us to build communities and expand our skylines. Here at WSP, anything is within our reach—and yours as a WSP employee.

kW Mission Critical Engineering, a WSP USA company, is currently initiating a search for a Telecom Lead Designer to support mission critical and high performance building projects. This role provides technical leadership and design authority for telecommunications systems, supporting projects from early design through construction closeout.

Our staff work on high quality, high profile, local, national, and international projects. You will actively participate in the complete project lifecycle, collaborating with architects, engineers, contractors, and owners to deliver reliable, scalable, and constructible telecommunications infrastructure.

• Serve as the design authority for telecommunications systems on assigned projects, owning technical decisions, design intent, and final deliverables.
• Independently perform and lead BIM and CAD design assignments supporting the Telecommunications discipline.
• Design telecommunications systems including structured cabling infrastructure, telecom spaces (MMR, IDF), pathways, cable tray, wireless access point layouts, and related ICT infrastructure.
• Integrate telecommunications systems with other building systems including Electrical, AV, Security, Controls, and MEP disciplines.
• Develop and maintain Division 27 specifications, design narratives, and supporting technical documentation.
• Define system architectures, routing strategies, redundancy concepts, and constructability approaches aligned with mission critical requirements.

• Produce accurate 2D drawings and 3D BIM models using Revit or equivalent BIM platforms.
• Develop coordinated floor plans, riser diagrams, room layouts, equipment elevations, schedules, and details.
• Prepare cable schedules, pathway documentation, and technical specifications.
• Perform Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA/QC) reviews of telecommunications design packages, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and compliance with client and industry standards.
• Implement and apply discipline best practices, internal standards, and BIM execution requirements across all deliverables.
• Meet required schedules while maintaining a high level of design quality and consistency.

• Support projects through all phases of design and construction, including construction administration activities.
• Review contractor submittals, respond to RFIs, and resolve field coordination issues related to telecommunications systems.
• Survey and evaluate existing conditions to support retrofit, expansion, and brownfield projects.
• Participate in site walks and coordination meetings to verify constructability and field alignment with design…