ICT Senior Consultant

Syska Hennessy Group • Chicago, IL

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Watch your work come to life in landmark projects around the world when you partner with Syska Hennessy Group. As a global leader in consulting, engineering, and commissioning services, we specialize in highly technical buildings and the systems that bring them to life. Our Information and Communication Technology Group (ICT), in our Chicago, IL office is seeking a Senior Technology Systems Consultant with systems design experience with a focus on one or more of the following trades: Telecom/IT/Audio Visual / Security. This role will support the engineering of systems for a variety of projects while working closely with clients, client reps, architects, and MEP engineers in creating designs for all kind of spaces including Critical Facilities, Corporate Interiors, Sports & Entertainment, Healthcare Facilities, Airports, and educational facilities throughout the country. We are looking for someone with ICT experience for Aviation. Our dynamic work environment provides the optimal setting to take your engineering career to the next level. From our supportive culture, diverse workforce, and competitive compensation to our flexible work schedule Monday to Thursday in the office for 9 hours and Friday for 4 hours remotely at home and fun social events, it is everything you will need for an exciting, challenging, and rewarding career.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university in Engineering, Science or Technical discipline or equivalent relevant work experience.
• 8+ years of audiovisual, telecom, IT, or security design experience in a variety of markets including critical facilities (data centers, call centers, trading floors, etc.), healthcare, aviation, sports and entertainment, corporate interiors, and educational facilities.
• Proficiency in written and verbal communication and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of active network systems and structured cabling design.
• Has general working knowledge of Wi-Fi network and telephony design concepts, generating heat maps, etc.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD/Revit preferred.
• Certification such as P.E., ICT certification (PSP, CPP, CTS, CTS-D, RCDD, CCNA, CCNP, CISSP, PMP, etc.) required.

Responsibilities

• Support the design efforts on a wide range of projects.
• Work closely with senior and supervising consultants performing calculations and laying out highly technical spaces.
• Progress from basic design work assignments to more complicated and involved projects working in conjunction with a technical team.
• Provide trade specific system design layout (utilizing CAD/BIM); calculations (utilizing appropriate software); and other related design services including coordination with the designs of other trades (architectural and engineering / internal and external) under the guidance of more senior technical staff.
• Create basic designs with little supervision of the senior staff and create medium to complex designs under direction of senior team member.
• Develop specifications, system narratives and system layouts for a variety of projects and project sizes.
• Conduct field inspections to determine existing conditions and to coordinate new work.
• Assist Senior Engineer in preparation of due diligence, feasibility, gap analysis and other technical reports and drawings.
• Begin to establish system application, design and operational parameters sequences under the direction of the senior team members.
• Has a basic understanding of network connectivity, LAN, WAN fundamentals.
• Has a basic understanding of WiFi infrastructure, WAPs, controllers.
• Participate in / Ensure / Oversee QA/QC process for your work and the work of others.
• Assist senior team members in the on-going determination of project scheduling requirements, manpower requirements, and project budgets.
• Perform construction administration and field investigation tasks for assigned projects including conducting field inspections and subsequent detailed inspection reports.
• Assist the senior team member in processing RFI’s, Change Orders, Bulletins, and Addenda.
• Masters drawing organization format and company standards.
• Cross trained on multidisciplinary designs and support design production of drawings, calculations, researches, reports, analysis and specification.
• Represent Syska Hennessy Group and work in close contact with and effectively interact with the internal design team as well as external clients and consultants (including owners, builders, developers, program managers, architects, vendors, etc.).
• Coordinate with other disciplines and work in close contact with the entire design team.
• Other duties as assigned by Management.

Benefits

• Robust, comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance and supplemental benefit plans.
• 401(k) plan with a generous employer matching program.
• Training and professional development courses.
• Professional development incentive bonuses.
• Dynamic Employee Resource Groups.
• Competitive Paid Time Off (PTO) policy.
• Transit/parking employer stipend.
• ½ day work from home Fridays all year long.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior