Lead DS CEL (Travel)
About The Position
The Lead DS CEL evaluates, designs, and oversees telecommunications rooms (MDF/IDF/CELs), including racks, bonding/grounding, electrical, cooling, cable pathways, and compliance with AF/SF and UFC standards. This role manages GDIT, Agency, and Subcontractor teams performing site surveys, rack builds, grounding, cabling, electrical, and network equipment installations. GDIT is seeking Lead DS CEL to help support our ongoing BIM contract. Hiring location will be remote but will require approximately 75%-100% travel. Working location will be on site supporting the daily implementation efforts at Eielson Air Force Base, Fairbanks Alaska.
Requirements
- BA/BS or equivalent, 5+ years of experience
- 4–7 years’ experience with telecommunications rooms, data center buildouts, or ISP infrastructure
- Experience managing cabling, rack installation, or structured cabling teams
- Knowledge of grounding/bonding, power specs, equipment standards, and room environmental requirements
- Secret Security Clearance
- Hiring location will be remote but will require approximately 75%-100% travel.
- Working location will be on site supporting the daily implementation efforts at Eielson Air Force Base, Fairbanks Alaska.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with AFCENT, AFNET, or equivalent DOD telecom environments
- Experience designing or upgrading MDF/IDF spaces
- Experience reading and producing telecom room drawings
- BICSI Technician, Installer 2, or RCDD
- Security+ CE (8570 requirement)
- FOA CFOT (beneficial for fiber termination work)
Responsibilities
- Conduct surveys documenting power, cooling, bonding/grounding, pathways, and room readiness
- Develop layout designs including rack plans, cable management, grounding/bonding, electrical circuits, and equipment placement
- Manage GDIT, Agency, and Subcontractor labor performing room buildouts, rack installation, cable routing, and grounding
- Ensure compliance with UFC, TIA/EIA, I3A, and DOD telecommunications room standards
- Coordinate with base civil engineering for facility upgrades or modifications
- Support site installation of new fiber, CAT6, WIFI, CEL closet solutions to include but not limited to cabinets, switch node solution, UPS and power solutions.
- Work closely with Network, Fiber Optic, ISP, and OSP teams for integration of infrastructure
- Participate in design reviews and customer briefings as a SME
Benefits
- 401K with company match
- medical plan options
- dental plan options
- vision plan
- full flex work weeks where possible
- variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
- 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness
- 10 paid holidays per year
- Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees
- short and long-term disability benefits
- life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
