Lead Field Engineer

TEKsystems • Charleston, SC

7d • $62 - $62 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Lead Field Engineer and Tech serves as the primary on-site technical lead responsible for executing infrastructure readiness assessments across healthcare and enterprise facilities. The role leads field activities, directs assessment personnel, validates collected data, and ensures findings, documentation, and recommendations are complete, accurate, and aligned with project standards. The Lead Field Engineer evaluates telecommunications infrastructure, structured cabling systems, power availability, telecommunications rooms, network connectivity, and site readiness, and acts as the primary technical liaison between project leadership, field resources, and client stakeholders. This is a contract position based in Charleston, South Carolina, with a hybrid workplace arrangement and extensive travel to client locations. The listed pay rate is $61.85 per hour.

The posting also describes a separate Wireless Engineer opening, responsible for planning, executing, analyzing, and documenting wireless network assessments at healthcare and enterprise facilities using Ekahau AI Pro, Ekahau Sidekick, and industry practices. That engineer evaluates RF performance, identifies wireless coverage issues, validates access-point placement, and recommends remediation while coordinating wireless findings with infrastructure, power, cabling, and facility readiness requirements.

If eligible, benefits for this temporary role may include medical, dental, and vision coverage; critical illness, accident, and hospital coverage; a 401(k) retirement plan with pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions; voluntary life and AD&D insurance; short- and long-term disability; a Health Spending Account; transportation benefits; an Employee Assistance Program; and time off or leave such as PTO, vacation, or sick leave. Eligibility and terms may depend on job classification, length of employment, and applicable plan or program terms.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience supporting enterprise network infrastructure environments.
• At least 3 years leading structured cabling, telecommunications, or infrastructure assessment projects.
• Experience evaluating telecommunications rooms, IDFs, MDFs, patch panels, and structured cabling systems.
• Experience conducting infrastructure audits, site surveys, or network readiness assessments.
• Proven experience leading on-site technical resources.
• Strong understanding of structured cabling systems, including Cat5e, Cat6, Cat6A, and fiber.
• Strong understanding of telecommunications rooms, network closets, patch panel design and documentation, cable testing and certification methodologies, and network infrastructure standards and best practices.
• Experience using cable-testing and cable-tracing equipment.
• Ability to interpret floor plans, construction drawings, and network documentation.
• Experience performing site assessments and documentation.
• Ability to work independently in healthcare or enterprise environments.
• Strong customer-facing communication and the ability to interact professionally with customers and executive stakeholders.
• Experience producing actionable findings and reports.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and documentation skills.
• Ability to travel extensively to client locations.
• Non-negotiable screening requirements include telecommunications room assessment experience, structured cabling assessment experience, cable testing and documentation experience, leadership of field resources, and ability to travel.

Nice To Haves

• BICSI Technician (TECH).
• BICSI RCDD.
• CCNA.
• CompTIA Network+.
• Healthcare infrastructure experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead on-site infrastructure readiness assessments across multiple locations.
• Direct daily activities of field technicians and coordinate efforts with wireless engineering resources.
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact during site visits.
• Ensure assessment activities are completed safely, efficiently, and according to project standards.
• Assess telecommunications rooms, network closets, structured cabling systems, patch panels, switches, and supporting infrastructure.
• Validate existing network-jack inventories and identify discrepancies.
• Review cable pathways, network connectivity, labeling standards, rack layouts, and cable management.
• Evaluate existing infrastructure for reuse and identify remediation requirements.
• Validate floor plans and ensure infrastructure components are accurately documented.
• Review cable test results, jack inventories, photographs, and assessment artifacts for completeness.
• Identify risks, infrastructure deficiencies, access constraints, and readiness concerns.
• Produce detailed site findings and technical recommendations.
• Communicate findings to project leadership and customer representatives.
• Escalate issues, risks, and exceptions discovered during site assessments.
• Participate in quality reviews and documentation validation sessions.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, if eligible.
• Critical illness, accident, and hospital coverage, if eligible.
• 401(k) retirement plan with pre-tax and Roth post-tax contribution options, if eligible.
• Voluntary life and AD&D insurance for the employee and dependents, if eligible.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage, if eligible.
• Health Spending Account (HSA), if eligible.
• Transportation benefits, if eligible.
• Employee Assistance Program, if eligible.
• Time off or leave, such as PTO, vacation, or sick leave, if eligible.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed