RCDD Structured Cabling Designer

Role :- RCDD Structured Cabling Designer

Location :- Santa Clara, CA(Onsite 5 days

Type : Contract

ROLE SUMMARY

Owns the IT infrastructure content of construction and lifecycle projects: new building deployments, network room build-outs, cabling projects, and refresh initiatives. Acts as Client technical authority to Facilities, architects, general contractors, and low-voltage subcontractors — reviewing designs, producing specifications, controlling scope and materials, and holding contractors to the standard. This is a design and program-engineering role, not an installation role; execution is performed by contracted trades under this engineer's direction.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Design and specification

• Partner with Facilities, Network, AV, Security, and End User Support stakeholders to establish IT requirements for each project at the design stage.
• Review architectural, electrical, and low-voltage drawings against Client standards, issue formal design comments, and track resolution.
• Produce construction documents, specifications, and installation standards for low-voltage cabling contractors.
• Define equipment placement within network rooms — rack elevations and positions for network gear, security and BAS panels, service wall fields, pathway, and containment routes.
• Specify pathway, grounding/bonding, fire-stopping, labelling, and testing requirements in line with TIA/BICSI standards and local code.

Program and vendor delivery

• Develop ROM and BOM for new builds and refreshes; drive procurement of long-lead materials against project milestones.
• Oversee low-voltage contractors through installation, ensuring work is delivered to design specification and quality standard.
• Issue Statements of Work and detailed working instructions to vendors; review and validate submittals, RFIs, and change orders.
• Walk construction projects on a regular cadence and issue written site reports capturing Client feedback, defects, and corrective actions.
• Manage punch-list closure, acceptance testing, and test-result review (fibre and copper certification) prior to sign-off.

Closeout and handover

• Compile and record close-out documentation — as-built drawings, test results, warranty certificates, labelling schedules — and hand over to the operations team and end users.
• Ensure all newly delivered infrastructure is loaded into Netbox/Nautobot and CMDB before project closure.
• Conduct formal handover walkthroughs so operations inherit a documented, supportable environment.
• Capture lessons learned and feed improvements back into Client design standards and vendor specifications.

Capacity and lifecycle engineering

• Maintain a forward view of network room capacity — available ports, fibre strand counts, PDU outlets, rack units, and power headroom — and flag constraints ahead of demand.
• Plan and scope lifecycle refresh initiatives for cable plant, racks, and power infrastructure.
• Support regional power shutdown planning from an infrastructure design and risk perspective.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years in low-voltage design, telecommunications consulting, IT construction project management, or structured cabling program delivery.
• RCDD certification (or actively pursuing) — this is the core credential for the design and specification scope.
• Working command of TIA-568/569/606/607, BICSI TDMM practice, NEC low-voltage provisions, and applicable local building and fire code.
• Ability to read and markup architectural, electrical, and telecom drawings; proficiency with AutoCAD, Revit, or Bluebeam for review and redline.
• Demonstrated experience directing low-voltage subcontractors and general contractors, including SOW authoring, submittal review, and change-order control.
• Deep understanding of network room infrastructure — racks, containment, grounding, power distribution, cooling, and fibre/copper plant design.
• Strong written communication; able to produce specifications, site reports, and closeout packages to a professional standard.
• Comfortable operating with minimal direction in ambiguous, fast-moving construction environments.

PREFERRED

• 10+ years of related experience, including delivery of ground-up building or large campus fit-out projects.
• Additional BICSI credentials (DCDC, OSP, RTPM) or PMP.
• Experience delivering lab, cleanroom, or high-density compute environments.
• Proficiency with DCIM/CMDB platforms, and with SQL, Python, or PowerBI/Tableau for capacity and program reporting.
• Prior experience at a large-scale technology company or hyperscale operator.

SERVICE MEASURES

• Projects delivered to schedule and to design specification, with defects closed before handover.
• Design reviews completed within agreed turnaround at each project gate.
• BOM/ROM accuracy against final installed quantities.
• Complete closeout documentation and CMDB records at every project completion.