Entry-level Designer I who learns Revit and delivers production document packages. Attend client meetings, prepare Revit/AutoCAD models, assist site inspections, document processes, follow delegated tasks, maintain timesheets, and meet quarterly utilization and billing goals while participating in in-house training and mentorship.
TEECOM | We Make Technology Work in Buildings
Do you want to launch or advance a career at the intersection of technology and the built environment? Do you want to work with exceptional engineers to creatively solve complex problems? Do you want to work with clients to take their building experiences to the next level of connectivity, safety, and wow-factor? Do you want to join a company that defines the state of the art in its practice, with visionary leadership and in-house research and development?
TEECOM is a $45+ million/year consulting engineering firm with an average annual growth rate of 20% over the past 25 years. We make technology work in buildings through strategic consulting, design and engineering, project management, and enterprise support. We work hard in a fast-paced professional environment that will challenge you to learn and grow, and we play hard through team lunches and events that give back to the community. Join us and make TEECOM even better.
About the Position
As an entry-level Designer engineering role, the Designer I will begin their career on the production team to learn Revit and deliver document packages to the client. This is an opportunity to learn all of TEECOM’s disciplines. This individual is expected to receive delegated production work and work effectively as part of a team. They will also participate in the TEECOMuniversity in-house training program. This will entail completing Bridge courses, one-on-one or group sessions to learn the fundamentals of technology systems such as telecommunications infrastructure, audiovisual, security, acoustics, and wired and wireless networks.
The individual will receive thorough instruction through mentorship, hands-on Revit training, and opportunities to shadow senior designers to learn from their experience.
Impact
- Represent TEECOM Values and Guiding Principles: Individual demonstrates that they CARE about clients and fellow team members, adds VALUE, and earns and builds TRUST.
Influence
- Lead by Example: Individual sets the example for the team by aligning their actions with their words.
- Indirect Mentorship: Individual provides indirect mentorship to anyone who asks questions or needs guidance.
- Augment Company-Wide Communication: Individual demonstrates a commitment to elevating company-wide communication by enhancing internal documentation, fostering team collaboration, and supporting transparency across the firm.
Knowledge
- Knowledge of the AEC industry and the design and construction process are a plus.
Skills
- Organization: Keep track of multiple projects and client and team member requests, often on a last-minute basis with excellent follow-up to assure promises are kept.
- Documentation: Thoroughly documents, updates, and maintains process documentation, notes, and decisions across appropriate platforms to ensure workflows, processes, and discussions are accessible and up-to-date.
- Communication: Conduct business communications in an effective, professional, and concise manner, both verbally and in written formats, and in one-on-one, small-group, and large-group settings. You must read, write, speak, compute, and problem-solve various tasks. Break down complex concepts into smaller and more digestible components that allow for a greater level of understanding by others.
- Teamwork: Work as a functional member of a team and successfully work with other teams and business functions to achieve positive results. Facilitate effective project team and cross-functional interactions (Technical, Operations, BD, Marketing, etc.).
- Problem Solving: Approach problems using a methodical and logical method to create a workable solution. Use numbers and mathematical approaches for various tasks. Conduct research using the Internet.
- Software: Use software applications effectively and efficiently (G Suite, MS Office, Bluebeam, Slack, Revit, AutoCAD MEP, Navisworks, Bluebeam Studio, etc.) to communicate and deliver work products.
- Process Oriented: Follow processes, continually seek to make processes more efficient, enforce processes, and conduct root cause analyses that lead to the update or creation of processes.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Learn the building design process and the pursuit process
- Attend client meetings with senior technical staff members and prepare meeting notes documenting relevant decisions and discussions
- Prepare Revit models and/or AutoCAD drawings
- Assist other technical staff members with job site inspections to determine existing conditions and extent of progress made by contractors
- Perform delegated tasks from senior staff
- Attend and contribute to internal team, discipline, and project meetings
- Regularly document, update, and maintain team-related processes, workflows, and best practices. Actively initiate and participate in discussions about project challenges, process improvements, and other topics that enhance internal documentation and contribute to the team’s success and collaboration
- Perform other work-related duties as assigned
- Ensure timesheets/expense reports are accurate and up-to-date daily
- Achieve billed revenue target each quarter
What Success in this Role Looks Like
- Quarterly reviews are completed on schedule
- Utilization equals 85%
- Average hours worked is between 40 and 50 hours per week
- Achieve goals from the Performance Plan each quarter
- Complete 100% of Asana tasks on time
- Actively engage with GitHub repositories, Callback One, Design Decision Logs, and other pertinent platforms by consistently contributing valuable documentation and participating in discussions to enhance internal documentation and team collaboration.
Experience
- Education/Degree/Major: BS in Engineering (electrical preferred) or equivalent experience
- Construction industry or equivalent experience is a plusAutodesk (AutoCAD, Revit) is a plus
- Bluebeam Studio is a plus
- Microsoft SuiteG Suite
Certifications
- EIT is a plus
- CDT is a plus
Your level will be evaluated and determined during the interview process.
We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES: Please note that TEECOM does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, TEECOM will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, TEECOM explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of TEECOM.
Top Skills
Revit,Autocad,Autocad Mep,Navisworks,Bluebeam,Bluebeam Studio,G Suite,Microsoft Office,Slack,Github,Callback One,Asana
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