Principal Consultant - Telecom

Technical Leadership, Mentorship, and Improving the TEECOM System

• As a Principal, Senior Consultant, your impact comes from the strength of your leadership and your ability to elevate the people, systems, and practices around you. You contribute in three key ways:
Technical Leadership
• You shape complex technical decisions and set a high bar for design quality, coordination, and documentation across multiple projects or client accounts.
• You influence peers and project leaders through expert judgment, clear technical reasoning, and sound guidance.
• You deepen TEECOM’s client relationships by acting as a trusted technical advisor—communicating proactively and aligning expectations at a strategic level.
Mentor and Develop Designers and Engineers
• You strengthen TEECOM’s technical bench by providing advanced coaching that builds the skills, confidence, and judgment of engineers and production staff across groups.
• You expand mentees’ exposure by bringing them into client conversations, design reviews, and high-stakes decision-making.
• You set expectations clearly, delegate meaningful work, and offer timely, actionable feedback—including through thoughtful participation in quarterly performance assessments.
Improve the TEECOM System
• You elevate firmwide standards by leading updates to discipline documentation, templates, and workflows through high-impact Pull Requests.
• You identify systemic gaps in processes or tools and propose scalable solutions that reduce rework and improve consistency across teams.
• You document discipline-wide guidance, client-specific processes, and best practices that strengthen onboarding, delegation, and alignment.
• You contribute to TEECOM’s learning ecosystem by shaping advanced training content and supporting knowledge-sharing across the firm.

What Success in this Position Looks Like

• You deliver complex, multi-discipline projects profitably, within scope, and to TEECOM’s quality standards, producing coordinated and well-documented designs.
• You evaluate project health, adjust plans, request additional services, and escalate risks early.
• You make sound decisions in complex or ambiguous situations and reduce rework through disciplined QA/QC oversight.
• You maintain healthy utilization and financial performance in line with firmwide targets.
• You document clearly and consistently to reduce rework, prevent misalignment, and help teams move quickly with shared understanding.
• You improve TEECOM’s system through high-quality documentation and Pull Requests that strengthen standards, templates, tools, and workflows—including documenting client-specific processes and deviations.
• You earn client trust by defining scope clearly, supporting fee development, and participating effectively in interviews.
• You actively participate in client relationship development through networking events and conferences, direct outreach to clients and partners, and sharing intel gathered through documented interactions.
• You mentor Designers and engineers by delegating meaningful work, providing timely feedback, and strengthening their judgment and skills.
• When assigned as a Mentor, you guide your mentee’s development and complete quarterly performance assessments that support continuous growth.
• You strengthen firmwide learning by developing training materials and sharing best practices across disciplines.
• You engage in thought leadership—blogs, white papers, presentations, or industry involvement—to elevate TEECOM’s credibility.
• You seek and act on client feedback to improve performance and reinforce strong relationships.
• You influence direction by collaborating with Group Leads, Team Leads, and Discipline Leads to resolve complex challenges.
• You model TEECOM’s Core Values—Care, Trust, and Value—through your communication, decisions, and leadership.
• You are recognized as a trusted advisor whose expertise elevates project outcomes and strengthens TEECOM’s reputation.

Responsibilities and Expectations

• These responsibilities and expectations represent what is required to successfully perform the essential functions of this role.
Annual and Quarterly
• Align technical leadership, project execution, and discipline decisions with company Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and Project Delivery priorities.
• Partner with Project Leads, Group Leads, and Team Leads to strengthen delivery consistency, technical standards, and coordination strategy across complex projects.
• Maintain visibility into project financial performance, scope alignment, staffing strategy, and delivery health—making proactive adjustments that protect profitability and predictability.
• Contribute to business planning by identifying client needs, portfolio risks, emerging trends, and strategic opportunities that inform TEECOM’s direction.
• Strengthen client relationships through business reviews, technical discussions, and leadership in pursuits that reinforce TEECOM’s credibility.
• Lead complex design reviews and QA/QC efforts that reinforce discipline excellence, documentation clarity, and coordination integrity.
• Advance TEECOM’s system through high-impact Pull Requests and scalable documentation improvements that strengthen standards and onboarding.
• Collaborate with Group Leads and Team Leads on workload forecasting, resource strategy, and delivery alignment.
• Represent TEECOM through thought leadership—conferences, industry events, internal workshops, and advanced knowledge-sharing.
• When serving as a Mentor, provide structured performance input and development guidance that builds technical mastery and leadership readiness.
Monthly and Biweekly
• Maintain visibility into project financial performance, scope alignment, staffing, and delivery health—guiding adjustments that protect execution quality and profitability.
• Lead complex technical design, coordination, and documentation across multi-discipline projects.
• Conduct advanced design reviews and QA/QC efforts that reinforce technical excellence and reduce risk.
• Advance discipline standards through high-impact Pull Requests and documentation updates that improve clarity and efficiency.
• Maintain disciplined project controls—including billing accuracy, scope validation, AR oversight, and coordination with Project Leads and Group Leads.
• Maintain accurate time and expense entries and, when serving as a Mentor, reinforce strong documentation and reporting habits.
• Participate in Engineering meetings, manufacturer engagement, and cross-team discussions to maintain technical alignment and stay current on industry advancements.
Weekly and Daily
• Drive technical alignment across projects through client, coordination, and internal meetings—clarifying priorities and surfacing risks early.
• Lead technical guidance through design reviews, markups, and real-time feedback that strengthen coordination and delivery quality.
• Lead and support pursuits by shaping technical strategy, refining scope assumptions, contributing to fee development, and participating in interviews.
• Maintain disciplined documentation across GitHub, Asana, Callback One, and the Design Decision Log (DDL) to ensure clarity and traceability.
• Communicate proactively with clients, design partners, and contractors to maintain alignment and momentum.
• Maintain visibility into project health—including scope, schedule, financial performance, and coordination readiness—and recommend adjustments when risks emerge.
• Oversee discipline design, coordination, and production with strong technical judgment while reinforcing TEECOM workflows and standards.
• Maintain accurate time, expense, and project updates that support forecasting, billing, and delivery visibility.
As Needed
• Support Additional Service Agreements (ASAs), scope adjustments, and proposal development to maintain alignment between delivery realities and contractual expectations.
• Strengthen client relationships through strategic discussions, industry events, and thought-leadership activities.
• Contribute to recruiting, mentoring, and team development through interviews, coaching, and participation in initiatives that strengthen TEECOM’s technical capability.
• Conduct site visits, field verifications, and programming sessions as required, documenting findings clearly to support coordinated delivery.
• Lead or contribute to firmwide initiatives, knowledge-sharing, or special projects that advance TEECOM’s systems, standards, and culture.

Supervisory / Mentorship / Training Responsibilities

• Supervisory: When serving as a Mentor, you provide structured coaching and performance input for assigned mentees. You identify risks, cross-project dependencies, and resourcing trends and collaborate with Group Leads and Team Leads to inform workload planning and delivery strategy.
• Mentorship: Serve as a senior mentor and technical role model for engineers and production team members. You coach through complex technical and coordination challenges, reinforce accountability to standards, and develop others’ judgment and decision-making. You provide clear, actionable feedback, track progress over time, and help shape the next generation of technical leaders.
• Training: Lead discipline-level training and knowledge sharing by defining learning priorities, developing and delivering advanced training content, and ensuring standards are clearly documented and understood. You lead design reviews, author and refine documentation, and elevate technical and documentation quality across the discipline through structured, repeatable training and coaching.

Experience and Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical preferred) or equivalent experience; advanced degree (MS or MBA) a plus.
• Experience: 12+ years of experience in AEC or related professional services with demonstrated discipline-specific leadership. (Telecom/ICT, Structured Cabling, Low Voltage)
• Preferred: Experience leading complex, multi-discipline projects and providing technical guidance, QA/QC oversight, and mentoring to Designers and engineers.
• Proven ability to deliver high-quality, coordinated designs and make sound decisions in complex or ambiguous environments.
• Strong understanding of project delivery, client expectations, documentation standards, coordination requirements, and best practices.
• Demonstrated experience contributing to documentation, standards, QA/QC workflows, and system improvements through GitHub Pull Requests.
• Strong proficiency in Autodesk (AutoCAD, Revit), Bluebeam Studio, Microsoft 365 Suite, Google Workspace, and GitHub.
Industry certifications preferred or required by discipline:
• RCDD (Telecom/ICT) — required
• EIT — preferred
• PE — preferred
• CDT — preferred
• PMP — plus

Physical Demands

• These physical demands represent what is required to perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be provided as needed.
• Prolonged desk work using a computer, keyboard, mouse, and telephone.
• Regular reading, writing, and communication in virtual and in-person settings.
• Occasional travel to client sites for meetings, surveys, or inspections.
• Site walks may require standing or walking for extended periods, climbing stairs, and navigating construction or utility areas.
• Field activities may involve bending, kneeling, or maneuvering in confined spaces.
• May occasionally lift or move equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment

• These work environment characteristics represent the conditions encountered while performing essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations will be provided as needed.
• Approximately 75% of work is performed in a remote or office environment using standard office equipment.
• Approximately 25% occurs at client sites, including construction environments and existing facilities.
• Construction sites may include exposure to elevated noise levels, dust, uneven or unfinished walking surfaces, variable lighting conditions, and active construction operations.
• Utility rooms and similar spaces may have restricted access or may not fully comply with ADA accessibility standards. When access limitations exist, TEECOM will support coordinating reasonable accommodations with site-controlling contractor or alternative means to perform essential job functions.
• All accidents, near misses, and unsafe conditions must be reported immediately to the site superintendent and internally to People Operations.