Center Engineer

Description

The role is primarily project management, coordinating the installation of telecom equipment like racks, cabinets, routers, and cards. Responsibilities include coordinating site surveys, understanding job scope (e.g., cooling/power requirements for installations), and identifying issues with telecom components and infrastructure. The individual will not perform engineering tasks but must understand power, space, and cooling, escalating issues to the engineering team rather than fixing them. They must be able to interpret detailed engineering specifications and communicate them effectively. The work will take place in various environments, including enterprise data centers, central offices, and mobile switching centers.

Skills

project management, installation verification, Troubleshooting, pmp certification

Top Skills Details

project management,installation verification,Troubleshooting

Additional Skills & Qualifications
Engineering details will include but not be limited to project-specific installation instructions, engineering database (ICON, CCP) updates, equipment configurations, card/port assignments/requirements, power mapping, cable running lists, floor space and rack placement, and detailed Bill of Material (BOM). Create required Shopping carts or Telephone Equipment Orders (TEOs) to drive purchase of required equipment and services. Create Project Supplements as required for appropriate financial budget management of build initiatives. Coordinate and drive Engineering issues to resolution. Manage multiple Capacity Creation Requests for new hardware deployments, reconfigurations, decommissions, and First Office Application (FOA) projects. Negotiate and coordinate overall project schedules for Engineering activities, Construction start and completion dates. Accurately identify, monitor, report, escalate, and resolve technical issues encountered throughout the build process. Maintain excellent communication with Project Manager, Functional Team Members and Direct Management to ensure early identification of issues and timely reporting of status. Interface with Operations and other Implementation organizations in performing site surveys to obtain critical site specific pre-engineering data prior to the build, as well as post installation redlines and end of job audits. Negotiate, coordinate, and drive/track completion of project milestones with all appropriate stakeholders, to include third party turf vendors. Facilitate and maintain relationships with multiple service vendors, including pricing compliance, standards creation and compliance, and conducting quality reviews - to include follow up remediation as appropriate and periodic performance reviews.

Experience Level

Intermediate Level

Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Ashburn, VA.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $38.00 - $44.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a hybrid position in Ashburn,VA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Apr 29, 2026.
>About TEKsystems:
We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.