Overview **Your Future at M.C. Dean** We're seeking people driven to excellence and inspired to have a meaningful impact powering, automating, integrating, and securing the world’s most critical infrastructure and facilities. This translates into fulfilling opportunities for employees driven to excel in a meaningful career. As an employee at M.C. Dean, you will join forces with more than 5,800 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability. Together, we transform the way complex, large-scale systems are designed, delivered, and sustained–enhancing client outcomes, improving lives, and changing the world for the better. The Communications Deputy Project Leader is a training position that consists of learning how to supervise and direct the employees on a particular project, prepare strategic plans and budgets, develop a comprehensive project plan, and analyze statistical data. Must have experience in technology systems integration including passive and active communication infrastructure with a proven ability to lead design and construction teams. Responsibilities + Assisting with leading a team that provides Communications and Electronic Safety and Security passive and active infrastructure including communications ISP/OSP pathways and cabling, networking and wireless systems, CCTV, access control, A/V, and other technology applications ensuring design efficiency and contractual compliance + Assisting in the design and deployment of Information Transport Systems and telecommunications systems + Run day-to-day operations of a project or sub-section of a project + Identify change orders and ensuring effective resolution + Price, track and manage change orders + Plan and monitor cash flow against cash expenses + Maintain as-builts as work is completed + Document project issues/conditions + Plan and execute project completion and punch list + Develop specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize and accomplish your work + Read and interpret blueprints and project specifications + Research and compile submittals; pricing change orders and prepare estimates for partially designed projects by finishing the design and preparing a complete project estimate + Confer with supervisory personnel, owners, contractors, and design professionals to discuss and resolve matters such as work procedures, complaints, and construction problems + Communicate with people outside the Company, representing the Company to customers, the public, the government, and general contractor representatives + Clearly understand the timeliness required for decision making, submission of RFIs, and documentation of all verbal conversations or agreements Qualifications **Qualifications / Skills Sets / Expectations:** + Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and may meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information; ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance is required + B.S. in Engineering or similar degree and Industrial experience with 5+years working for a telecommunications integrator or electrical contractor + Experience working on telecommunication and electronic security projects ranging from $500,000 to $10M + Experience working with contract drawings, subcontracts, contract addendums, specifications, change orders, RFIs, submittals + Experience installing Information Transport Systems + Experience using MS Office Suit, Sophisticated Project Management, CPM Scheduling, Cost, modeling, and AutoCAD software + Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and concepts involved in the production of precision technical plans, blueprints and drawings on electrical and security projects + Familiar with standard deliverables and work process on construction and integration projects + Must have strong interpersonal and writing skills and be a problem owner/solver + Proven ability to effectively plan and organize one's own activities or the activities of others + Able to work in a diverse environment, with personnel having a range of backgrounds + Requires reliable attendance at customer site during work hours required by customer + Requires the ability to work a flexible schedule that includes occasional nights and weekends + Up to 25% travel, must have reliable transportation, a valid driver's license and a satisfactory driving record **Preferred Skill set** + Accubid Estimating (Or equivalent) directly related to Electrical Installations + Primavera P6 CPM Scheduling Experience and proficiency (or equivalent) + Ability and Willingness to Travel to project locations as needed **Abilities** + Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time + Sitting for extended periods of time + Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction + Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard + Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences + Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand + Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing + Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense + Identify and understand the speech of another person