Cerami & Associates · 4 days ago
ICT Technical Lead – Data Center Infrastructure
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$160K/yr - $190K/yr
8+ years expCerami & Associates is a technology and acoustic consulting firm providing services for clients nationwide. They are seeking an experienced ICT Technical Lead to manage a team and oversee the design of OSP and ISP pathways and cabling systems for large-scale data center projects.
ConsultingInformation Technology
Responsibilities
Serve as the technical touchpoint for OSP and ISP pathways and cabling design on assigned data center campus projects
Function as design lead for underground duct banks, vaults, building entrances, and campus fiber/copper distribution and inside plant systems including cable tray, ladder rack, equipment layouts, backbone and horizontal cabling
Review and approve design packages, ensuring compliance with client standards, constructability, and long-term scalability
Coordinate with civil, structural, electrical, mechanical, and BIM teams to resolve complex cross-discipline issues
Guide team members through design challenges related to interdisciplinary coordination, redundancy, diversity, and future expansion
Support client engagement, technical workshops, and design reviews
Translate client operational requirements into buildable designs
Perform quality assurance reviews of deliverables
Personnel Management
Team and individual personnel management
Constant interaction with team members working on multiple projects
Communicate and work closely with the management team (NYC based), account executive
Project Management
Continuous oversight and supervision of assigned data center projects, from proposal and resource assignment, programming and design, through construction administration and testing/commissioning
Manage and attend client and other stakeholder meetings and oversee completion of tasks, development of deliverables, and execution of construction supervision
Monitor and supervise development of project deliverables along the milestone schedules and timelines of multiple projects
Manage project priorities to ensure consistent design and deliverables between different projects
Track and monitor all projects against budgeted hours - shift workflows and resource allocations as necessary
Manage and monitor hours logged to client projects to ensure accurate invoicing
Develop and execute QA/QC plans
Qualification
Required
Experience in ICT infrastructure design, with demonstrated experience on large data center or mission-critical campus projects
Deep expertise in OSP pathways and cabling (duct banks, manholes, diverse routing, campus fiber systems)
Strong expertise in ISP pathways and cabling (tray/ladder rack systems, equipment layouts, backbone and distribution cabling)
Proven ability to lead technical teams, perform design reviews, and resolve complex infrastructure challenges
Thorough knowledge of industry standards and codes (TIA, BICSI, and NEC)
Strong communication skills with the ability to interface effectively with clients, contractors, and internal stakeholders
8 - 15+ years of demonstrable technical skills and people/team management
Strong and demonstrable project management experience
Strong communication and presentation skills, both oral and written
Understanding of construction documentation and CAD/BIM workflows/standards
Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced, team-based environment
Preferred
BS in Engineering and RCDD certification (preferred)
Benefits
Leadership role on large and advanced data center campus projects.
Collaborative, high-performance design environment with long-term career advancement opportunities.
Company
Cerami & Associates
Cerami, part of Trinity Consultants, has earned the reputation as a premier acoustic design and technology consulting company working with world-class developers and architects on their iconic projects, globally.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Bernard Scaglione
Associate Principal
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