Senior Engineer – Building Technology Systems (BTS)

Role overview

Design and engineering

• Design ICT, AV, security, ELV, telecommunications, Wi-Fi, DAS, ANPR, intercom, visitor management, parking guidance, smart building, digital signage, IPTV, and unified communications systems.
• Prepare concept, schematic, detailed, tender, and construction design deliverables.
• Develop layouts, riser diagrams, network topologies, system schematics, rack elevations, cabinet layouts, equipment schedules, and installation details.
• Perform system sizing, bandwidth, storage, fiber backbone, PoE/UPOE, wireless capacity, and security loading calculations.
• Prepare technical specifications, Basis of Design reports, design narratives, calculations, and authority submission documents.
• Design structured cabling to ANSI/TIA, ISO/IEC, and BICSI standards; develop technology room layouts for MDF, IDF, TER, data centres, and other specialist rooms.
• Design active network infrastructure and telecommunications containment, pathways, trays, conduits, and spaces.
• Coordinate cellular coverage, GPON/XGS-PON networks, fiber backbones, and smart-building integrations with BMS, IoT, occupancy, room booking, and analytics platforms.
• Ensure compliance with ANSI/TIA, ISO/IEC, BICSI, NFPA, IEEE, Uptime Institute, authority and telecom operator requirements, and client standards.

Project delivery and coordination

• Coordinate designs with architecture, interior design, MEP, structural, façade, vertical transportation, and specialist disciplines.
• Attend design reviews, BIM coordination workshops, clash detection meetings, and client presentations.
• Review drawings, technical submissions, RFIs, method statements, and contractor proposals.
• Support authority approvals and telecom service-provider coordination.
• Identify technical risks, space constraints, constructability issues, operational impacts, and maintenance concerns, and propose practical solutions.
• Support multidisciplinary coordination on mixed-use, hospitality, healthcare, airport, smart-city, and data-centre projects.

Documentation and quality

• Prepare reports, narratives, specifications, schedules, calculations, and compliance matrices; maintain project documentation under company quality procedures.
• Review drawings, BIM models, schedules, and specifications for quality, constructability, completeness, and consistency.
• Complete deliverables to project schedule, budget, and quality requirements; participate in technical and peer reviews.
• Follow company BIM standards and documentation procedures.

Education and experience

• Requires a bachelor's degree in Engineering, such as E&CE, Electrical, or a related field.
• Requires at least 8 years of experience in building technology systems or a related field and demonstrated multidisciplinary project delivery experience.
• Experience with BIM-enabled project delivery is required.
• Middle East/GCC project experience is preferred.
• Relevant development experience includes hospitality, commercial, residential, healthcare, infrastructure, mission-critical, and mixed-use projects.

Technical knowledge

• Technical areas include structured cabling, ISP/OSP copper and fiber, SMF/MMF networks, GPON/FTTX, telecom rooms, data centres, server rooms, LAN/WAN, switching, and routing.
• Additional knowledge includes SD-WAN fundamentals, Wi-Fi, Ekahau heat-map design, DAS, cellular coverage, IP telephony, unified communications, rack layouts, and cable management.
• Active network design includes QoS, high availability, resilience, redundancy, segmentation, and optimization.
• BICSI RCDD is preferred.