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Job Summary
DPR Construction is seeking a Telecom Project Engineer with a minimum of 2 years of telecommunications or commercial construction experience to join our data center division. The Telecom Project Engineer will primarily support the Project Manager in overseeing telecommunications projects, focusing on data center infrastructure, including structured cabling, fiber optics, outside plant (OSP) deployments, and low-voltage systems. This role is designed as a developmental position, with the goal of preparing the candidate to transition into a Project Manager role within 1-2 years. The Project Engineer will collaborate with project teams and subcontractors to ensure projects align with DPR's safety, quality, and performance standards.
Responsibilities
• Support the Project Manager in overseeing project execution from design through handover, ensuring telecommunications infrastructure meets project specifications.
• Participate in DPR's Environmental Health and Safety Plan, conducting weekly safety audits to maintain injury-free environments.
• Assist in enforcing contracts between DPR, subcontractors, and clients, ensuring compliance with terms and specifications.
• Support the Project Manager in implementing DPR policies and executing telecommunications projects.
• Coordinate tasks for project staff, such as field office coordinators and accountants, providing direction and feedback as directed by the Project Manager.
• Participate in trainings and company meetings to support individual and organizational growth.
• Maintain and archive project files electronically for easy access by the project team.
• Assist in preparing, monitoring, and updating project schedules, collaborating with the Project Manager to minimize constraints.
• Manage document control, including daily reports, material procurement logs, submittal logs, as-builts, testing/inspection logs, RFI logs, and change order logs.
• Distribute drawings, changes, approved submittals, RFI responses, and project information to all relevant parties.
• Support the assembly, negotiation, and distribution of change orders to clients and subcontractors.
• Prepare agendas, documents, meeting minutes, and action items for meetings, including client, subcontractor, safety, and staff meetings.
• Assist in project cost control, ensuring subcontractor changes are tracked and paid, and support forecasting efforts.
• Support client billing by compiling DPR costs, reviewing subcontractor invoices, and organizing documents per client requirements.
• Monitor testing/inspection records, safety logs, and building permit inspections/sign-offs, ensuring compliance with DPR and local standards.
• Coordinate with the quality team to verify subcontractor installations (e.g., OTDR/OLTS fiber optic testing) meet DPR specifications and local codes.
• Assist the safety team to ensure subcontractors comply with local regulations and DPR's safety best practices.
• Support technical reviews of telecommunications systems, including structured cabling and OSP, resolving scope or design issues under the Project Manager's guidance.
Qualifications
We are seeking a detail-oriented team player with the ability to manage multiple tasks, deliver quality work, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced data center environment, with the ambition to grow into a Project Manager role. The successful candidate will possess:
• Experience: 2+ years in telecommunications or commercial construction, preferably in data center or mission-critical environments.
• Technical Skills:

• Working knowledge of telecommunications project scopes, including structured cabling, fiber optics, and OSP deployments.
• Familiarity with telecommunications tools (e.g., punch tools, crimping tools, Krone/3M/BIX, butt sets, volt-ohmmeters, continuity testers).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project), project management software (e.g., CMiC, Procore), scheduling software (e.g., Primavera P6), and BIM software (e.g., AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks).

• Communication: Excellent listening and communication skills to coordinate with contractors, engineers, and clients.
• Problem-Solving: Ability to identify and resolve construction and technical issues within the project team, with guidance from the Project Manager.
• Organization: Organized approach to adapt and prioritize tasks to meet project needs and prepare for future leadership roles.
• Teamwork: Effective participation in a team environment, fostering collaboration and morale.
• Work Ethic: Strong work ethic, a "can-do" attitude, and a passion for construction, with a drive to grow into a Project Manager role within 1-2 years.
• Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with quality assurance/control and progressive inspections.
• Familiarity with fiber optic testing (OTDR/OLTS) and troubleshooting.
• Experience supporting IT or IP network deployments in mission-critical environments.

• Driving and Certifications: Must meet DPR's minimum driving standards and secure a company-sponsored American Express card.
This role is 100% On-Site
Candidate can be based in any location that DPR Construction has an office. Weekly travel to project location in Monroe, LA. is required. Competitive per diem and travel incentives offered.
DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world.
Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore unique paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together-by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek.
Explore our open opportunities at www.dpr.com/careers.