Telecom Design Drafter

Washington D.C., DC Open
Verigent is looking for Telecom Design Drafter in Washington D.C., DC. This local job opportunity with ID 3873875344 is live since 2026-10-07 03:03:21.

Job Title: Telecom Design Drafter

Clearance: Top Secret or TS/SCI

Location: Washington, DC

Position Type: Full-time, Direct Hire

Salary Range: $95-110,000 (negotiable based on experience)

Skills, Experience, Qualifications, If you have the right match for this opportunity, then make sure to apply today.

Summary:

The Telecommunications Design Drafter will develop and maintain technical drawings using AutoCAD and Microsoft Visio, document existing telecommunications infrastructure, translate field-collected survey data into accurate engineering drawings, and support the development of telecommunications infrastructure designs based on legacy conditions, project requirements, and engineering direction.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop, update, and maintain telecommunications drawings and design packages using AutoCAD and Microsoft Visio.
  • Create and revise floor plans, telecommunications layouts, pathway drawings, conduit plans, rack elevations, cable routing diagrams, network diagrams, and infrastructure details.
  • Translate field notes, survey forms, sketches, redlines, photographs, pathway data, cable route information, telecom room documentation, and legacy records into accurate AutoCAD and Visio drawings.
  • Document existing infrastructure including building entrances, MDFs, IDFs, backbone routes, risers, cable pathways, rack layouts, patch fields, OSP routes, OSP-to-ISP transitions, and known constraints.
  • Support the development of proposed telecommunications infrastructure designs for fiber backbone, copper cabling, telecommunications pathways, MDF/IDF layouts, rack elevations, cable routing, and equipment placement.
  • Produce detailed as-built drawings and construction-ready documentation supporting implementation activities.
  • Read and interpret architectural, engineering, and telecommunications drawings to ensure design accuracy and consistency.
  • Coordinate with engineers, project managers, and field technicians to resolve missing, conflicting, or incomplete survey information.
  • Incorporate field redlines, engineering comments, QA/QC comments, and customer review feedback into controlled drawing packages.
  • Maintain drawing version control, file naming standards, revision histories, and document management processes.
  • Identify pathway limitations, rack-space constraints, cable management concerns, incomplete documentation, and other issues affecting proposed designs.
  • Support preparation of survey packages, engineering drawing sets, implementation work packages, and final turnover documentation.
  • Ensure all AutoCAD and Visio deliverables meet project standards, customer requirements, engineering specifications, and quality expectations.

Qualifications:

  • Active Top Secret clearance.
  • Strong proficiency with AutoCAD, including development and modification of telecommunications, infrastructure, and construction drawings.
  • Strong proficiency with Microsoft Visio, including telecommunications diagrams, rack elevations, network diagrams, pathway layouts, and floor plan overlays.
  • Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel for schedules, document control, and tracking.
  • Experience creating and maintaining technical drawings for telecommunications, structured cabling, low-voltage systems, network infrastructure, facilities, or engineering projects.
  • Experience supporting telecommunications infrastructure design, structured cabling documentation, OSP/ISP planning, network modernization, or facilities modernization projects.
  • Ability to interpret and update architectural floor plans, telecom drawings, engineering markups, field sketches, and redline documentation.
  • Experience producing accurate as-built documentation and construction drawing packages.
  • Familiarity with MDFs, IDFs, telecommunications rooms, racks, patch panels, fiber shelves, copper patch panels, backbone cabling, horizontal cabling, cable tray, ladder rack, conduit, sleeves, pathways, risers, building entrances, and OSP/ISP transitions.
  • Knowledge of structured cabling systems, fiber optics, copper cabling, cable routing, labeling, patching, rack elevations, and telecommunications infrastructure design.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams. xevrcyc
  • Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to manage drawing revisions across multiple buildings, floors, telecom rooms, and project phases.
  • Ability to work onsite full time in Washington, DC.

Required Skills