Project Associate

A Project Associate at Align Communications is tasked with assisting in the day-to-day operations of Technology Relocation projects and clients. The Associate will interface with the client, the Align project managers, the project team, technical engineers, developers, and management. 

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Responsibilities

• Provide on-site consulting support for Align technology relocation clients as directed by the Project Manager
• Interface with architect and engineers to ensure proper documentation on floor plans according to client requirements.
• Plan and execute a subset of a large technology relocation project, including low voltage cabling, Move, Add, Change (MAC), Relocation and Circuit Management
• Assist in the training of others as needed.
• Assist the Project Manager with Data room design and infrastructure drawings · Develop basic cable layout designs, distribution frames and patching facilities with approval from the Project Manager.
• Assist with the creation and development of an RFP and the process of selecting vendors
• Assist with bid leveling – process to include the comparison and analysis of bid from multiple vendors
• Oversee the circuit inventory, ordering, tracking and delivery, if part of project scope
• Coordinate and manage vendors at job sites, including monitoring their work, facilitating equipment deliveries, identifying and escalating issues ensuring proper documentation is maintained, etc.
• Act as the onsite facilitator during the construction and build-out of the data center and/or cable installation to ensure design is implemented properly. Working with project team, vendors and client.
• Assist in the deployment of all equipment in the data center.
• Coordinate all patching and cross connects for both voice and data.
• Other duties may include:

  
  o Work closely with client on Move, Add, Change requirements.
  o Oversee and assists in the completion of the technology move.
  o Oversee the project planning and coordination of user workstations.
  o Oversee and participate in asset scanning/tagging and audits of client technology assets.
  o Interface with facilities and IT groups on seating assignments to develop to/from documentation and floor plans

General

• Align professionals will be expected to carry out such additional or alternative duties for the company which are reasonably consistent with his/her position, as the company may from time-to-time require.

Skills

• College degree in Liberal Arts and/or Computer Science
• Microsoft office suite: Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint
• Experience in any graphics based CAD product (Visio) a plus.
• 3-5 years of project experience, preferably in a customer/professional service industry
• Solid understanding, including voice, data and video, of all aspects of a large technology relocation project
• Good understanding of connectivity for voice and data technologie
• Understanding network topologies and system equipment