We are seeking a Low Voltage & Cabling SME Lead to serve as the senior field leader for low-voltage infrastructure, structured cabling, fiber, telecom, controls integration, and operational technology readiness for assigned campuses, buildings, or systems.
This role provides hands-on leadership for critical digital infrastructure and controls scopes while coaching LV, controls, and cabling teams to improve installation quality, integration readiness, interoperability, startup execution, and operational reliability.
The Low Voltage & Cabling SME Lead acts as the connection point between the Digital LV Infrastructure & Controls Director and field controls, cabling, commissioning, startup, vendor, IT, and operations teams to ensure consistent standards, startup readiness, and integrated systems performance.
Onsite in Port Washington, WI preferred; otherwise, willing to travel 75%+
Internal Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Lead assigned low-voltage infrastructure, cabling, and controls integration scopes onsite
- Support structured cabling, fiber infrastructure, telecom, and communications systems coordination
- Validate pathway coordination, routing conditions, and installation quality
- Support BMS/EPMS integration readiness and controls interoperability
- Coordinate functional testing, sequence validation, startup readiness, and turnover activities
- Identify, escalate, and drive resolution of integration, cabling, and controls issues
- Support fiber testing, certification, QA/QC audits, and documentation completeness
- Coordinate with construction, commissioning, startup, controls vendors, IT, and operations teams
- Reinforce digital infrastructure, controls integration, and startup standards across teams
- Support startup flow optimization for integrated digital systems
- Coach and mentor LV infrastructure, cabling, and controls personnel onsite
- Identify recurring integration or quality issues and drive corrective action
- Support onsite priorities established by the Digital LV Infrastructure & Controls Director
Required Skills and Experience
- Strong experience in low-voltage infrastructure, structured cabling, fiber, telecom, controls, or data center infrastructure delivery
- Knowledge of LV cabling systems, fiber testing/certification, telecom infrastructure, pathways, and routing coordination
- Experience supporting BMS, EPMS, controls integration, operational technology, or mission-critical facility systems
- Understanding of functional testing, sequence validation, startup readiness, and turnover processes
- Ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications, cabling plans, controls documentation, test reports, and turnover packages
- Strong understanding of installation quality, deficiency management, and integration issue resolution
- Proven ability to coordinate vendors, contractors, commissioning teams, IT, controls teams, and operations stakeholders
- Strong field leadership, communication, and escalation skills
- Ability to identify risks early and drive issues to closure
- Hands-on leadership style with a strong focus on safety, quality, accountability, and execution
Primary Focus Areas
- Site-level LV infrastructure and controls leadership
- Structured cabling, fiber, telecom, and pathway coordination
- Controls integration, interoperability, and startup readiness
- Functional testing, sequence validation, and operational readiness
- Installation quality verification and deficiency closure
- Coaching and alignment of LV, cabling, and controls teams
On-Site Expectations
This role is based onsite in Port Washington, Wisconsin, with an anticipated onsite presence of 75%–90%, particularly during installation, integration, testing, commissioning, and startup phases.
The Low Voltage & Cabling SME Lead is expected to maintain a strong daily field presence to validate installation quality, support integration readiness, observe testing, coach teams, and resolve issues in real time.
Expected onsite engagement includes:
- Walking active LV and controls work areas regularly
- Leading integration reviews, coordination meetings, and issue resolution discussions onsite
- Validating pathway coordination, routing, installation quality, and controls readiness
- Participating in functional testing, sequence validation, interoperability reviews, and startup readiness activities
- Engaging directly with vendors, contractors, commissioning teams, IT, controls, startup, and operations teams
- Escalating integration and readiness risks quickly and clearly
Success in This Role Looks Like
- Cabling and controls scopes execute predictably onsite
- Fiber quality and certification results remain consistently strong
- Controls systems integrate with minimal rework
- Startup and interoperability issues are identified early and resolved quickly
- Turnover packages are complete, accurate, and operationally usable
- Vendors and trades coordinate effectively during testing and startup
- LV and controls teams operate consistently across the site
- Installation quality and startup readiness continuously improve
- Team capability and technical leadership maturity increase over time
Key Deliverables
- LV infrastructure execution and coordination plans
- Controls integration and interoperability coordination reports
- Fiber testing and certification reports
- Functional testing and sequence validation reports
- Pathway coordination and routing assessments
- Startup readiness and turnover status reports
- Integration issue tracking and escalation logs
- Controls readiness dashboards
- Interoperability validation reports
- Vendor coordination and integration action trackers
- Installation quality and deficiency reports
- Startup risk and mitigation trackers
- Lessons learned and continuous improvement recommendations
- Operational handoff support documentation
Key Performance Indicators
- Cabling execution performance
- Fiber certification pass rate
- Controls integration readiness
- Integration defect reduction
- Sequence validation success rate
- Functional test first-pass yield
- Interoperability success performance
- Deficiency closure cycle time
- Startup-related controls rework reduction
- Turnover readiness performance
- Safety performance during integration activities
- LV and controls team development
External Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Lead assigned low-voltage infrastructure, cabling, and controls integration scopes onsite
- Support structured cabling, fiber infrastructure, telecom, and communications systems coordination
- Validate pathway coordination, routing conditions, and installation quality
- Support BMS/EPMS integration readiness and controls interoperability
- Coordinate functional testing, sequence validation, startup readiness, and turnover activities
- Identify, escalate, and drive resolution of integration, cabling, and controls issues
- Support fiber testing, certification, QA/QC audits, and documentation completeness
- Coordinate with construction, commissioning, startup, controls vendors, IT, and operations teams
- Reinforce digital infrastructure, controls integration, and startup standards across teams
- Support startup flow optimization for integrated digital systems
- Coach and mentor LV infrastructure, cabling, and controls personnel onsite
- Identify recurring integration or quality issues and drive corrective action
- Support onsite priorities established by the Digital LV Infrastructure & Controls Director
Required Skills and Experience
- Strong experience in low-voltage infrastructure, structured cabling, fiber, telecom, controls, or data center infrastructure delivery
- Knowledge of LV cabling systems, fiber testing/certification, telecom infrastructure, pathways, and routing coordination
- Experience supporting BMS, EPMS, controls integration, operational technology, or mission-critical facility systems
- Understanding of functional testing, sequence validation, startup readiness, and turnover processes
- Ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications, cabling plans, controls documentation, test reports, and turnover packages
- Strong understanding of installation quality, deficiency management, and integration issue resolution
- Proven ability to coordinate vendors, contractors, commissioning teams, IT, controls teams, and operations stakeholders
- Strong field leadership, communication, and escalation skills
- Ability to identify risks early and drive issues to closure
- Hands-on leadership style with a strong focus on safety, quality, accountability, and execution
Primary Focus Areas
- Site-level LV infrastructure and controls leadership
- Structured cabling, fiber, telecom, and pathway coordination
- Controls integration, interoperability, and startup readiness
- Functional testing, sequence validation, and operational readiness
- Installation quality verification and deficiency closure
- Coaching and alignment of LV, cabling, and controls teams
On-Site Expectations
This role is based onsite in Port Washington, Wisconsin, with an anticipated onsite presence of 75%–90%, particularly during installation, integration, testing, commissioning, and startup phases.
The Low Voltage & Cabling SME Lead is expected to maintain a strong daily field presence to validate installation quality, support integration readiness, observe testing, coach teams, and resolve issues in real time.
Expected onsite engagement includes:
- Walking active LV and controls work areas regularly
- Leading integration reviews, coordination meetings, and issue resolution discussions onsite
- Validating pathway coordination, routing, installation quality, and controls readiness
- Participating in functional testing, sequence validation, interoperability reviews, and startup readiness activities
- Engaging directly with vendors, contractors, commissioning teams, IT, controls, startup, and operations teams
- Escalating integration and readiness risks quickly and clearly
Success in This Role Looks Like
- Cabling and controls scopes execute predictably onsite
- Fiber quality and certification results remain consistently strong
- Controls systems integrate with minimal rework
- Startup and interoperability issues are identified early and resolved quickly
- Turnover packages are complete, accurate, and operationally usable
- Vendors and trades coordinate effectively during testing and startup
- LV and controls teams operate consistently across the site
- Installation quality and startup readiness continuously improve
- Team capability and technical leadership maturity increase over time
Key Deliverables
- LV infrastructure execution and coordination plans
- Controls integration and interoperability coordination reports
- Fiber testing and certification reports
- Functional testing and sequence validation reports
- Pathway coordination and routing assessments
- Startup readiness and turnover status reports
- Integration issue tracking and escalation logs
- Controls readiness dashboards
- Interoperability validation reports
- Vendor coordination and integration action trackers
- Installation quality and deficiency reports
- Startup risk and mitigation trackers
- Lessons learned and continuous improvement recommendations
- Operational handoff support documentation
Key Performance Indicators
- Cabling execution performance
- Fiber certification pass rate
- Controls integration readiness
- Integration defect reduction
- Sequence validation success rate
- Functional test first-pass yield
- Interoperability success performance
- Deficiency closure cycle time
- Startup-related controls rework reduction
- Turnover readiness performance
- Safety performance during integration activities
- LV and controls team development
