Senior Communications Engineer

The Walt Disney Company

Senior Communications Engineer designing network infrastructure for Disney. Collaborating on small to medium construction projects and managing project expenses and execution.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeNew York City • Connecticut, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $123,000 - $165,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Acts as single point of contact to Real Estate Design & Delivery organization for small to medium size construction projects
Develops ROM costs for design and delivery of a complete turn-key network infrastructure for a defined project
Determines equipment, materials and labor costs for each project and manages project expenses to estimates
Develops office building physical layer design documents and BOMs
Performs site audits and assessments needed to develop design documents and plans
Produces Telecom Room layouts, rack elevation plans, optical riser backbone drawings, labeling schemes, detailed materials BOMs, Division 27 documents, cutover plans, runlists and any other documents required to define project design
Designs horizontal cabling systems & supporting components, optical riser backbone systems, OSP optical campus backbones & pathways, cable pathways, cable tray conveyance systems, conduits, pull-boxes, outlets, workstation feeds-devices, floor termination devices, etc
Programs and designs Telecom Rooms including overall room layouts, power, HVAC, grounding, racks, runways, HCM, VCM, etc
Manages new copper and fiber cable pulls
Updates CAD drawings, Patch Manager, and Layer 1 documentation
Engages and collaborates with the Network Engineering and Wireless teams in defining required equipment and related costs
Develops switch port requirements based on floor / occupancy plans, specifies UPS needed to support network equipment, reviews WIFI AP plans and proposes adjustments to coordinate with ceiling design, programs pathways to support final AP plans, specifies AP mounting brackets-kits for various ceiling types & mounting scenarios
Coordinates with the Architect as a member of the design team to ensure Construction Documents (CDs) accurately reflect the required physical layer design
Reviews floor plans and provides mark-ups to Architect to incorporate into CDs for General and MEP contractor scope
Collaborates with Strategic Sourcing to obtain competitive bids for implementation of the physical layer design
Identifies bidders, definines bid milestones, attends bid conferences, presents design to bidders, responds to RFIs, evaluates bid responses, conducts post bid interviews, contractor selection
Provides Construction Administration for each project
Conducts frequent site walks and onsite reviews
Participates in weekly OAC meetings
Reviews applicable submittals, responds to RFIs, coordinates closely with General, Electrical and Cabling Contractors to ensure project implementation is consistent with design
Attends site meetings to evaluate and recommend solution when field conditions dictate deviation from proposed design
Coordinates Service Provider / Carrier builds into new and existing facilities
Provides schedule milestones with estimated completion times to General Contractors to incorporate into overall construction project schedule
Tracks timelines and financial forecasts against stated objectives, ensures proper transition to operations and completion of close-out as-built floor plans -documentation & test reports
Supports Business Unit requests for cabling MAC and small projects
Provides operational support for 7 Hudson and Bristol Connecticut Technology Rooms
Coordinates equipment installations and connectivity to ensure proper installation
Specifies rack mount locations for equipment, extend Carrier circuits, coordinate cabling and power adds, coordinates Service Provider/Carrier builds
Implements NFAD projects
Telecom Room remodels & clean ups, Campus fiber-optic capacity adds, building horizontal cable and optical backbone upgrades, etc
Researches technologies and products and meets with vendor, addresses technical issues/deficiencies and influence new products and services to meet growing and changing requirements
Contributes to NFAD group including researching and recommending new technologies, developing formats for designs and scope-of-work documents, updated/creating strategy & standards documents

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of 5 + years of direct experience in building construction, electrical, and communications infrastructure design & implementation
Knowledge of EIA/TIA standards and building codes
Ability to effectively multi-task and prioritize multiple small to medium size projects of various complexity with successful and timely completion
Excellent communication and relationship skills, with emphasis in the ability to articulate technical topics to both technical and non-technical staff; ability to articulate business issues/concerns with staff, peers, manager , and outside parties
MS Office, Bluebeam and AutoCAD proficiency

Benefits

Comp & perks

A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package
Full range of medical benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

construction project managementnetwork infrastructure designcost estimationTelecom Room designhorizontal cabling systems designoptical riser backbone systems designcable pathway designCAD drawing updatessite auditsEIA/TIA standards knowledge

Soft Skills

multi-taskingprioritizationcommunication skillsrelationship managementarticulation of technical topicsproblem-solvingcollaborationproject coordinationattention to detailtime management