Structured Cabling Engineer I

ORGANIZATIONAL SUMMARY:

Located in the vibrant and diverse Tampa Bay region of Floridas gulf coast theUniversity of South Florida (USF) is a Preeminent State Research University with campuses in Tampa St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee. Rated as one of the top places to live in the U.S. Tampa Bay offers a high quality of life year-round sunshine and easy access to top-ratedentertainment. USF is one of the nations largest public universities serving more than 50000 students with an annual budget of $1.8 billon. Over the past five years USF has been the fastest-rising university in the nation public or private on the U.S. News and World Reports list of best universities which it ranks as the 44^thbest public university in America.

USF is proud to be an innovating partner within the Tampa Bay region listed byForbesas the top emerging tech city in the country.

USF Information Technology (USF IT) provides technology services and support for the University of South Florida. The IT team led by the Vice President and CIO provides the following services: Administrative Services Client Support Communication Services Teaching and Learning Analytics and Reporting Mobile and Web Services Consulting Services Cybersecurity Service and Research Technologies. For more information please visit:Information Technology University of South Florida ()

ADDITIONAL INFO FOR APPLICANTS:

The selected candidate must have current work authorization in the United States. This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

USF offers GREAT BENEFITS to full time employees!!

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Paid Vacation Days
• Paid Sick Days
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Various Retirement Options including 401K employer match
• Tuition Assistance(available for yourself spouse partner or dependent)

For more information about your total compensation package and other USF benefits please visit: Work at USF

Primary Job Duties:

1. Create designs and manage installation of inside of the building cabling structure. This includes working with facilities vendors and other Networking team members to ensure timely completion of projects and making sure that budget constraints are met.

2. Development of SOW and bid solicitation to outside vendors for moves adds and changes; small medium and large projects. Management and verification for QA for all cabling infrastructure installations.

3. Works with vendors and clients to map out security camera placement. Works on making sure that camera replacements are appropriately funded from the varying internal clients. Acts as a liaison between vendor and clients and mitigates any issues.

4. Gains full understanding of industry standards for inside cabling and uses best practices for all USF projects. Researches analyzes evaluates and recommends emerging products for key units with university-wide impact.

5. Gains full understanding of JIRA ticketing system and helps with troubleshooting tickets and moving them to appropriate personnel.

Minimum Education and Experience:

Bachelors degree and 1 year of related experience; or a high school diploma or equivalent with 2 years of experience in related positions. Appropriate college coursework or vocational/technical training may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience. Additional licensure and certification required will vary depend on the nature of the work performed in a particular position: Common examples include BICSI Avaya and Call Management Systems.

Degree Equivalency Clause: Four years of direct experience for a bachelors degree.
Senate Bill 1310- The Florida Senate ( is conditional upon meeting all employment eligibility requirements in the U.S.
SB 1310: Substitution of Work Experience for Postsecondary Education Requirements
A public employer may include a postsecondary degree as a baseline requirement only as an alternative to the number of years of direct experience required not to exceed:
(a) Two years of direct experience for an associate degree;
(b) Four years of direct experience for a bachelors degree;
(c) Six years of direct experience for a masters degree;
(d) Seven years of direct experience for a professional degree; or
(e) Nine years of direct experience for a doctoral degree
Related work experience may not substitute for any required licensure certification or registration required for the position of employment as established by the public employer and indicated in the advertised description of the position of employment.
Minimum Qualifications that require a high school diploma are exempt from SB 1310.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS & ABILITIES

Technical Skills:

Should have a basic understanding of Networking.

Soft Skills:

Needs excellent communication skills both verbal and written. Needs strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work closely with vendors. Need to be a self-starter as much of this work is independently led by the individual.

IT Core Competencies:

• Growth Mindset - Takes ownership of personal growth and embraces the concept that intelligence and talent can be developed through continuous learning. Willing to take on new challenges and views failure as an opportunity to grow.
• Communication - Comfortable using a broad range of communication styles and chooses appropriate effective ways to communicate. Adapts communication style depending on the audience and situation. Listens and asks questions to develop a better understanding.
• Collaboration- Collaborates with others in the pursuit of common missions visions values and goals. Fosters a sense of community within and across teams building on mutual respect trust and drawing on the strengths of others.
• Client Obsession-Client focused when creating solutions or solving problems believing that everything we do is to earn and keep our clients trust.
• Ownership-Takes responsibility accountability and proactively focuses on areas they can directly influence. Understands their role within the team and recognizes that they share the teams successes and failures.
• Outcome Driven-Focuses on desired results business outcomes and how to achieve them. Takes appropriate actions to ensure commitments are met and results achieved.