Supervisor, AE Design at American Tower Corporation in Raleigh, North Carolina

Job Description:

The Team

We are seeking a Supervisor, A&E Design to join American Tower’s U.S. Tower division’s Engineering department.  The A&E Engineering team creates A&E drawings for zoning and construction at and on our sites for new construction, modifications, back-up power installations, and more. Day to day you will provide technical guidance to a team of A&E Designers and coordinate their activities to meet production and quality goals. As a Supervisor, you will partner with internal and external customers by coordinating meetings with the Site Development team and ensuring a high level of customer service.

Our Core Principles are the foundation of our culture, and we’re focused on achieving continued success by thinking long-term, leading with values, and creating value with decisions. Come grow your career with us! 

What You Can Offer Us

• Prepare drawings and perform detailed QA/QC reviews for back-up power, collocation, and amendment drawings for A&E Design team members. Ensure compliance with operational objectives, policies, procedures, and reporting metrics.


• Develop and maintain learning plans and training guides for the A&E team; provide advanced training to less experienced A&E Design team members and cross-functional Designers.


• Lead projects consisting of steel design, electrical engineering, and civil engineering with the capability to create unique detailing and design.


• Evaluate priorities within the appropriate work queues and align resources to meet deadlines and aging projects/cycle times.


• Lead the investigation and development of new processes and procedures relating to AE drawings and CAD services and partner with the CAD Tech to streamline the CAD process with dynamic blocks, macros, or layer states and to prepare templates for the CAD library.


• Assist with developing strategic plans; prepare technical presentations for various teams and groups.


• As a Supervisor, you are responsible for the recruitment, development, and retention of A&E Designers, along with building a strong, collaborative team environment.


• Other duties as assigned.

What You Need to Succeed

• Associate degree in a related field required.


• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Technology, or other technical discipline preferred.


• Minimum of 6 years of telecommunications industry and/or CADD-based civil or structural design experience required.


• Working knowledge of AutoCAD, Advance Steel, Revit, and/or Civil 3D preferred.


• Supervisory experience, including leading a technical team in a fast paced, complex environment, preferred.


• Experience meeting deadlines and providing accurate and responsive consulting to internal and external customers.


• Proficient with computer software programs, including Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel.


• Advanced knowledge of structural components and tower modification design methods.


• Strong organization, planning, and project management skills; ability to prioritize tasks for self and team to meet requirements and deadlines.


• Ability to work with different functional groups and levels of employees to effectively and professionally achieve results.


• Strong leadership skills; ability to drive and motivate team to achieve results.

American Tower is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee based on age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, color, creed, religion, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, marital status, familial status, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.