Designer/Drafter

Responsibilities

• Create detailed fire alarm system and low voltage designs and construction drawings for various projects.
• Collaborate with project managers, engineers, sales teams, and field personnel to develop code-compliant fire alarm system layouts, riser diagrams, device placement drawings, and submittal packages.
• Follow all OSHA standards and laws, submit drawings for approval to the AHJ, and attend regular development meetings.
• Address limitations of technologies and materials involved in the CAD process.
• Incorporate feedback into 3D model designs.
• Make revisions to models as requested.
• Keep up to date on all modern advancements in material and software technologies.
• Pursue ongoing education in the field.
• Utilize large databases of material property information to best select materials for modeling.
• Recreate new (MEP) and structural drawings under existing conditions for design coordination.
• Read and interpret architectural, structural, and MEP drawings.
• Provide accurate electrical schematics per client conditions and analyze and track technical specifications including dimensions, arrangements, and installation procedures.
• Perform other duties assigned by management.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of experience utilizing CAD software.
• At least 2 years of working in a professional environment preferred.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• NICET II or above preferred.
• An abundance of patience to see a complicated project to the end.
• Ability to think in a three-dimensional manner.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 year degree in related field preferred.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• NICET II or above preferred.
• An abundance of patience to see a complicated project to the end.
• Ability to think in a three-dimensional manner.

Other Duties

• Adheres to the Code of Conduct, Confidentiality Agreement, and Company Safety Policy.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands or arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Occasionally required to lift and/or move heavy objects.
• The work also requires the following physical abilities in order to perform the essential job functions: balancing, climbing, grasping, hearing, mental acuity, pulling, pushing, repetitive motion, speaking, talking, and visual acuity.

Pay and Benefits

• Pay Range: $30 - $45 hourly DOE
• Benefits and Perks: Medical, dental, vision, company paid life insurance, company paid short-term disability, 401K with employer match, paid vacation and company holidays, training and career development, company vehicle (if job applicable), immediate qualification for the ALL In Ownership Plan for all eligible full-time employees.

Company Information

• Pye-Barker Fire & Safety is an Equal Opportunity Employer.