Life Safety Systems/Fire Alarm Engineer
About the role
Your impact The Life Safety Systems/Fire Alarm Engineers may work on several concurrent projects and will be responsible for ensuring that projects are completed on time. As a Life Safety Systems/Fire Alarm Engineer, you’ll provide technical design leadership of systems for data center buildings which include fire alarm and detection systems, smoke control systems, fire protection systems, and other life safety or low voltage systems. As a Life Safety Systems/Fire Alarm Engineer working with our teams, you’ll use your skills and experience to help our clients, by providing code-compliant asset protection and fire mitigation and life safety solutions. You will be expected to both provide guidance to co-workers and receive solutions from senior design professionals so that you can take ownership of various projects as the engineer of record.
Responsibilities
- Work on various projects assigned by a Department Manager or Lead Engineer
- Lead the design process including preliminary assessments, concept creation, leading designs with support from peers, SMEs, and BIM designers
- Internal and external problem resolution
- Draw and specification production
- Customer and vendor accessibility
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
- At least 4 years of Autodesk Revit and AutoCAD design experience
- Knowledge and design experience with Fire Alarm Systems and related manufacturers' equipment, including VESDA systems
- Knowledge of IBC, IFC, NFPA101 Life Safety Code and NFPA 72 Fire Alarm and Signaling Code
- Knowledge and application of NFPA 70 (NEC) and electrical design requirements
- Idealistically, you’ll also have Professional Engineering (PE) license
- Knowledge of NFPA 75, NFPA 76, NFPA 2001, and NFPA 13 codes
- Design experience in data centers
- Experience leading projects and managing resources
- Experience mentoring junior staff
- Experience estimating and scheduling mid-to-large-scale projects
Qualifications
- Knowledge of general design and construction specifications
Skills
- Curiosity
- Talent for multi-tasking and collaboration
- Extreme organizational skills
Benefits
- Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future.
- Medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance
- 401(k) plan
- Paid time off (allocated plans start date 17 days per calendar year)
- Seven paid holidays
- Caregiver leave
- The ability to purchase company stock at a discount
- Legally mandated benefits
Pay
The base salary range for this position is $70,000.00 to $140,000.00; though will be paid hourly based on hours worked. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Schedule
Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance, 401(k) plan, paid time off (allocated plans start date 17 days per calendar year), seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount as well as legally mandated benefits.