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.
Responsibilities
- Work on various projects assigned by a Department Manager or Lead Engineer
- Lead designs with support from your peers, SME’s, 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
- Knowledge of general design and construction specifications
- Idealistically, you’ll also have Professional Engineering (PE) license
- 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 NFPA 75, NFPA 76, NFPA 2001, and NFPA 13 codes
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
Employees have access to a hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.