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Senior Plumbing and Fire Protection Engineer

IPS-Integrated Project Services · Germantown, MD · 4 wk ago
Management$137k–$183k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We need to parse the job description. We have: - About the role: The first paragraph: "At IPS, we are global leaders... We are looking for a talented Senior Plumbing and Fire Protection Engineer to join our team at our headquarters in Blue Bell, PA, or our offices in Cherry Hill, NJ, Somerset, NJ, or Germantown, MD. In this role, you will work independently on various projects as assigned by a Manager or Group Lead. You may oversee the entire design process, or assist as a technical expert on a specialized design, and may work on several concurrent projects." That's about the role. - Responsibilities: The "Additional Responsibilities" list is long. We need to extract bullet points. The text includes many sentences; we can turn each sentence into
  • . We need to preserve all substantive info. - Requirements: The "Qualifications & Requirements" section includes bullet-like lines: "8-10 years Engineering/design experience...", "Bachelor of Science Degree...", "Expertise in computer operation...", "Thorough knowledge...", "Experience with software...", "Experience with different piping materials...", "2-4 years of experience overseeing engineers...". Also "Preferred Qualifications Professional engineer (PE)." That could be under Qualifications or maybe Skills? We'll treat as part of Qualifications. - Skills: Not explicitly listed but could be derived from expertise: AutoCAD/Revit, HASS/Viking/Pipe Flow/IPS Calculation Spread Sheets, etc. Might be separate. However we need to only include sections if posting has real specific content. There's no explicit "Skills" heading, but we could infer from qualifications. However the instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." We could combine Qualifications and Skills? But they ask to use headings for those categories if content exists. Since there is no explicit Skills section, we might not create one unless we can extract skill list. The qualifications include expertise in computer operation for engineering design programs and computer-aided drafting (AutoCAD/Revit). Experience with software for performing plumbing and fire protection engineering calculations (HASS / Viking / Pipe Flow / IPS Calculation Spread Sheets, etc.). Experience with different piping materials and pressures for all types of systems. Those could be considered skills. But we already have them under Qualifications. Might be okay to not create separate Skills section. - Benefits: There's a paragraph: "FTE IPS offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial well-being, and professional growth. Our benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability coverage, a 401(k) plan with company match, paid time off, paid holidays, flexible spending accounts, and educational assistance." Also later: "PBE IPS offers a benefits package designed to support your health, financial well-being, and work-life balance. Our offerings include comprehensive medical and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan, and paid time off." There's duplication. We need to preserve all substantive info but remove duplicated lines. We'll combine unique benefits: medical, dental, vision insurance, life and disability coverage, 401(k) plan with company match, paid time off, paid holidays, flexible spending accounts, educational assistance. Also mention comprehensive medical and vision insurance (already covered). We'll deduplicate. - Pay: There's a line: "The salary offered for this role is between $137,000 and $183,000, but the actual salary offered is dependent on experience, skill set, and education." That's specific pay range. So we include Pay section. - Schedule: There's travel info: "Travel This position will have 5-20% travel, or as required by the assigned project. You may be assigned to a client site for an extended period. Overnight travel or staying in the city of Client’s location is possible depending on assignment. Please review the IPS Travel Policy. You will visit Client sites and will be required to adhere to stated safety rules. Must have access to reliable transportation. Must have the ability to travel and commute on a daily or routine basis." That's travel, not schedule. There's no explicit schedule (e.g., full-time, hours). So we should not create Schedule section unless there is real specific content. There's no mention of work schedule like "40 hours per week". So we omit Schedule. - Also there is "Physical Demands", "Work Environment", "Safety", "About Us". Those are not in the prescribed headings list; we should not create headings for them unless they map to one of the allowed headings. The allowed headings are: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we should not include sections for Physical Demands, Work Environment, Safety, About Us. However we need to preserve ALL substantive information; but we cannot invent headings. The instruction: "Use

    for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It implies we should only use those headings. If there is info that doesn't fit, we might need to incorporate into existing sections if appropriate, or maybe drop it? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." So we need to keep all info, but we must fit it into allowed headings. Could we put About Us under About the role? Possibly. Physical Demands and Work Environment could go under Requirements? Or maybe under Qualifications? Safety could go under Requirements? The instruction says we should not create headings not listed. So we need to embed that info somewhere else, maybe as

    paragraphs under appropriate sections. We need to decide mapping: - About the role: we already have intro paragraph. Could also include "About Us" description there? But About Us is about company; could be part of About the role? Might be okay to add a paragraph about IPS after the role description. However the instruction says "Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it)". It doesn't forbid adding extra paragraphs under About the role. - Responsibilities: we have the big list. - Requirements: could include the bullet list of qualifications (8-10 years experience, BS degree, etc.) plus maybe Physical Demands, Work Environment, Safety? Those are more about job demands, not strictly requirements but could be considered requirements. However the heading "Requirements" is ambiguous; we could put the qualifications under "Qualifications" heading, and the requirements under "Requirements" heading (like experience, education). But the job posting lumps them as "Qualifications & Requirements". We could split: Requirements: the experience/education bullet list; Qualifications: maybe the preferred qualifications (PE) and skills? But we also have Skills heading. Better to follow typical pattern: Requirements = mandatory qualifications (experience, degree, etc.). Qualifications = preferred qualifications (PE). Skills = technical skills (AutoCAD, Revit, HASS, etc.). Benefits = benefits. Pay = salary. Schedule = travel? Not exactly schedule but maybe we could treat travel as schedule? But schedule usually refers to work hours. Travel is not schedule. However we have no schedule info; we could omit Schedule section. We need to ensure we don't create a section with filler like "not specified". So we will only create sections where we have substantive content. Thus sections: - About the role: include the introductory paragraph plus maybe the About Us description (since it's about the company). We'll keep it as a paragraph. - Responsibilities: list all responsibilities as

  • . - Requirements: list the mandatory qualifications: 8-10 years experience, BS degree, expertise in computer operation (AutoCAD/Revit), thorough knowledge of Plumbing, Mechanical, Fire Protection system design and applicable codes, experience with software for performing calculations (HASS/Viking/Pipe Flow/IPS Calculation Spread Sheets), experience with different piping materials and pressures, 2-4 years overseeing engineers. - Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications: Professional engineer (PE). Could also include any other preferred? Not much else. - Skills: Could list the specific technical skills: AutoCAD, Revit, HASS, Viking, Pipe Flow, IPS Calculation Spread Sheets, knowledge of piping materials, etc. But many of those already in Requirements. To avoid duplication, we could put skills under Qualifications? But we need to avoid duplication. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; duplication is okay if it's in the source? But we should remove duplicated lines. The benefits had duplication; we removed. For skills, if we list them both under Requirements and Skills, that's duplication. Better to assign each piece to one section only. Let's decide: Requirements: experience, degree, knowledge of codes, experience overseeing engineers. Qualifications: PE (preferred). Skills: AutoCAD/Revit, HASS/Viking/Pipe Flow/IPS Calculation Spread Sheets, knowledge of piping materials and pressures, maybe also "expertise in computer operation for engineering design programs and computer-aided drafting". That's similar to AutoCAD/Revit. We'll list them. But the "Thorough knowledge of Plumbing, Mechanical, and Fire Protection system design and applicable codes." could be considered skill as well. However it's also a requirement. To avoid duplication, we could keep it under Requirements as it's a mandatory knowledge. Skills could be more specific tools. Thus: Requirements: - 8-10 years Engineering/design experience in the building design industry (plumbing: drainage systems, utility systems, drainage/utility pump systems, sizing drainage/utility systems, water heaters, etc.) - Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical or Fire Protection Engineering from an accredited four-year College or University. - Thorough knowledge of Plumbing, Mechanical, and Fire Protection system design and applicable codes. - 2-4 years of experience overseeing engineers and designers on project teams. Qualifications: - Professional engineer (PE) (preferred) Skills: - Expertise in computer operation for engineering design programs and computer-aided drafting (AutoCAD/Revit). - Experience with software for performing plumbing and fire protection engineering calculations (HASS / Viking / Pipe Flow / IPS Calculation Spread Sheets, etc.). - Experience with different piping materials and pressures for all types of systems (Drainage / Utility / Fire Protection, etc.). Benefits: - Medical, dental, and vision insurance - Life and disability coverage - 401(k) plan with company match - Paid time off - Paid holidays - Flexible spending accounts - Educational assistance Pay: - Salary range: $137,000 to $183,000 (actual salary dependent on experience, skill set, and education) Schedule: none. Now we also need to include info about location, travel, physical demands, work environment, safety, etc. We must preserve all substantive info. Where to put them? Could add under About the role as additional paragraphs. For example after the role description, we can add paragraphs about locations, travel, physical demands, work environment, safety. That would preserve info without creating new headings. Thus About the role section will contain multiple paragraphs: first paragraph about role, second about locations, third about travel, fourth about physical demands, fifth about work environment, sixth about safety, seventh about About Us (company description). Ensure we don't repeat boilerplate like EEO etc. We'll remove EEO/equal-opportunity lines. Let's extract location info: "We are looking for a talented Senior Plumbing and Fire Protection Engineer to join our team at our headquarters in Blue Bell, PA, or our offices in Cherry Hill, NJ, Somerset, NJ, or Germantown, MD." Travel: "This position will have 5-20% travel, or as required by the assigned project. You may be assigned to a client site for an extended period. Overnight travel or staying in the city of Client’s location is possible depending on assignment. Please review the IPS Travel Policy. You will visit Client sites and will be required to adhere to
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