Fire Alarm Designer

As a Fire Alarm Designer here at Honeywell you will play a crucial role in providing concrete fire alarm solutions based on systematic code analysis and customer specifications. You will be responsible for preparing design shop drawings conducting site walks and communicating technical concepts to internal and external customers. Your expertise in fire codes and standards will ensure the delivery of high-quality design solutions that meet user needs and business objectives. You will report directly to our Sr. Application Engineering Supervisor.

In this role you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact by ensuring the safety and security of buildings through effective fire alarm system engineering.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take full ownership of life safety/fire alarm system engineering end to end providing concrete fire alarm solutions based on systematic code analysis and customer specifications.
• Review contract plans scope and specifications MRs survey information sales sketches estimates and take-off sheets for opportunities and proposals clearly define design scope and boundaries establish the master plan identify RFIs etc. prior to starting engineering.
• Prepare design shop drawings including field device layout riser diagrams equipment elevations detailed wiring point-to-point device wiring logic diagrams line loss calculations battery calculations BOM cable schedules etc.
• Change management and containment.
• Manage project engineering from conception through to completion ensuring timelines and budgets as well quality metrics are met.
• Software programming for fire alarm voice evacuation mass notification smoke control releasing services etc.
• Communicate technical concepts/solutions to internal and external customers conduct site walks accurately review customer specs identify opportunities or risks and resources required to achieve results during the engineering cycle.
• Prepare submittals per engineering standards ensuring commitment dates are met and review submittals with project teams to obtain hardware submittal approval.
• Support Sales and Project Managers on surveys application selection layout of potential retrofit opportunities and assessing customers business objectives and strategies.
• Professionally communicate in writing and verbally to account team proposal team and customers.
• Advise and consult as a technical expert to sales and Project Managers to drive and implement short and long-term projects.
• Manage personal backlog of projects and multitask to produce desired results in a deadline-driven environment.
• Build positive and effective working relations with both internal customers (sales PMs techs) and external customers.
• Conduct activities in a safe and healthy manner working in accordance with established HS&E requirements to ensure the protection of associates the public and the environment.

The annual base salary range for this position is $95000- $105000 in MarkhamOntario. Please note that this salary information serves as a general guideline. Honeywell considers various factors when extending an offer including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position the candidates work experience education and training key skills as well as market and business considerations.

This position is for a current vacancy.

Must Have:

• Diploma in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or related disciplines.
• 3 years of Electrical Engineering/Design experience in Fire Alarm Systems.
• 3 years of experience with AutoCAD Microsoft Excel Word and PowerPoint.
• 3 years of experience with Fire Codes including IBC IFC NBC NFC NFPA 72 UL/ULC standards for Life Safety Systems.

We Value:

• Field experience with fire alarm systems such as racking testing commissioning site survey and trouble shooting etc.
• Competencies in device layout and application sizing of amplifiers power supplies panels and batteries and basic smoke control.
• Good understanding of integrations or interfacing with building automation systems security systems fire protection systems elevator control lighting systems etc.
• High competency in written and verbal communications.
• Ability to multitask and juggle multiple jobs at the same time when facing competing priorities.

About Honeywell:

Honeywell International Inc. (Nasdaq: HON) invents and manufactures technologies that address some of the worlds most critical challenges around energy safety security air travel productivity and global urbanization. We are a leading software-industrial company committed to introducing state-of-the-art technology solutions to improve efficiency productivity sustainability and safety in high-growth businesses in broad-based attractive industrial end markets. Our products and solutions enable a safer more comfortable and more productive world enhancing the quality of life of people around the globe. Learn more about Honeywell:³( Business Unit:

Honeywell Building Solutions (HBS) is part of Honeywell Building Automation a strategic business group of Honeywell. HBS installs integrates and maintains systems that keep government education commercial and industrial facilities safe secure comfortable productive and efficient. HBS is also a global leader in energy services working with organizations and power providers to conserve energy optimize building operations and leverage renewable energy sources. Our expertise is found in a wide range of services from maintaining building automation technology to building advanced microgrids that provide onsite generation and energy security to delivering comprehensive programs to help utilities and the electrical grid operate smarter.