Life Safety Systems Engineer
Job Summary
Life Safety Systems/Fire Alarm Engineer:
This job opportunity is available at ANY location in the United States. Ideally selected
candidates will be near theU.S.-based office but we intend to hire the bestcandidates.
Were looking for a Life SafetySystems/Fire Alarm Engineer who is excited about working on projects that enable theheart of our clients business. Join us and youll have the chance to work on data centerfacilities projects. Come be a part of a vibrant dynamic team that delivers world-classdesigns for well-known clients around the world! If you are someone who thrives in a fast-paced collaborative work environment and who also enjoys working closely with clients inthe Data Center market this opportunity is for you!
Our Life Safety Systems/Fire Alarm Engineers work on various projects assigned by aDepartment Manager. This position will play a role in the entire design process includingbut not limited to:
- preliminary assessments
- concept creation
- leading designs with support from your peers SMEs and BIM designers
- internal and external problem resolution
- drawing and specification production
- customer and vendor accessibility.
Your impact:
The Life Safety Systems/Fire Alarm Engineers may work on several concurrent projectsand will be responsible for ensuring that projects are completed on time.
As a Life Safety Systems/Fire Alarm Engineer youll provide technical design leadershipof systems for data center buildings which include fire alarm and detection systemssmoke control systems fire protection systems and other life safety or low voltagesystems.
As a Life Safety Systems/Fire Alarm Engineer working with our teams youll use yourskills and experience to help our clients by providing code-compliant asset protection andfire mitigation and life safety solutions. You will be expected to both provide guidance toco-workers and receive solutions from various senior design professionals so that you cantake ownership of various projects as the engineer of record. These solutions include firealarm fire detection fire suppression gas detection life safety considerations smokemodeling and explosion prevention.
You will interface directly with client counterparts in the designing of their facilities andstate and local code officials. Using the various applicable Life Safety & Fire codes as wellas industry standards you will provide calculations equipment size and quantitiesequipment and construction specifications network diagrams and various constructiondeliverables in both 2D and 3D platforms for a constructible design.
Bring your curiosity talent for multitasking and collaboration and extreme organizationalskills and well help you grow pursue and fulfill what drives you so we can make bigimpacts on the world together.
Heres what youll need:
- Bachelors degree in engineering
- Knowledge and design experience with Fire Alarm Systems and related manufacturers equipment including VESDA systems
- Knowledge of IBC IFC NFPA 101 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
- Experience leading projects and managing resources
Ideally youll also have:
- At least 4 years of Autodesk Revit design experience
- Professional Engineering (PE) license
- Knowledge of NFPA 75 NFPA 76 NFPA 2001 and NFPA 13 codes
- Design experience in data centers
- Experience mentoring junior staff
- Experience estimating and scheduling mid-to-large-scale projects
Comments/Special Instructions
Deal Breakers:
1. Hybrid Means working from any office in the country within 50 miles of an office and reporting to the office 2 days a week. Remote is anyone in the US that is hired that does not live within 50 miles of an office.
2. Must Have Life safety / fire alarm design experience
3. Must disclose any non-competes with current company
4. Salary Range depends on location cost of living and level of experience