Fire Protection Designer

Fire Protection Designers - Sprinkler & Alarm

Location: 100% Remote – United States

Discipline: Fire Protection Engineering / Design

Specialism: Fire Alarm / Fire Sprinkler

NICET: Preferred, but not essential

About the Opportunity

A leading national engineering consultancy is urgently looking to add experienced Fire Alarm and Fire Sprinkler Designers to its growing fire protection team.

This is a 100% remote opportunity supporting a strong pipeline of large-scale, technically complex projects across the United States, with a particular focus on mission-critical facilities, data centers, industrial and manufacturing environments .

The workload is already there, so we're looking for experienced designers who can hit the ground running , work independently and take ownership of their design responsibilities from an early stage.

Candidates can specialize in either Fire Alarm or Fire Sprinkler design – you do not need to have experience across both disciplines.

What You'll Be Doing

• Develop detailed fire alarm and/or fire sprinkler system designs for complex engineering projects.
• Produce design drawings, layouts, calculations, specifications and construction documentation.
• Support projects through multiple stages of design, from initial concepts through construction documents.
• Work on large-scale data center, mission-critical, industrial, manufacturing and infrastructure projects .
• Coordinate fire protection designs with architectural, structural, electrical, mechanical and other engineering disciplines.
• Review architectural and engineering drawings to identify fire protection requirements and potential design conflicts.
• Ensure designs comply with applicable NFPA standards, building codes, fire codes and project-specific requirements .
• Participate in internal design reviews and QA/QC processes.
• Coordinate with engineers, project managers, clients and other project stakeholders.
• Manage your own workload across multiple projects while meeting project schedules and deadlines.
• Provide technical input and design support throughout the construction process.

Fire Alarm Design

For candidates specializing in Fire Alarm, responsibilities may include:

• Fire alarm system layouts and device placement.
• Notification appliance and initiating device layouts.
• Detection systems.
• Emergency communication and mass notification systems.
• Interface and sequence-of-operations development.
• Battery and voltage-drop calculations.
• Coordination with electrical, life safety and other building systems.
• Design in accordance with NFPA 72 and applicable codes.

Fire Sprinkler Design

For candidates specializing in Fire Sprinkler, responsibilities may include:

• Automatic sprinkler system layouts and design.
• Hazard classification and system selection.
• Hydraulic calculations.
• Fire water demand calculations.
• Standpipe and fire suppression system coordination.
• Equipment and piping layouts.
• Coordination with architectural, structural and MEP disciplines.
• Design in accordance with NFPA 13, NFPA 14, NFPA 20 and other applicable standards.

What We're Looking For

• Previous professional experience in Fire Alarm and/or Fire Sprinkler design .
• Strong experience using Revit and/or AutoCAD within an engineering or design environment.
• Experience producing detailed construction documents and design packages.
• Strong working knowledge of relevant NFPA codes and standards .
• Ability to read and interpret architectural, MEP and engineering drawings.
• Strong understanding of multidisciplinary design coordination.
• Ability to work independently within a fully remote environment .
• Comfortable managing deadlines and multiple active projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Highly Desirable Experience

Experience working on technically demanding projects such as:

• Data Centers
• Mission-Critical Facilities
• Industrial Facilities
• Manufacturing Plants
• Advanced Manufacturing
• Large-Scale Infrastructure
• High-Hazard / Complex Facilities

Candidates coming directly from these environments will be particularly attractive, as the team needs designers capable of making an immediate impact on existing projects .

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