Life Safety Systems/Fire Alarm Engineer

Life Safety Systems/Fire Alarm Engineer
Hybrid


We're looking for a Life Safety Systems/Fire Alarm Engineer who is excited about working on projects that enable the heart of our clients' business. Join us and you'll have the chance to work on data center facilities projects. Come be a part of a vibrant, dynamic team that delivers world-class designs 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 in the Data Center market, this opportunity is for you!


Our Life Safety Systems/Fire Alarm Engineers work on various projects assigned by a
Department Manager. This position will play a role in the entire design process including
but not limited to:

• preliminary assessments
• concept creation
• leading designs with support from your peers, SME's, 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 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. You will be expected to both provide guidance to
co-workers and receive solutions from variance senior design professionals so that you can
take ownership of various projects as the engineer of record. These solutions include fire
alarm, fire detection, fire suppression, gas detection, life safety considerations, smoke
modeling, and explosion prevention.


You will interface directly with client counterparts in the designing of their facilities and
state and local code officials. Using the various applicable Life Safety & Fire codes as well
as industry standards you will provide calculations; equipment size and quantities;
equipment and construction specifications; network diagrams and various construction
deliverables in both 2D and 3D platforms for a constructible design.


Here's what you'll need:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering and 5+ years if industry engineering 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
• Experience leading projects and managing resources

Ideally, you'll 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