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Fire Alarm Designer
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San Antonio-United States of America
- Organizes and plans own workload, helps to direct workload of other design team members, and additionally works with other design teams when required.
- Providing stamped approval of drawings, if license or certification allows.
- Facilitates reviews of initial designs of high complexity to provide value engineered/code compliant solutions where required.
- Coordinates with other design team members to prepare fully detailed technical submissions with complete detailed schematics and drawings to meet design criteria.
- Oversees CAD Support Technicians in the preparation of project submissions for high complexity systems including: system operation, drawings, and calculations.
- Completes detailed calculations to verify system design meets code and standard requirements.
- Maximizes project load by overseeing multiple CAD Support Technicians working on projects simultaneously.
- Participates in pre/post project design meetings and attends customer/site coordination meetings, as applicable.
- Develops bill of materials to facilitate construction.
- Examines completed submission in conjunction with CAD Support Technicians for equipment application, equipment compatibility, and compliance with specifications and scope.
- Contributes project support for project managers once orders have been received to assist in maintaining and/or improving Project margins.
- Reviews equipment application, researches outside purchases, and ensures equipment compatibility.
- Provides answers to questions from customers, contractors, and authorities, having jurisdiction, as they arise.
- Collaborates with the Project Manager during system commissioning to verify system performance against the design.
- Supports field technical staff and other design team members with technical support and design inquiries.
- Provides pre-sales estimate support to the sales and project management teams.
- Mentors and provides guidance to CAD Support Technicians in the completion of project deliverables.
- Performs the duties of a CAD person on assigned projects, as required, if a CAD person is not available to fulfill those duties.
- Directs, supports, and reviews work product provided by CAD Support Technicians.
- Monitors actual hours to ensure all time is properly coded to projects and are within originally estimated hours sold on the projects.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Drafting (AutoCad) preferred, Or equivalent field experience.
- Nicet Level III or above required.
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience in design of Fire and Security systems.
- Demonstrated ability in drafting/CAD, computer skills estimating/pricing, and project management.
- Experience in Fire Alarm, Security, Nurse Call, CCTV and/or Construction Industry.
- Proficient in reading and understanding architectural and electrical diagrams
- Knowledge of multiple electronic building systems.
- Advanced understanding of mechanical systems and their interface to fire alarm systems.
- Fundamental understanding of Microsoft Office Suite including, Excel, Access, Word, Outlook, Adobe
- Effective written and oral communications.
What you will do
The primary role of the Project Systems Specialist III is to design fire alarm systems for SimplexGrinnell projects. Acting as a design lead on large complex multi-faceted projects and directing other members of the design team supporting these projects
How you will do it
What we look for
HIRING SALARY RANGE: $85,200-$117,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.) This role offers a competitive Bonus plan that will take into account individual, group, and corporate performance. This position includes a competitive benefits package.
For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at https://jobs.johnsoncontrols.com/about-us
