Experienced Fire Alarm Designer, Delta

Job Responsibilities

With minimal supervision, and using established standards&procedures, the fire alarm designer will be responsible for creating accurate&complete fire alarm system designs and submittal packages to meet the intent of the project requirements. Provides detailed information and submittals to communicate design and operation to customers, consultants, fire install/sales/management team and subcontractors. Organizes and plans own workload, helps direct workload of other design team members, and works with other design teams when required. Acts as a design lead on large complex multi‑faced projects, directs other design team members, facilitates reviews of initial designs of high complexity to provide value‑engineered/code‑compliant solutions, and 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, completes detailed calculations to verify system design meets code and standard requirements, and 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, and provides answers to questions from customers, contractors, and authorities. 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 if required, directs, supports, and reviews work product provided by CAD support technicians, and monitors actual hours to ensure all time is properly coded to projects and within originally estimated hours.Required Qualifications

Fifteen years of experience with design in the fire alarm industry (floor plan circuitry for devices, battery and voltage drop calculations, sequence of operations, bill of material, network layouts, electrical wiring details&risers). Entrepreneurial ability to independently perform Design‑Build, Code‑Compliant Fire Alarm Design functions for Highly Technical Industrial facilities and/or complexes. Demonstrated knowledge of Government / Provincial Fire Alarm Code Requirements. Advanced computer skills required, particularly AutoCAD, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Salesforce,MS Teams, Adobe Acrobat, BlueBeam.Advanced communication and organizational skills. Certification/Membership with Canada Fire Alarm Association (CFAA) is preferred. Demonstrated technical aptitude. Compensation&Benefits

HIRING SALARY RANGE:

$91,000–124,000 (salary determined by education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, internal equity and market data). Competitive benefits package including paid vacation, holidays, sick time, retirement savings plan available from day one, medical, dental and vision care. EEO&Accommodation

Johnson Controls’ Canadian subsidiaries are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants, candidates and employees with disabilities in accordance with applicable human rights legislation. Accommodation will be provided throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. If requested,contact us for assistance.Information regarding accommodation measures will be treated as confidential. Policies are available on the Johnson Controls website and can be provided in accessible formats.

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