On-Board Services is hiring a Life Safety Systems / Fire Alarm Designer!Subject Line: Position Title and State you are Located
Position Details: Position Type: Full Time / Contract
Job Location: Remote or Hybrid, depending on candidate location
Benefits: Health Insurance, Life Insurance, 401k
Compensation: $45 - $72/hr depending on experience & qualifications
Overview/Summary: This job opportunity is available at ANY location in the United States. Ideally, selected candidates will be near one of our client's 140+ U.S. based offices, but we intend to hire the "best" candidates.
Our Client is a global professional services firm that provides engineering, design, construction, and consulting solutions across infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, energy, water, and government sectors.
As a Life Safety Systems / Fire Alarm Designer, you will work on various projects assigned by a Department Manager or Lead Engineer. This position will play a role in the entire design process including but not limited to:
- concept creation
- leading BIM designs with support from your leads and SMEs
- drawing and specification production
- customer and vendor accessibility.
You'll use your skills and experience to provide code-compliant asset protection and fire mitigation and life safety solutions. These solutions include fire alarm, fire detection, fire suppression, gas detection, life safety considerations, smoke modeling, and explosion prevention. Utilizing Revit MEP, our teams create 3D models in coordination with architects and engineers. From those 3D BIM models you'll design fire alarm systems, fire sprinkler systems, smoke and leak detection, security and intrusion detection systems, and more. 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.
Primary Qualifications: - At least 4 years of Autodesk Revit design experience
- Experience with AutoCAD, Excel, and Revit add-ins
- Experience with Bluebeam Revu
- Familiarity with clash detection and how to resolve issues in ACC/Forma
- Knowledge and design experience with Fire Alarm Systems and related manufacturers' equipment, including VESDA systems
- Knowledge of general design and construction specifications
Preferred Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in engineering
- 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 NFPA 75, NFPA 76, NFPA 2001, and NFPA 13 codes
- Experience with VESDA ASPIRE or similar software
- Design experience in data centers
In order to be considered for this role, you must be legally authorized to work in the US on a permanent basis without sponsorship. Background screenings required.
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