Fire Alarm Designer

Description

Job Title: Fire Alarm Designer

About Us: Northstar Fire Protection of Texas is a Texas based company. Northstar has been on the forefront of the fire protection industry since 1980. With offices in Austin, Lewisville, Houston, San Antonio, and Atlanta, GA we have grown to be a nationally recognized company. Northstar engineers, fabricates, and installs fire sprinkler systems for structures including commercial, government, healthcare, high-rise condominiums and mixed-use projects.

We joined Shambaugh & Son, L.P., a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of EMCOR Group, Inc. and together we perform more than $1B of construction projects per year with over 2,900 employees throughout 50 states from our home office in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

We recognize people as our most important resource and it is our mission to produce the industry's highest level of quality services and productivity on every project in order to develop repeat customers, maximize return on investment, and provide professional growth opportunities for people in the organization.

Job Summary: Design Fire Alarm & Detection Systems for a variety of construction projects including Industrial, Commercial, Institutional, and Residential projects. Perform system layouts using AutoCAD. Be organized, efficient, and work well with others.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for assisting in designing of fire alarm, VESDA, clean agent, and control systems

• Responsible for assisting in all communication regarding the project status with both customer base as well as the internal communications

• Assist in design schedules to meet the required schedule work in progress meetings and milestones

• Assist with design, bill of materials, and scheduling as needed

• Work with field Superintendents and Project Managers for project needs and progress

• Operate AutoCAD, BIM, Revit, and Navisworks

• Complete fire protection 2D designs as needed

Qualifications:

• Experience in AutoCAD, Revit, or Navisworks

• Experience in large construction projects preferred

• Experience in mechanical, electrical, or fire protection design

• Experience in high paced, large construction projects preferred

Shambaugh is deeply committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for all its job applicants and employees. We seek to employ qualified persons in all job classifications and to administer all personnel actions affecting our employees without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, political ideology, ancestry, or genetic information. Individuals with a disability, disabled and other protected veterans and any other characteristic protected by applicable law will be given the fullest consideration for employment in positions for which they are qualified. We also are committed to making reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with a disability as well as abiding by any and all state and local laws, which in addition to the above prohibit discrimination in any form.

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