Fire Alarm Designer

Johnson Controls•Salt Lake City, UT

About The Position

The primary role of the Fire Alarm Designer is to design fire alarm systems for Johnson Controls Inc projects. Acting as a design lead on projects and directing other members of the design team supporting these projects You will work as a team player to technically support our sales team, technicians, CAD drafters, and project managers through the delivery cycle. It is important that you understand customer needs in making day-to-day decisions and occasionally take action on changes in customer requirements. At Johnson Controls, we’re shaping the future to create a world that’s safe, comfortable and sustainable. Our global team creates innovative, integrated solutions to make cities more connected, buildings more intelligent and vehicles more efficient. We are passionate about improving the way the world lives, works and plays. The future requires bold ideas, an entrepreneurial mind-set and collaboration across boundaries. You need a career focused on tomorrow. Tomorrow needs you. Johnson Controls is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and you need an accommodation during the application process please email [email protected] Johnson Controls International plc. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law. To view more information about your equal opportunity and non-discrimination rights as a candidate, visit EEO is the Law. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please visit here. Johnson Controls: Enhancing the Intelligence of Buildings Your buildings have a purpose. They are places for people to live or work. Facilities for learning or healing. Venues for entertainment and shopping. Sites for the specialized storage of tangible goods or mission-critical data. Your buildings have a huge variety of functions; they are central to your mission. This is where Johnson Controls comes in, helping drive the outcomes that matter most. Through a full range of systems and digital solutions, we make your buildings smarter. A smarter building is safer, more comfortable, more efficient, and, ultimately, more sustainable. Most important, smarter buildings let you focus more intensely on your unique mission. Better for your people. Better for your bottom line. Better for the planet. At Johnson Controls, we’ve been making buildings smarter since 1885, and our capabilities, depth of innovation experience, and global reach have been growing ever since. Today, we offer the world’s largest portfolio of building products, technologies, software, and services; we put that portfolio to work to transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play.

Requirements

Minimum of two years of fire alarm design
NICET certification is required, NICET Level 3 preferred, along with a basic understanding of how mechanical systems interface with Fire Alarm
Demonstrated ability in drafting/CAD and computer skills.
Effective written and oral communications.
Attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of multiple electronic building systems a plus.

Responsibilities

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.

Benefits

This role offers a competitive Bonus plan that will take into account individual, group, and corporate performance.
This position includes a competitive benefits package.

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