Fire Sprinkler Designer
Human Resources Team•Southborough, MA
•$31 - $41•Onsite
About The Position
This position is a design position and reports to the Fire Sprinkler Manager. Creates routine layouts of fire sprinkler systems, detail drawings, assembly drawings, sketches, and diagrams. Details to include all views and dimensions necessary for installation. $5,000 Sign-On-Bonus based on experience. Position is located in Southborough, Massachusetts.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business discipline preferred or equivalent experience.
- High mechanical aptitude
- Experience in the fire protection design field required.
- AutoCAD experience and/or hydraCAD experience required.
- Solid understanding of drafting techniques and familiarity with design and fire sprinkler terminology.
- Ability to read blueprints for fire sprinkler layout.
- Ability to make technical presentation internally and to customers.
- Must have a sound working knowledge of NFPA 13 and related codes.
- Prefer a valid driver’s license and a current and sustainable good driving record.
- The ability to learn applicable installation, inspection, and servicing codes.
Nice To Haves
- Applicable experience either in the fire protection industry or the commercial customer service business in some capacity
- NICET level III or higher, Fire Protection Industry licensing is a plus but not required.
- A commercial sprinkler systems background or a basic level of comfort and knowledge with pipe fitting, electrical work, and commercial sprinkler system fittings.
- An ability to provide services across multiple product lines.
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
- Knowledge of CAD Design software and Microsoft Office products.
- Successful completion of a drug test and pre-employment background screening is required. MVR checks are required for all driving positions.
Responsibilities
- Make copies of drawings and maintains information regarding changes to database.
- Designs fire protection sprinkler systems with as much accuracy and detail as possible to enable the field installation to be completed with as few design errors as possible.
- Reviews work order and procedural manuals to determine critical dimensions of design and designs fire protection sprinkler systems within allocated hours for each job.
- Calculates figures to convert design dimensions to resizing dimensions specified for subsequent production, layout and installation processes.
- Submits design plans to proper department leadership for approval and obtains permits as required.
- Confers with engineering and design staff to determine design modifications and enters editing information into computer.
- Keys in specified information to produce graphic representation (hard copy) of design for review and approval by engineering and design staff.
- Makes final sketch of proposed drawing, checking dimension of parts, materials to be used, relation of one part to another, and relation of various parts to whole structure or project.
- Revise size, shape and arrangement of parts to create practical design drawings.
- Sketches rough layout of system and computes angles, weights, surface areas, dimensions, radii, clearances, tolerances, leverages and location of holes.
- Drafts detailed multi-view drawings of layout and systems.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Pay is on a weekly cycle, every Friday
- Career Advancement Opportunities
- Competitive benefits, including healthcare, dental, vision, life insurance, paid time off and holidays
- Company paid short and long-term disability
- Immediately vested in our 401(k) company match
- Full-time employees participate in our Shared Ownership Program which offers a monetary bonus aligned to the company's long-term success.
- Exceptional guidance and support from our managers
- Collaborative culture & environment
- Robust training opportunities with company reimbursement upon achieving required licensing
- Apprenticeship programs for fire sprinkler, fire alarm and inspection positions
- Opportunity to work alongside some of the best talent in the fire protection industry
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
