25 Jan
Fire Sprinkler Designer
Washington, Kelso , 98626 Kelso USA

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Leading Fire Protection & Life Safety company seeks experienced Fire Sprinkler Designer This Jobot Job is hosted by: Kendra O'BryantAre you a fit? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Apply Now" button and sending us your resume.Salary: $60,000 - $110,000 per year

A bit about us:Founded in the 1950's, this company is the West Coast's largest Fire Protection and Life Safety specialist company in the region. They are a full service company that designs, installs, repairs, services and inspects a wide variety of fire suppression and life safety systems.This company services corporate, government and military facilities in the Western United States from strategically-located offices in the major metro areas, including Los Angeles, San Diego, Riverside, San Francisco, Fresno, Sacramento, Portland, Seattle and Anchorage. Their qualified team of project managers, engineers, designers, technicians, installers, and inspectors has installed and serviced fire protection and life safety system upgrades, expansions and new construction projects in a range of facilities.

Why join us?
  • Competitive base and overall compensation package
  • Generous vacation, sick, and paid holidays
  • Full Benefits: Medical, Dental, and Vision
  • Life Insurance coverage
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Long-term career growth opportunities!

Job DetailsFIRE SPRINKLER DESIGNER: Uses CAD equipment to provide support to Engineering department by preparing routine layouts of fire sprinkler systems, detail drawings, assembly drawings, sketches and diagrams. Details to include all views and dimensions necessary for installation. Makes simple decisions but refers most questions/problems to lead designers or chief engineer. Solid understanding of drafting techniques and familiarity with design and fire sprinkler terminology. Mechanical aptitude with ability to complete basic mathematical calculations. NICET Level 1 Certification highly preferred and significant experience using CAD design software required Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
  • 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.
  • Make revisions to 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.
Qualifications:To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Education and/or Experience: One year certificate from college or technical school; or 48 to 60 months (5 years) related experience and/or training in the design of fire sprinkler systems; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Language Skills:
  • Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
  • Ability to write simple correspondence.
  • Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Mathematical Skills:
  • 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.
Reasoning Ability:
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. - Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of CAD Design software and Microsoft Office products Word Processing software. Other Skills and Abilities:
  • Ability to read blueprints for fire sprinkler layout.
  • Ability to make technical presentations internally and to customers.
  • Must have a sound working knowledge of NFPA 13 and related codes.
  • Prefer to have survey skills and an understanding of the construction coordination process.
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