Who We Are
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, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Phoenix, and Atlanta, GA we have grown to be a nationally recognized company.Northstar engineers, fabricates, and installs fire alarm and detection systems for structures including commercial, government, data centers, manufacturing plants, semi-conductor plants, 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 $1 billion 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 to develop repeat customers and provide professional growth opportunities for people in the organization.
Job Summary
Northstar Fire Protection is looking for a Fire Protection Designer. In this position you will be responsible for managing all aspects of the work assigned to include fire alarm, VESDA, and special hazard systems and components.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for assisting in managing all aspects of the work assigned to them to include 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 developing plans 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 other Project Managers for project needs and progress
• Assist in ordering of materials and equipment needed for projects
• Other duties required

Qualifications

• NICET preferred
• 3-5 years' experience in fire protection
• Design experience preferred
• Estimating and job costing experience preferred
• Experience with VESDA and clean agent systems preferred
• Experience in working with General Contractors
• Experience in building teams
• Experience in high paced, large construction projects.

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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