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Company Name: Blair Fire Protection
Position Title: Fire Protection Designer
Location: Butler, WI
A Career with Purpose
Imagine the sense of pride you will feel each day in knowing that your design contributions made a difference by keeping lives and property safe! While other companies offer a “line” of fire protection products and services, fire protection is our passion and our only focus. You won’t find a more dedicated team of industry professionals to work and grow with.
Establish your purpose-driven career as a Fire Protection Designer with Blair Fire Protection, where the entire team is vested in customer success.
What You’ll Be Doing
Experience in the industry will fast-track this Fire Protection Designer to develop, review, and evaluate fire sprinkler design drawings utilizing computer-assisted drafting (AutoCAD) equipment. In this role, you’ll perform in-office design and collaborate with project managers and field technicians to ensure project success.
Responsibilities include:
What Skills Do I Need?
We welcome candidates with fire protection design experience and those with drafting-related experience who are seeking to grow their design skills. Additionally, we seek:
Our Total Rewards Offering:
Blair Fire Protection offers competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, disability, and retirement benefits, paid vacation, and holidays, coupled with a challenging and team-oriented work environment to help you succeed in your career.
Position Title: Fire Protection Designer
Location: Butler, WI
A Career with Purpose
Imagine the sense of pride you will feel each day in knowing that your design contributions made a difference by keeping lives and property safe! While other companies offer a “line” of fire protection products and services, fire protection is our passion and our only focus. You won’t find a more dedicated team of industry professionals to work and grow with.
Establish your purpose-driven career as a Fire Protection Designer with Blair Fire Protection, where the entire team is vested in customer success.
What You’ll Be Doing
Experience in the industry will fast-track this Fire Protection Designer to develop, review, and evaluate fire sprinkler design drawings utilizing computer-assisted drafting (AutoCAD) equipment. In this role, you’ll perform in-office design and collaborate with project managers and field technicians to ensure project success.
Responsibilities include:
- Compile material lists, and submittal packages for design projects.
- Leverage your knowledge of fire codes to assist the sales and field technical teams.
- Perform hydraulic calculations following the specifications for each job.
- Conduct on-site field surveys at current and potential project sites.
- Ensure a code-compliant fire sprinkler system is designed by collaborating with general contractors, architects, engineers, and plan reviewers at construction sites.
- Communicate with all internal and external project stakeholders throughout construction to ensure an efficient and productive installation.
- Participate in professional development activities and earn certifications such as NICET and WI Designer Stamp.
- Remove, identify, and estimate change orders
What Skills Do I Need?
We welcome candidates with fire protection design experience and those with drafting-related experience who are seeking to grow their design skills. Additionally, we seek:
- Minimum 1-3 years of experience
- An associate degree or currently enrolled in a program in Architecture, Engineering, Construction, or a mechanical design-related field is preferred.
- NICET Level 1 or 2, or the ability to complete within the first year of employment
- AutoCAD / Drafting experience is required.
- 3-D modeling experience in programs such as Navisworks, Revit, or similar programs is desired.
- AutoSprink by M.E.P. CAD, BIM modeling experience is a plus, but not required. We train those eager to learn!
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced team environment.
- Motivation for continuous learning to keep abreast of fire protection industry trends and technology.
Our Total Rewards Offering:
Blair Fire Protection offers competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, disability, and retirement benefits, paid vacation, and holidays, coupled with a challenging and team-oriented work environment to help you succeed in your career.
We Make it Easy
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As one of the largest employer associations in the nation, MRA helps its member organizations thrive by offering the most comprehensive assortment of HR services, information, education, and resources to help build successful workplaces and a powerful workforce.
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Salary : $70,000 - $110,004
