What are the responsibilities and job description for the Fire Alarm Designer position at Ryan Fireprotection, Inc.?
Fire Alarm Design Engineer
Department: Service
Position Overview:
This position is responsible for estimating, designing, managing, and ensuring all fire alarm projects are performed to the highest possible standard, executed efficiently, effectively, and code compliant.
This position is responsible for estimating, designing, managing, and ensuring all fire alarm projects are performed to the highest possible standard, executed efficiently, effectively, and code compliant.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide survey support for sales team to ensure complete and accurate estimates
- Assist sales team with budgeting and writing of proposals for inspection repair and service projects
- Design, submit, and manage all Fire Alarm related projects sold by sales team
- Ensure systems are designed with consideration to labor and material efficiencies
- Provides labor forecast to coordinator and Director for all projects being managed
- Responsible for acquiring new and managing existing client relationships
- Schedule bid reviews timely while being prepared and organized for bid review; timely submittal of proposal/bid docs to admin; solicits appropriate number of bids for subcontractors/special pricing, review/understand all documents, addendums and bid clarifications, and bid forms, meet bid deadline.
- Proposal is clear and concise with no grammatical errors or contradictions and matches specification (if applicable).
- Estimate is complete and accurate per specification (if applicable)
- Drawings are complete and include all necessary information for AHJ and Field Technician
- Systems are designed to meet code and in consideration of labor and material efficiencies
- Proactive in scheduling and coordinating with all trades on jobsite
- Manages project to meet budgets and deadlines
- Executes all necessary project documentation
Important Skills:
- Ability to lead a team, highly organized, self-motivated, strong attention to detail, with good communication skills.
- Proficient in AutoCAD
- Extensive knowledge in NFPA 72 and 70E standards required.
- Candidates must possess and maintain a valid driver's license. The ability to drive to job sites / work locations is a requirement of this position. A motor vehicle record (MVR) check will be conducted as part of the hiring process.
Salary : $52,154 - $72,074