Alarm Design Lead

Alarm Design Lead

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, Lewisville, Houston, San Antonio, and Atlanta, GA we have grown to be a nationally recognized company. Northstar engineers, fabricates, and installs fire sprinkler systems for structures including commercial, government, 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 4,000 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 in order to develop repeat customers, maximize return on investment, and provide professional growth opportunities for people in the organization.

Job Summary: As a Design Manager at NorthStar Fire Protection, you are responsible for leading a team of design professionals on large-scale fire alarm projects, ensuring the project is on schedule, per code, and in accordance with the specified design standards. This includes supervising Fire Alarm and VESDA systems 2D, 3D, and BIM designers and managers. The role also involves effective communication with the design team, project managers, and clients, while maintaining high standards of quality, documentation, and compliance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• 100% on-site position as a managing part of our team.
• Oversee daily on-site and remote working environments for fire alarm and VESDA design.
• Oversee all design related RFI's for the project.
• Validate scope matches the contract and redline changes as needed.
• Report daily constraints and productivity using standard formats and portals.
• Evaluate and approve client deliverables such as product submittals, shop drawings, IFF's, etc.
• Attend all LSS discipline workgroup meetings with GCs on a weekly basis.
• Assist in the management of the schedule and ensure the design team maintains the schedule.
• Manage budget and provide reports according to requirements.
• Coordinate with the management team daily, weekly, monthly, 90 Day, and other reporting documents for lookahead planning and execution.
• Report any scheduling delays, personnel issues, safety concerns/incidents to your direct supervisor in a timely manner.
• Report on-site manpower to Daily Diary process manager.
• Ensure the company's design equipment, vehicles, and tools are safe, clean and well maintained in accordance with company policies.
• Review of all design employees according to company policy.
• Ensure that the work is performed in a safe manner.
• Fulfill all other duties as assigned and needed between the demand.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or state-recognized GED, associate or bachelor's degree.
• 10+ years of experience in the commercial fire and life safety industry in a leadership role.
• 10+ years of experience with designing Edwards and VESDA systems with Revit is recommended for this position.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of local and national fire alarm codes (NFPA, IFC, ADA, UL, IBC, IEC, NEC, etc.) and regulations as well as the ability to read and understand drawings and specifications and electrical, network, and control wiring diagrams.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Bluebeam etc.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking and mathematical aptitude, with attention to detail.
• Good working knowledge of sophisticated fire detection and alarm systems and ability to read and understand blueprints.
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment and handle multiple priorities under time constraints.
• NICET IV certified, Autodesk certified, BIM certified individuals preferred.
• Regular and reliable attendance, including the ability to work extended hours and weekends as required.

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As a leading provider of mechanical and electrical construction, facilities services, and energy infrastructure, we offer employees a competitive salary and benefits package and we are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.