System Designer II

Summary

Everon provides comprehensive security, fire, and life safety solutions through a broad national presence. The System Designer II designs and evaluates commercial fire alarm and life safety systems, prepares code-compliant layouts and permitting documentation, and serves as a technical resource for sales and operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Must be able to establish and maintain strong relationships throughout the design, estimating and sales cycle with Sales and Operations
• The System Designer II is responsible for the design of Everon Fire Alarm and Life Safety Systems in accordance with local, county, state, and national codes and standards while following sales and operations protocols
• Receive project specifications, RFPs, bid documents, and plans from National, Enterprise, and Core Commercial sales representatives to design and layout the appropriate code compliant system and product mix. Provide scope of work, product selection, installation means, best practices and most cost effective solution to produce code compliant system layouts
• Represent NFLST (National Fire & Life Safety Team) as a fire design technical resource to sales and operations team members
• Participate in national account, sales and operations meetings to evaluate accuracy of the sales estimate and job layout as required
• Support national account and field sales organization in the design and layout of Everon Commercial fire alarm and life safety systems
• Design small, medium and large building fire alarm, voice evacuation, networked fire alarm, high-rise, smoke control, mass notification, emergency radio responder coverage systems, VESDA air-sampling smoke and gas detection. Analyze plans, construction contract specifications and codes to determine project requirements and risks
• Organize system layout by design and prepare the necessary documents required including drawings need for permits: 1) Select proper types, sizes, quantities of products to meet project requirements 2) Prepare all information on pre-installation extras or change orders to submit to customer or general/ subcontractor 3) Prepare as-built documentation as required
• Prepare engineering re-design and/or estimate while working with appropriate sales and operations management to assure understanding of and satisfaction with job scope
• Ability to manage a heavy work load that often changes in scope and discipline
• Ability to adapt to changing work environment, delays or unexpected events, team members is various experience and background knowledge; Manage competing demands; Adapt approach and/or methods to best fit the situation
• Travel 10% or less (specific to training or project related items)

Skills

• 5-10 years engineering fire alarm and life safety systems or other related experience
• Strong knowledge of industry engineering fundamentals and business operations required
• Ability to manage a varied and heavy workload and set priorities
• Ability to adapt to changes in the work environment, delays or unexpected events; manage competing demands; change approach or method to best fit the situation
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, word processing, spreadsheet, project management, and AutoCAD required
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Fully proficient and independent design skills
• Able to design medium to large jobs with deviation from standard tools, products or practices as needed
• Ability to read schematic and/or construction plans is required
• Strong organizational and self-motivated skills with a professional attitude
• Constant use of discretion and problem analysis
• Frequent use of judgment and independent action
• Understands process of construction projects and the requirements to document all changes or deviations to specifications
• Knowledge of network communications technology
• Ability to work remotely in an effective and efficient manner
• NICET II Fire Alarm Certification required
• Must have previous experience in commercial life safety system design
• Proficiency and understanding in fire alarm and life safety system programming, job start-up, checkout, and troubleshooting preferred
• Associates degree in Electronics or other technical field or equivalent experience preferred
• NICET III or IV Fire Alarm Certification preferred

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 5-10 years engineering fire alarm and life safety systems or other related experience
• Strong knowledge of industry engineering fundamentals and business operations required
• Ability to manage a varied and heavy workload and set priorities
• Ability to adapt to changes in the work environment, delays or unexpected events; manage competing demands; change approach or method to best fit the situation
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, word processing, spreadsheet, project management, and AutoCAD required
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Fully proficient and independent design skills
• Able to design medium to large jobs with deviation from standard tools, products or practices as needed
• Ability to read schematic and/or construction plans is required
• Strong organizational and self-motivated skills with a professional attitude
• Constant use of discretion and problem analysis
• Frequent use of judgment and independent action
• Understands process of construction projects and the requirements to document all changes or deviations to specifications
• Knowledge of network communications technology
• Ability to work remotely in an effective and efficient manner
• NICET II Fire Alarm Certification required
• Must have previous experience in commercial life safety system design

Nice to Haves

• Proficiency and understanding in fire alarm and life safety system programming, job start-up, checkout, and troubleshooting preferred
• Associates degree in Electronics or other technical field or equivalent experience preferred
• NICET III or IV Fire Alarm Certification preferred

Benefits

• Health and welfare benefits
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Short-term disability coverage
• Long-term disability coverage
• Life insurance
• Wellbeing benefits
• Paid time off