Fire/Life Safety Discipline Lead

• Develops and establishes project priorities and schedules for projects and monitor projects for compliance with the approved schedules; and schedule post-contract items prior to the expiration of the guarantee/ warranty periods.
• Maximizes project profitability through appropriate project budgeting/pricing, utilize resources and cost control procedures.
• Provide and support the development of technically accurate, complete Fire Protection and Fire Alarm documents to the client that adheres to all code requirements, company specifications and the engineering standards of practice.
• Independently develop and analyze project scope, schedule, phasing, staging, specific site issues, and pertinent code issues.
• Plans, organizes, monitors, coordinates and administers the work on one or multiple projects from the planning/budget phase through the completion of the project.
• Participate in local FLS and related industry events.
• Provide technical mentorship to less experienced staff.
• Support the ongoing development and use of FLS standard documentation and processes.
• Management, Oversight, Reporting and Accountability for Project Scope, Schedule and Budget.
• Provides feedback and participates in the Monthly Billing Review Meeting.
• Independently analyze and develop conceptual, working, and detailed design of Fire Protection and Fire Alarm systems for new and existing facilities.
• Monitors and proactively address project’s Aged Receivables to ensure timely collections of invoices.
• Support and participate in the recruitment of future FLS staff.
• Support business development including but not limited to targeted marketing and proposal writing.
• Communicate with co-workers, technical resources, external consultants, clients/owners and Authorities Having Jurisdiction.
• Identifies sources of safety liability, safety risk, required safety records and outline the components of the safety program manual.
• Development of a Project Work Plan and Procedures.
• Conducts internal team meetings to confirm progress, review issues and actions, quality and safety, and resolve questions.
• Establishes a tracking procedure for all closeout items.
• Management and Oversight of Fire/Life Safety staff.
• Represents Arora externally to the Design Team and serves as the critical Point-of-Contact (POC) for external communication.
• Support the future growth and expansion of FLS practice.
• Ensures adherence to Arora’s QA/QC Program
• Coordinate and perform site surveys, submittal reviews, inspections, responds to RFIs, and generates punch lists.
• Coordinate Fire Protection and/or Fire Alarm designs with building architecture, structure and systems.
• Ensures adequate time is scheduled within each phase for QA/QC reviews.
• Ensures use of Blue Beam software for QA/QC reviews
• Defines procedures for management of schedules to avoid risks and provides work around schedules, as required, to keep the project within the objectives as established by the Client.
• Keeps Project reporting systems current.
• Monitors and reports on Project’s Financial performance.

Overall Responsibility: The candidate shall be responsible for fire/life safety (FLS) system engineering in accordance with Arora’s mission of “Improving the quality of life by Rethinking Infrastructure”. They must exhibit the skills to independently develop and manage FLS designs in accordance with codes, standards and project specifications while ensuring the needs of clients are met. In addition, the candidate must display strong communication skills to collaborate with internal and external team members and clients during the design process.

• Detailed FLS design knowledge as it applies to water-based fire protection and fire alarm systems including but not limited to water supplies, sprinkler layout, standpipe design, fire pumps, automatic and manual fire detection, audible and visual fire alarm notification, building system interfaces and non-water based fire protection systems.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology with 10 years’ experience directly related to fire protection and Professional Engineering (PE) licensure.
• Knowledge of fire protection engineering, including mass notification, hazard analysis, code consulting, fire dynamics, smoke management, and egress systems.
• Ability to create and maintain productive relationships with employees, clients, and vendors.
• Familiar with local building codes and their fire protection requirements.
• Familiar with construction cost estimating resources, tools and methods.
• Familiar with proposal writing and fee estimating.
• Candidate should be able to orally communicate complex design and technical ideas to other designers and engineers as well as people with a nontechnical background.
• Additional experience as a Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS); or NICET Certification in Water Based System Layout; Special Hazard Suppression Systems, Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Water-Based Systems and/or Fire Alarm Systems, preferred.
• Familiar with passive building fire protection, including fire rated construction, fire stopping, fire rated doors and windows.
• Proficient in hydraulic fire protection modeling software such as HydraCAD or SprinkCalc.
• Knowledge NFPA codes and standards, including, but not limited to: 25, 30, 92, 101, 110, 130, 415 and 502.
• Familiar with model building codes and their fire protection requirements.
• Proficient in AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam and MS Office Suite.
• Must be intimately familiar with NFPA 13, 14, 20, 72 and 2001 including differences between versions, recent updates, and the intent of the code.
• Candidate must possess excellent writing skills, capable of writing reports, letters, and facilitating effective internal and external communication.