Designer

Overview

Design fire sprinkler systems, perform calculations, prepare submittals, and coordinate projects.

Key Responsibilities

• hydraulic calculations
• fabrication lists
• field surveys
• submittal packages
• sprinkler design
• close-out documents

Tasks

-Assist field personnel with design related installation issues. -With assistance from the Design Manager, a Senior Sprinkler Designer, or others, prepare fabrication lists for pipe fabrication vendor and requisition materials for job. -Perform hydraulic calculations for each design. -Periodically attend seminars or similar education/training sessions to stay abreast of latest technology, codes, and standards changes. -With assistance from the Design Manager, a Senior Sprinkler Designer, or others, perform field surveys to ensure design is appropriate for structure. -Communicate with internal and external customers in a professional manner. -Participate in design kick off meetings. -Participate in coordination meetings with contractor. -Prepare submittal packages to send to (AHJ) Authority Having Jurisdiction and subsequent correspondence to achieve design approval. -Design automatic sprinkler systems including fire pumps, tanks, wet, dry, pre-action, and deluge systems using working knowledge of fire sprinkler codes. -Prepare and submit final job close-out documents after final acceptance testing.

Requirements

• hydracad
• microsoft office
• driver's license
• hs diploma
• sprinkler designer
• nicet ii

What You Bring

-Construction experience, Mechanical aptitude, basic and advanced math skills, required. -Familiarity with HydraCad and/or other CAD software, preferred. -Ability to operate a computer, use Microsoft Office required. -Valid driver’s license with acceptable driving record required. -HS Diploma or equivalent required. -1-2 years’ experience as sprinkler designer, required. -Must be able to comply with SFS’s Drug and Alcohol policy and Background screening requirements, which may also include customer specific requirements based on contractual agreement. -Understand and follow SFS’s Safety program, SDS book, Hazardous communication program, policies and procedures. Employee must know where all related safety documentation is at all times on each project. -Must have the ability to effectively read, write and communicate in English with employees and customers. -NICET II or NICET III and/or state required certification required. Equivalent experience will be considered assuming individual pursues NICET education.

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Benefits

-Employee Assistance Program -Paid Vacation and Holidays -Long-Term Disability – Employer Paid -Employee Referral Program -401(k) Plan with Company Match -Vision Insurance -Dental Insurance -Flexible Spending Accounts -Short-Term Disability – Employer Paid -Life Insurance for Team Members and Dependents -Additional Voluntary Ancillary Benefits such as Accident and Hospital Indemnity -Medical Insurance

About Summit Fire & Security

-Rebranded to Summit Fire & Security in 2018 after joining SFP Holding. -Offers comprehensive services from engineering and installation to 24/7 monitoring across multiple U.S. regions. -Provides services for new-construction alarm and sprinkler systems in commercial buildings, residential safety installations, and ongoing lifecycle maintenance. -Headquartered in Reno with branches spanning Western, Southern, and Eastern U.S., blending local responsiveness with national scale. -Operates as a full-service partner, often absorbing smaller local fire-security firms under a centralized corporate framework. -Trusted for both standard builds and mission-critical sites, offering bespoke clean-agent suppression, warehouse integrations, and advanced intrusion systems.

Sector Specialisms

Security Clearance

-must comply with sfs’s drug and alcohol policy and background screening requirements, which may include customer‑specific requirements.