Senior Fire Protection Design & Estimation Lead

NAFFCO Careers; Soacha ciudad; On-site; COP 180,000,000 - 320,000,000; Full time

Job summary

NAFFCO Careers in Colombia seeks a Lead Design & Estimation Engineer (Fire Fighting Systems) to manage engineering and estimation across multiple projects, ensuring technical excellence, commercial competitiveness, and compliance with international and local standards.

You will lead a team of engineers and estimators, drive value engineering, cost optimization, and bid strategy, and interface with clients and authorities to secure profitable tenders in high-rise, industrial, infrastructure, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Fire Protection Engineering or equivalent is required.
• 10–15+ years of experience in fire protection engineering and estimation.
• Minimum 5 years in leadership or managerial capacity.
• Strong experience managing multi-project engineering operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead complete fire protection engineering operations across multiple projects.
• Review and approve hydraulic calculations, fire pump designs and alternative engineering solutions.
• Ensure full compliance with international and local standards.
• Drive constructability-focused engineering and system optimization initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership for high-rise, industrial, infrastructure, and warehouse projects.
• Oversee estimation department activities including BOQ/MTO development, pricing validation, and bid strategy.
• Conduct management-level commercial risk reviews and tender evaluations.
• Lead value engineering initiatives to improve project profitability and technical competitiveness.
• Coordinate supplier negotiations, benchmarking, and strategic procurement support.
• Review contract variations, claims, and post-award engineering cost optimization.
• Manage engineering and estimation teams ensuring productivity, quality, and resource allocation.
• Establish engineering workflows, QA/QC standards, and submission procedures.
• Mentor Team Leaders, Senior Engineers, and junior staff for succession development.
• Drive KPI monitoring for design accuracy, tender success rate, and approval timelines.
• Interface with consultants, clients, contractors, and Civil Defence authorities.
• Lead authority approval strategies and technical negotiations.
• Present technical and commercial reviews to senior management.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Tender strategy

Commercial risk assessment

Fire protection system optimization

Team management

Civil Defense approvals

Cost control & value engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Fire Protection Engineering

Job description

NAFFCO Careers in Colombia seeks a Lead Design & Estimation Engineer (Fire Fighting Systems) to manage engineering and estimation across multiple projects, ensuring technical excellence, commercial competitiveness, and compliance with international and local standards.

You will lead a team of engineers and estimators, drive value engineering, cost optimization, and bid strategy, and interface with clients and authorities to secure profitable tenders in high-rise, industrial, infrastructure, and