Fire Alarm Consultant/Designer

Jensen Hughes; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Healthcare coverage

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Jensen Hughes is seeking a highly skilled Fire Alarm Consultant/Designer to join our team in Anaheim or Los Angeles, CA. The role focuses on designing, planning, and overseeing fire alarm systems for diverse projects, ensuring adherence to industry standards and customer needs.

The candidate will use AutoCAD and Revit for drawings, collaborate with PMs, engineers, architects, and AHJs, and remain current with fire protection regulations.

Qualifications

• Five (5)+ years of experience designing fire alarm systems for multiple project types.
• NICET certification in Fire Alarm Systems is preferred.
• Professional licensure in Electrical or Fire Protection Engineering is a plus.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and Revit.
• Strong understanding of NFPA codes and local fire codes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed fire alarm system designs.
• Utilize CAD and Revit to produce code‑compliant drawings and submittals.
• Ensure designs meet local, state, and national fire codes.
• Perform site surveys to inspect building features and systems.
• Prepare technical reports, specifications, and design drawings.

Skills

Fire alarm design

NICET certification

Professional licensure

AutoCAD

Revit

NFPA codes

Project management

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Job description

Company Overview

Throughout our worldwide network of experts, clients and communities, we are renowned for our leadership in fire protection engineering – a legacy of responsibility we have proudly upheld since 1939. Today, our expertise extends broadly across closely related security and risk‑based fields – from accessibility consulting and risk analysis to process safety, forensic investigations, security risk consulting, emergency management, digital innovation and more.

Job Overview

Jensen Hughes is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Fire Alarm Consultant/Designer to join our team in Anaheim or Los Angeles, CA. The ideal candidate will play a key role in designing, planning, and overseeing fire alarm systems for a variety of projects, ensuring compliance with industry standards, local codes, and customer requirements. This individual will bring technical expertise, leadership, and attention to detail to deliver high‑quality fire protection solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed fire alarm system designs.
• Utilize CAD and Revit to produce accurate, code‑compliant drawings and submittals.
• Ensure designs meet all applicable local, state, and national fire codes.
• Perform site surveys to inspect and evaluate building features and systems.
• Prepare technical reports, specifications, design drawings and presentations.
• Stay current on relevant changes to fire protection regulations and standards.
• Collaborate with project managers, engineers, architects, contractors, and AHJs to ensure seamless integration of fire alarm systems into overall building designs.
• Review designs for accuracy, compliance, and constructability before submission.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team to meet project and business objectives.
• Assist our Business Development team in identifying, pursuing, and securing project opportunities.
• Manage technical project performance including project scheduling and resource management to meet our business objectives.
• Manage financial project performance by developing accurate project budgets while adhering to approved scopes of work.

Qualifications

• Five (5)+ years of experience designing fire alarm systems for an array of project types.
• NICET certification in Fire Alarm Systems is preferred.
• Professional Licensure in Electrical or Fire Protection Engineering is a plus.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and Revit.
• Strong understanding of NFPA codes and local fire codes.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and project teams while meeting client deadlines.

Please note that the salary range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting and not a guarantee of compensation. Final compensation may vary based on factors, including but not limited to, responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, geographic location, internal equity, alignment with market data.

Jensen Hughes offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes a retirement plan, healthcare coverage, and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position and location.

National Pay Range

$102,000—$149,000 USD

Jensen Hughes is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

At Jensen Hughes, we embrace innovation and understand that people are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT and other generative platforms to learn, prepare and communicate. We have provided some guidelines regarding the responsible use of AI in the recruitment process.

The security of your personal data is important to us. Jensen Hughes has implemented reasonable physical, technical, and administrative security standards to protect personal data from loss, misuse, alteration, or destruction. We protect your personal data against unauthorized access, use, or disclosure, using security technologies and procedures, such as encryption and limited access. Only authorized individuals may access your personal data for the purpose for which it was collected, and these individuals receive training about the importance of protecting personal data. Jensen Hughes is committed to compliance with all relevant data privacy laws in all areas where we do business, including, but not limited to, the GDPR and the CCPA. Additionally, our service providers are contractually bound to maintain the confidentiality of personal data and may not use the information for any unauthorized purpose.

Policy on use of 3rd party recruiting agency for direct placements. Jensen Hughes will occasionally augment a recruiting search through agencies for certain positions when business conditions warrant. Jensen Hughes will not accept resumes, inquiries or proposals from recruiting agencies as an acceptable method to consider a candidate. 3rd party recruiting agencies must sign a standard Jensen Hughes agreement after being evaluated and accepted by a Human Resources or Talent Acquisition manager, or member of the talent acquisition team. Hiring managers and employees of Jensen Hughes are not authorized to accept resumes, engage in fee-based searches through recruiting firms or sign a search agreement. Please note this policy does not apply to “staffing firms” or firms that are involved with hiring temporary staff. Any recruiting agency interested in being considered may contact our recruiting team.