Fire Protection Designer

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid family leave

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Fire Protection Designer to join our Buildings Engineering team in Houston, Texas. This role involves preparing fire protection design documents and coordinating systems across multidisciplinary projects.

The ideal candidate will have over 4 years of experience in fire protection design, specializing in fire alarm and suppression systems while fostering collaboration among various engineering and architectural teams.

This position offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) plans.

Qualifications

• Experience in fire suppression and fire alarm system design.
• Knowledge of ICC and NFPA codes and standards.
• CFPS, EIT, and/or NICET certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design fire alarm, fire suppression, and special hazard systems.
• Develop schematic design and construction documents.
• Collaborate with engineering and architectural disciplines.

Skills

Fire alarm design

Fire suppression system design

Special hazard system design

Revit

AutoCAD

Communication skills

Education

4 years of related fire protection design experience

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Job description

Job Description

Stantec is seeking a Fire Protection Designer to join our Buildings Engineering team. This role is ideal for a motivated designer with experience preparing fire protection design documents and coordinating building systems within a multidisciplinary project environment.

The Fire Protection Designer will support the development of fire alarm, fire suppression, and special hazard system designs under limited supervision. This position offers the opportunity to work on a variety of project types while continuing to grow technical design, code coordination, and project delivery skills.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Design fire alarm, fire suppression, and special hazard systems.
• Review and develop fire alarm and fire protection system plans.
• Support life safety and building code consulting efforts.
• Collaborate with a variety of engineering and architectural disciplines.
• Develop site fire protection features and fire department access plans.
• Communicate with clients and write technical reports.
• Under limited supervision, coordinate and prepare schematic design, design development, and construction documents.
• Assist in spatial coordination with architecture and other engineering systems.
• Work collaboratively in a cross-discipline environment to produce integrated project documents and ensure integrated design approaches and solutions.

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Experience in fire suppression, fire alarm, and special hazard system design.
• Experience with Revit, AutoCAD, and fire protection-related computational programs.
• Knowledge of ICC and NFPA codes and standards.
• CFPS, EIT, and/or NICET certification preferred.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with engineers, designers, and project teams.

Education and Experience

• Minimum of 4 years of related fire protection design experience preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

About the Team

Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec, certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part‑time roles will be pro‑rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary: Regular full‑time and part‑time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health‑saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short‑term/long‑term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full‑time and part‑time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.