Fire Protection Designer

Garver Engineering; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional memberships supported

Continuing education opportunities

Job summary

Garver Engineering is seeking a Fire Protection Designer in Dallas, TX, to develop fire protection, suppression, and alarm systems for building projects. The role involves coordinating with multi-disciplinary teams, regional offices, and engineers to deliver design and commissioning activities.

Responsibilities include using BIM tools to produce drawings, running design calculations, managing timelines and budgets, and ensuring quality through QA/QC plans.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of building fire protection design and construction experience.
• Knowledge of fire protection engineering principles related to building fire protection designs.
• Proven experience with fire protection designs, including detailed plans and specifications for building projects.
• Strong communication and team collaboration skills.
• Experience with Autodesk Revit.
• Proficient with MS Office Suite.
• NICET certification in Fire Protection (preferred).
• Experience with AIA MasterSpec (preferred).
• Knowledge of Federal Agencies design criteria (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Lead fire protection design of building projects across the project lifecycle (concept, design, construction).
• Coordinate with project teams and regional offices to ensure design alignment.
• Produce construction drawings using BIM (Autodesk Revit) and related tools.
• Perform design calculations with software-based tools.
• Manage multiple assignments with attention to time and quality, following QA/QC plans.

Skills

Fire protection knowledge

Project team interfacing

Budget & schedule management

BIM design (Revit)

Calculation tools

Time management

QA/QC adherence

Continued learning

Communication

Team collaboration

MS Office Suite

Tools

Autodesk Revit

AIA MasterSpec

Job description

Fire Protection Designer (Dallas, Texas)

As part of the Buildings Group for Garver, this Fire Protection Designer will be responsible for developing fire protection designs in support of various Buildings Business Line projects. Specifically, this responsibility will include a variety of projects related to leading the planning, design, and commissioning of:

• Building fire protection systems
• Building fire suppression systems
• Building fire alarm systems

Additionally, this role will include coordination with other support disciplines, coordination with regional offices, assisting fire protection engineers in the design of building projects, and following quality assurance and quality control plans.

Abilities and attributes needed for this position

• Knowledge of fire protection, suppression, and alarm principles
• Interfacing with project teams on project design, delivery, and construction
• Managing project budget and schedule compliance
• Fire protection design of building projects throughout the project lifecycle from the conceptual phase, design phase, and construction phase
• Utilizing BIM design software to produce construction drawings
• Utilize software‑based calculation tools for design calculations
• Manage multiple assignments concurrently
• Be responsible for time management and product quality
• Follow Quality Assurance and Quality Control Plans
• Be responsible for continuing education and learning based on project needs, as well as overall needs of the team

Requirements

• 5-10 years of building fire protection design and construction experience
• Must have a knowledge base of fire protection engineering principals related to building fire protection designs
• Proven experience with fire protection designs, including detailed plans and specifications for building projects
• Must have strong communication and team collaboration skills
• Experience with Autodesk Revit
• Must be proficient with MS Office Suite

Preferred Skills

• NICET certification in Fire Protection
• Experience with AIA MasterSpec
• Knowledge of Federal Agencies design criteria

Grow With Us

Garver offers its employees programs such as company‑paid professional memberships, company support for industry licenses and continuing education opportunities that foster a progressive atmosphere. Garver provides the tools, resources, and environment to develop leaders, stimulate ideas, and accomplish projects. By offering highly competitive salary packages, attractive benefits, and a comprehensive wellness program, Garver walks the talk when it comes to work‑life balance.

Garver is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Our employment practices are based upon an individual's capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by law.