Fire Protection Project Designer | ESOP, Growth & Impact

IMEG

Des Moines (IA)

On-site

USD 71,000 - 105,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

ESOP
Flexible dress code
Generous PTO
Health insurance
Wellness program
Pension/retirement plan
AI tools (MEG) access

Job summary

IMEG in Urbandale, IA is seeking a Fire Protection Project Designer to lead design efforts for fire alarm, fire suppression, and smoke control systems on buildings. You will manage projects or serve as lead engineer on low to moderate complexity work, collaborating with senior staff to meet client goals and budgets.

The role requires strong engineering calculations, BIM-enabled design, and mentoring junior staff, with travel up to 10% and coordination through bidding and construction

Qualifications

  • BS in Fire Protection, Mechanical, or Electrical Eng.
  • EIT certification preferred.
  • NICET II/III certification preferred.
  • 3+ years of building design consulting experience.

Responsibilities

  • Lead design for fire alarm, fire suppression, and smoke control.
  • Create detailed designs, specs, calculations per code and IMEG standards.
  • Collaborate with engineers and consultants on engineering solutions.
  • Interact with clients to gather requirements and build relationships.
  • Support project execution, budgeting, scheduling to meet deadlines.
  • Document design decisions and client instructions; monitor progress.
  • Provide in-process design reviews of systems and specs.
  • Implement quality control to meet standards and client needs.
  • Train and mentor cross-functional teams; ensure safety.

Skills

Design techniques
Technical plans
Thermodynamics
Fire dynamics
Heat transfer
Fluid mechanics
Mentoring staff
Engineering software
Fire dynamics simulation
Hydraulic simulation
Intelligibility software
BIM software
MS Office

Education

BS in Fire Protection/Mech/Elec Eng
EIT Certification preferred
NICET II/III preferred
3+ years experience in building design
Associates in BIM or Engineering
NICET II/III required
7+ years experience in design/construction

Tools

BIM software
Fire dynamics simulation
Hydraulic simulation
Intelligibility software
MS Office

Job description

IMEG in Urbandale, IA is seeking a Fire Protection Project Designer to lead design efforts for fire alarm, fire suppression, and smoke control systems on buildings. You will manage projects or serve as lead engineer on low to moderate complexity work, collaborating with senior staff to meet client goals and budgets.

The role requires strong engineering calculations, BIM-enabled design, and mentoring junior staff, with travel up to 10% and coordination through bidding and construction

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