Fire Sprinkler Design Manager

Impact Fire Services, LLC; Houston, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Weekly pay on Fridays

Healthcare, dental, vision

401(k) company match

Job summary

Impact Fire Services, LLC is seeking a Design Manager to lead the creation of fire protection sprinkler designs and manage multi-view drawings. You will supervise technical and administrative staff to meet financial and operational goals while maintaining strong customer service.

The role requires a technical bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, NICET III or higher, and expertise in NFPA 13 and AutoCAD.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business discipline preferred or equivalent experience.
• NICET level III or higher, Fire Protection Industry licensing is a plus.
• AutoCad experience and/or hydrate experience required.
• Ability to read blueprints for fire sprinkler layout.

Responsibilities

• Develop financial and operational goals with the General Manager and other managers.
• Make copies of drawings and maintain information regarding changes to database.
• Design fire protection sprinkler systems with accuracy to minimize design errors.
• Review work orders and manuals to determine critical design dimensions for each job.
• Calculate figures to convert design dimensions for production, layout and installation.
• Submit design plans to leadership for approval and obtain permits as required.
• Confer with engineering staff to determine design modifications and update drawings.
• Key in information to produce graphic representations for review and approval.
• Draft final sketches and verify dimensions, materials, and relationships in the design.
• Revise size, shape and arrangement of parts to create practical designs.
• Sketch rough layouts and compute angles, weights and dimensions.

Skills

Blueprints reading

Design drafting

NFPA 13 knowledge

Customer service

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business discipline

NICET Level III or higher

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Posted Saturday, August 22, 2026 at 5:00 AM

Established in 2009, Impact Fire Services was the vision of a group of experienced industry professionals that wanted to build a best-in-class fire protection and life safety company. Through superior customer service and technical expertise, we have developed long-standing relationships with the leading businesses in our markets. We are a full-service fire protection company, providing installation, maintenance, inspection, monitoring, and retrofit of fire safety systems. Come join a dynamic team of fire protection professionals, many of whom carry NICET and manufacturer certifications in leading brands. Impact Fire has deep experience supporting many industries including retail, healthcare, education and restaurants. Today, we operate over 52+ district offices and employ over 2,100 employees across multiple states throughout the USA.

At Impact Fire Services you can learn a trade with multiple career paths in fire and life safety while benefiting from an employee focused company culture that allows you to gain mentorship and training provided by leading experts at one of the fastest growing companies in the industry. Whether you have transferable skills, prior industry experience, or are looking to start your journey, our apprenticeship programs will give you the support and knowledge you need to go further in your career.

Why work with us?

At Impact Fire, we are a group of hardworking, dedicated fire protection professionals committed to protecting lives and property from fire. Our cohesive team spirit and customer service-oriented culture are expressed in all that we do. We operate with the belief that every team member plays a critical role in our success.

We operate in 52+ district office locations across the United States, supporting industries ranging from retail and healthcare to education and restaurants.

Benefits of joining Impact Fire Services

When you join Impact Fire you will receive:

• Competitive compensation
• Pay is on a weekly cycle, every Friday
• Competitive benefits, including healthcare, dental, vision, life insurance, paid time off and holidays
• Company paid short and long-term disability
• Immediately vested in our 401(k) company match
• Full-time employees participate in our Shared Ownership Program which offers a monetary bonus aligned to the company's long-term success. This program fosters an ownership mindset and ensures that every employee meaningfully shares in the success they help create.
• Exceptional guidance and support from our managers
• Collaborative culture & environment
• Robust training opportunities with company reimbursement upon achieving required licensing
• Apprenticeship programs for fire sprinkler, fire alarm and inspection positions
• Opportunity to work alongside some of the best talent in the fire protection industry

JOB SUMMARY

This position is a design position and reports to the District General Manager. The Designer Manager will supervise technical and administrative personnel in order to achieve any financial or operational goals. The Manager is also responsible for having a strong focus on customer service/support and for any other support tasks assigned by the District General Manager.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with the General Manager and other managers to develop financial and operational goals.
• Make copies of drawings and maintains information regarding changes to database.
• Design fire protection sprinkler systems with as much accuracy and detail as possible to enable the field installation to be completed with as few design errors as possible.
• Review work order and procedural manuals to determine critical dimensions of design and designs fire protection sprinkler systems within allocated hours for each job.
• Calculate figures to convert design dimensions to resizing dimensions specified for subsequent production, layout and installation processes.
• Submit design plans to proper department leadership for approval and obtains permits as required.
• Confer with engineering and design staff to determine design modifications and enters editing information into computer.
• Key in specified information to produce graphic representation (hard copy) of design for review and approval by engineering and design staff.
• Make final sketch of proposed drawing, checking dimension of parts, materials to be used, relation of one part to another, and relation of various parts to whole structure or project.
• Revise size, shape and arrangement of parts to create practical design drawings.
• Sketch rough layout of system and computes angles, weights, surface areas, dimensions, radii, clearances, tolerances, leverages and location of holes.
• Draft detailed multi-view drawings of layout and systems.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business discipline preferred or equivalent experience.
• Possess any necessary licensing and certification required by National, State and local codes.
• NICET level III or higher, Fire Protection Industry licensing is a plus.
• Minimum 3-5 years experience in the fire protection design field required; demonstrating a solid understanding of drafting techniques and familiarity with design and fire sprinkler terminology.
• AutoCad experience and/or hydrate experience required.
• Ability to read blueprints for fire sprinkler layout.
• Ability to make technical presentation internally and to customers.
• Must have a sound working knowledge of NFPA 13 and related codes.
• Valid driver’s license and a current and sustainable good driving record.
• The ability to learn applicable installation, inspection, and servicing codes.
• Commercial fire sprinkler systems background and knowledge of pipe fitting, electrical work, and commercial sprinkler system fittings.

Successful completion of a drug test and pre-employment background screening is required. MVR checks are required for all driving positions.

We look forward to talking with you about career opportunities with Impact Fire Services.

Employment with an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) including disability/veterans.