Senior Fire Protection Design Specialist

LHH; Ambler (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Sr. Fire Protection Design Specialist in Ambler, PA. This full-time role requires 8+ years of experience in commercial construction, focusing on Fire Protection Design. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in architectural engineering, strong leadership skills, and experience managing multi-million-dollar projects. Health insurance and other benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• Proven knowledge of engineering calculations, layout, and design of multiple engineering disciplines.
• Must demonstrate exceptional leadership skills and create a vision for the department.
• 8+ years of experience in Fire Protection Design for commercial projects.

Responsibilities

• Oversee directives to technicians, vendors, and supervisors.
• Create design phases for construction documentation.
• Manage the design team and support teamwork and development.
• Maintain compliance with building codes and regulations.

Skills

Leadership skills

Engineering calculations

Project management

Collaboration with diverse teams

Education

Bachelor’s degree in architectural engineering

Job description

LHH Recruitment Solutions is looking for a Sr. Fire Protection Design Specialist for our client in the Ambler, PA area. This direct hire role allows you to expand your Fire Protection Design career within a fast‑paced engineering and architectural firm in the commercial construction industry. The role requires a minimum of 8 years current experience in a Mechanical, Fire Protection, or Engineering role and prefers candidates with a strong background in HVAC, plumbing, fire protection, and structural engineering. EIT or PE are highly preferred.

Salary range: $120-130k annually.

Responsibilities

• Ensure completion of tasks by overseeing directives to technicians, vendors, and supervisors.
• Create design of all phases – conceptual, schematic, development, and construction documentation.
• Oversee project budget, capex management, coordinating projects, initiate corrective actions, and forecast/analyze any long-term operational downtime and/or issues.
• Lead design efforts and oversee junior engineer design efforts.
• Maintain compliance with construction building codes, zoning, etc.
• Prepare and present 3D modeling, renderings and presentations to clients and regulatory divisions.
• Develop initiatives and use a technical approach to oversee process resolution and continuous improvement toward improved production, reduced production costs, and reliability.
• Oversee design projects; review project specifications; analyze design, and ensure monetary goals are met by performing preliminary and final review for construction projects.
• Manage the design team in a manner that supports teamwork and development while providing technical leadership within any issues regarding maintenance.
• Use safe working policies and practices consistently.
• Represent the organization to vendors, clients and agencies in a professional manner.
• On site visits to oversee project progress.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in architectural engineering.
• EIT or PE highly preferred.
• Proven commercial construction project management of multi-million-dollar scope.
• Minimum (8) 8 years of experience in Fire Protection Design commercial construction design.
• Must be able to demonstrate exceptional leadership skills, utilization of situational leadership, servant leadership and the creation of a vision for the department.
• Proven management and leadership skills.
• Proven knowledge of engineering calculations, layout, and design of Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Protection and Structural/Architectural.
• Experience in collaboration with mechanical, structural, electrical, instrumentation, HVAC, geotech, survey, etc. internally and externally.

Health insurance, dental insurance and life insurance are offered with this full-time direct hire role.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled.

Fair Chance & Equal Opportunity

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