Skilled Fire Sprinkler System Designer — Direct Hire

AppleOne Employment Services; Huntington Beach (CA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services in Huntington Beach, CA seeks a Sn Fire Sprinkler System Designer with 3–5 years of experience to manage complete sprinkler design packages from concept through plan approval and installation. You will prepare permit plans, shop drawings, and hydraulic calculations, coordinating with PMs and field teams to resolve design challenges.

The role emphasizes detailed design work, BIM coordination, and producing high-quality documents for safe, code-compliant installations,

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of fire sprinkler system design experience.
• Ability to work independently with minimal oversight.
• Strong knowledge of fire sprinkler layouts, hydraulic calculations, seismic bracing, standpipe systems, fire pumps, and water tanks.
• Ability to interpret architectural plans, detail sheets, specifications, and design changes.
• Experience preparing complete drawing packages for permitting, general contractors, and field installation teams.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, communication, and coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Design complete fire sprinkler systems, including sheet layouts, permit plans, shop drawings, and field installation plans.
• Attend BIM coordination and design coordination meetings and provide input on sprinkler system design issues.
• Run hydraulic calculations, perform seismic bracing design, and resolve system design challenges.
• Design fire pump rooms, standpipe systems, PRV calculations, fire pump sizing, and fire water tank sizing.
• Prepare plans for plan check submittals and coordinate corrections through approval.
• Update drawings based on architectural changes and communicate revisions to project management and field leadership.

Skills

Fire sprinkler design

Hydraulic calculations

Seismic bracing design

Standpipe calculations

PRV calculations

Fabrication material lists

Independent work

Coordination with PM/field

Tools

Hydratec for Revit

AutoSPRINK

HydraCAD

Bluebeam

Job description

AppleOne Employment Services in Huntington Beach, CA seeks a Sn Fire Sprinkler System Designer with 3–5 years of experience to manage complete sprinkler design packages from concept through plan approval and installation. You will prepare permit plans, shop drawings, and hydraulic calculations, coordinating with PMs and field teams to resolve design challenges.

The role emphasizes detailed design work, BIM coordination, and producing high-quality documents for safe, code-compliant installations,