Sprinkler Designer: Hydraulics, CAD & Field Design

Summit-Companies; Portsmouth (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Vacation and Holidays

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan with Company Match

Flexible Spending Accounts

Short-Term Disability – Employer Paid

Life Insurance for Team Members

Job summary

Summit Fire & Security is seeking a Designer to produce sprinkler system designs (wet/dry/deluge, pumps, tanks) and associated submittals with minimal supervision. The role involves hydraulic calcs, coordination with contractors, and preparing fabrication lists and field surveys to ensure design appropriateness for structures.

The candidate should have 1-2 years of sprinkler design experience, NICET II/III or state certification, and be proficient in MS Office and CAD tools such as HydraCad.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma or equivalent required.
• NICET II or NICET III and/or state required certification required. Equivalent experience will be considered assuming individual pursues NICET education.
• 1-2 years’ experience as sprinkler designer, required.
• Construction experience, Mechanical aptitude, basic and advanced math skills, required.
• Must have the ability to effectively read, write and communicate in English with employees and customers.

Responsibilities

• Design automatic sprinkler systems including fire pumps, tanks, wet, dry, pre-action, and deluge systems using working knowledge of fire sprinkler codes.
• Perform hydraulic calculations for each design.
• Prepare submittal packages to send to (AHJ) Authority Having Jurisdiction and subsequent correspondence to achieve design approval.
• Participate in coordination meetings with contractor.
• Participate in design kick off meetings.
• With assistance from the Design Manager, a Senior Sprinkler Designer, or others, prepare fabrication lists for pipe fabrication vendor and requisition materials for job.
• With assistance from the Design Manager, a Senior Sprinkler Designer, or others, perform field surveys to ensure design is appropriate for structure.
• Assist field personnel with design related installation issues.
• Prepare and submit final job close-out documents after final acceptance testing.
• Understand and follow SFS’s Safety program, SDS book, Hazardous communication program, policies and procedures.
• Periodically attend seminars or similar education/training sessions to stay abreast of latest technology, codes, and standards changes.
• Communicate with internal and external customers in a professional manner.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Skills

Sprinkler design

Hydraulic calculations

English communication

Field surveys

Submittal packages

Education

HS Diploma

NICET II/III or state cert

Tools

HydraCad

CAD software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Summit Fire & Security is seeking a Designer to produce sprinkler system designs (wet/dry/deluge, pumps, tanks) and associated submittals with minimal supervision. The role involves hydraulic calcs, coordination with contractors, and preparing fabrication lists and field surveys to ensure design appropriateness for structures.

The candidate should have 1-2 years of sprinkler design experience, NICET II/III or state certification, and be proficient in MS Office and CAD tools such as HydraCad.