Fire Alarm Designer

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We recognize that a fulfilling career is supported by your overall wellbeing. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you in multiple aspects of life, including:

• Competitive salary

• Generous paid vacation, holidays, and sick time - 15 days of vacation in your first year to promote work-life balance

• Comprehensive benefits package, including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care, available from day one

• An encouraging and collaborative team environment that values diverse perspectives and fosters innovation

• On-the-job and cross-training opportunities

• A strong commitment to safety through our Zero Harm policy, ensuring a safe and secure workplace for all employees

• JCI Employee discount programs (The Loop by Perk Spot)

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Become part of a culture that celebrates your achievements and encourages your voice and ideas. Your next great opportunity for advancement is right at your fingertips! Take the initiative to explore your potential and embark on an exciting career journey with Johnson Controls.

What you will do

The primary role of the Fire Alarm Designer is to design fire alarm systems for Johnson Controls projects. Acting as a design lead on large complex multi-faceted projects and directing other members of the design team supporting these projects

How you will do it

• Organizes and plans own workload, helps to direct workload of less experienced design team members, and additionally works with other design teams when required.

• Facilitates reviews of initial designs of medium complexity to provide value engineered/code compliant solutions where required.

• Coordinates with CAD Support Technicians to prepare fully detailed technical submissions with complete detailed schematics and drawings to meet design criteria.

• Oversees CAD Support Technicians in the preparation of project submissions for medium complexity systems including: system operation, drawings, and calculations.

• Completes detailed calculations to verify system design meets code and standard requirements.

• Participates in pre/post project design meeting and attends customer/site coordination meetings, as applicable.

• Develops bill of materials to facilitate construction.

• Examines completed submissions in conjunction with CAD Support Technician for equipment application, equipment compatibility, and compliance with specifications and scope.

• Provides support to Project Managers when orders have been received to assist in maintaining and/or improving project margins.

What we look for
Required

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in design of Fire and Security systems.

• NICET Certification Level III, or Level II with Level III attainability

• Experienced with NFPA 72 (National Fire Alarm Code)

• Experience in Fire Alarm, Security, Nurse Call, CCTV and/or Construction Industry. High school degree or equivalent required.

• Demonstrated ability in drafting/CAD, computer skills estimating/pricing, and project management.

• Proficient in reading and understanding architectural and electrical diagrams

• Knowledge of multiple electronic building systems.

• Advanced understanding of mechanical systems and their interface to fire alarm systems.

• Fundamental understanding of Microsoft Office Suite including, Excel, Access, Word, Outlook, Adobe

• Effective written and oral communications

• Ability to obtain appropriate licenses required by national, state and local codes.

• Ability to work a full-time schedule

• Available for local travel

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $68,000-93,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.) This position includes a competitive benefits package. The posted salary range reflects the target compensation for this role. However, we recognize that exceptional candidates may bring unique skills and experiences that exceed the typical profile. If you believe your background warrants consideration beyond the stated range, we encourage you to apply. To support an efficient and fair hiring process, we may use technology assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help identify and evaluate candidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human reviewers. For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at