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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Onsite
Johnson Controls, a global leader in thermal management, mission-critical building systems, energy efficiency, and decarbonization, helps customers use energy more productively, reduce carbon emissions, and operate with the precision and resilience required in rapidly expanding industries such as data centers, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, and higher education.
For more than 140 years, Johnson Controls has delivered performance where it really matters. Backed by advanced technology, lifecycle services and an industry-leading field organization, we elevate customer performance, turn goals into real-world results and help move society forward.
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Here's what we have to offer
Competitive pay.
Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time.
Comprehensive benefits package, including retirement savings plan, medical, dental, and vision care - available from day one.
Extensive product and on-the-job/cross-training opportunities, supported by our outstanding internal resources.
Encouraging and collaborative team environment.
Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy.
JCI Employee discount programs (The Loop by Perk Spot).
What you will do
With minimal supervision, and using established standards & procedures, the fire alarm designer will be responsible for creating accurate & complete fire alarm system designs and submittal packages to meet the intent of the project requirements. Provides detailed information and submittals to communicate design and operation to customers, consultants, fire install/sales/management team and subcontractors.
How you will do it
Organizes and plans own workload, helps to direct workload of other design team members, and additionally works with other design teams when required.
Acts as a design lead on large complex multi-faceted projects and directs other members of the design team supporting these projects.
Facilitates reviews of initial designs of high complexity to provide value engineered/code compliant solutions where required.
Coordinates with other design team members 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 high complexity systems including: system operation, drawings, and calculations.
Completes detailed calculations to verify system design meets code and standard requirements.
Maximizes project load by overseeing multiple CAD Support Technicians working on projects simultaneously.
Participates in pre/post project design meetings and attends customer/site coordination meetings, as applicable.
Develops bill of materials to facilitate construction.
Examines completed submission in conjunction with CAD Support Technicians for equipment application, equipment compatibility, and compliance with specifications and scope.
Contributes project support for project managers once orders have been received to assist in maintaining and/or improving Project margins.
Reviews equipment application, researches outside purchases, and ensures equipment compatibility.
Provides answers to questions from customers, contractors, and authorities, having jurisdiction, as they arise.
Collaborates with the Project Manager during system commissioning to verify system performance against the design.
Supports field technical staff and other design team members with technical support and design inquiries.
Provides pre-sales estimate support to the sales and project management teams.
Mentors and provides guidance to CAD Support Technicians in the completion of project deliverables.
Performs the duties of a CAD person on assigned projects, as required, if a CAD person is not available to fulfill those duties.
Directs, supports, and reviews work product provided by CAD Support Technicians.
Monitors actual hours to ensure all time is properly coded to projects and are within originally estimated hours sold on the projects.
What we look for
Required
Minimum Fifteen years of experience with design in the fire alarm industry (i.e., floor plan circuitry for devices, battery and voltage drop calculations, sequence of operations, bill of material, network layouts, electrical wiring details & risers) and software applications to create Shop Drawings and Product Data Books.
Independently perform Design-Build, Code Compliant Fire Alarm Design functions for Highly Technical Industrial facilities and/or complexes.
Demonstrated knowledge of Government / Provincial Fire Alarm Code Requirements.
Demonstrated technical aptitude.
Advanced computer skills required, particularly computer-related drafting tools (AutoCAD), Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Sales Force, MS Teams, Adobe Acrobat, BlueBeam.
Advanced Communication and Organizational skills.
Certification/Membership with Canada Fire Alarm Association (CFAA) is preferred.
Johnson Controls’ Canadian subsidiaries are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants, candidates and employees with disabilities, in accordance with applicable human rights legislation, and in Ontario, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (“AODA”). When requested, accommodation will be provided throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. To request accommodation, please contact us. Any information you provide related to accommodation measures will be treated as confidential. A copy of Johnson Controls’ applicable AODA policies are available on our website at www.johnsoncontrols.com for your reference, and can be made available in accessible formats upon request.