Senior Fire Design Engineer

Tacoma, WA
Full Time
Experienced

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Evergreen Fire and Security provides life safety and security solutions for government entities and corporations. With our dedicated management and technical team led by senior leadership whose core philosophy is consistently to deliver world-class service, we provide engineered design, installation, and maintenance of custom low-voltage systems for a diverse customer base located across the United States and abroad.

The Senior Fire Design Engineer is responsible for the overall Fire/MNS designs and estimates in compliance with Company standards and contract requirements. They are primarily responsible for all design and estimate work for Fire and/or MNS Systems prior to acceptance by the customer and transfer of responsibility to a Project Manager. The Senior Fire Design Engineer will consult with customers, vendors, and management to review project needs, create pre- and post-designs, and determine project time frames. 
 

The Role 

  • Designs fire, mass notification, area of refuge and BDA projects, reviews CAD drawings, reviews bid, and finalizes cut build outs for accuracy and completeness
  • Evaluates required, products, components, and applications by designing and conducting research; applies knowledge of the systems and their capabilities to meet Federal, State, and local regulations, code, and specifications
  • Confirms life safety system and components' capabilities
  • Completes projects by training and guiding System Engineers, Technicians, and/or Project Managers through the design
  • Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; attending system certification courses
  • Stays current with all applicable regulations, codes, and specifications
  • Has the ability to multi-task several projects while still ensuring accuracy, promptness, and efficiency;
  • Authors and reviews estimates
  • Works with peer groups to ensure collaborative partnerships by working together as it relates to the development, writing, and finalizing of competitive proposals
  • Travels to assigned job sites when necessary to ensure company compliance, proposal delivery and customer satisfaction; Conduct in-depth site surveys when applicable
  • Provides status reports as required by the Engineering Department Manager or Supervisor
  • Ensures that the Project Manager understands the technical solutions sold
  • Assists Business Development in presenting technical, and integration solutions to the customer
  • Ensures accurate utilization of Evergreens standardized tools and software
  • Maintains and obtain certifications required
  • Travels to Jobsites for experience, assess designs and provide assistance when necessary

 

The Necessities 

  • Great communication skills to interface with customers 
  • Strong collaboration skills 
  • Willingness to travel 
  • Valid enhanced driver’s license 
  • Ability to pass a pre-employment and continuing random background, drug and MVR screenings 
  • NICET III - Fire Alarm Systems certification or higher


The Nice-To-Haves 

  • BA/BS in Engineering or related 
  • Prior experience working on military installations 

The Benefits

Competitive pay ▪ Paid Time Off (PTO) ▪ Paid holidays ▪ Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans ▪ 401(k) plan with up to 4% match available 100% vested from day one ▪
Healthcare flexible spending accounts  ▪ Dependent care flexible spending accounts ▪
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) ▪ Company-sponsored group term life insurance ▪
Corporate perks program

Salary is $120,000 - $140,000 for well-qualified candidates.

Evergreen Fire & Security is a US government contractor with sensitive access requirements.  As our employee, you must also be able to satisfy federal government requirements for access to government information.  Unless otherwise stated in the requirements section of an individual job listing, our positions require U.S. citizenship due to the level of access to sensitive information and/or restricted facilities. 

Evergreen Fire and Security is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, age, disability (physical or mental), family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors. These protections extend to all management practices and decisions, including recruitment and hiring practices, appraisal systems, promotions, training, and career development programs. 

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