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Life Safety Systems/Fire Alarm Designer

Dallas, TX | Work from home flexibility

Posted: 06/24/2026 Industry: Engineering Job Number: 38074

Job Description

A Life Safety Systems/Fire Alarm Designer who is excited about working on projects that enable the heart of our clients’ business. Join us and you’ll have the chance to work on data center facilities projects. Come be a part of a vibrant, dynamic team that delivers world-class designs for well-known clients around the world.

Required:
  • At least 4 years of Autodesk Revit design experience
  • Experience with AutoCAD, Excel, and Revit add-ins
  • Experience with Bluebeam Revu
  • Familiarity with clash detection and how to resolve issues in ACC/Forma
  • Knowledge and design experience with Fire Alarm Systems and related manufacturers’ equipment, including VESDA systems
  • Knowledge of general design and construction specifications
Preferred:
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering
  • Knowledge of IBC, IFC, NFPA101 Life Safety Code and NFPA 72 Fire Alarm and Signaling Code
  • Knowledge and application of NFPA 70 (NEC) and electrical design requirements
  • Knowledge of NFPA 75, NFPA 76, NFPA 2001, and NFPA 13 codes
  • Experience with VESDA ASPIRE or similar software
  • Design experience in data centers
Job Responsibilities:
  • The Life Safety Systems/Fire Alarm Designers may work on several concurrent projects and will be responsible for ensuring that projects are completed on time.
  • As a Life Safety Systems/Fire Alarm Designer, you’ll provide technical design leadership of systems for data center buildings which include fire alarm and detection systems, smoke control systems, fire protection systems, and other life safety or low voltage systems.
  • As a Life Safety Systems/Fire Alarm Designer working with our teams, you’ll use your skills and experience to help our clients, by providing code-compliant asset protection and fire mitigation and life safety solutions. These solutions include fire alarm, fire detection, fire suppression, gas detection, life safety considerations, smoke modeling, and explosion prevention.
  • Utilizing Revit MEP, our teams create 3D models in coordination with architects and engineers. From those 3D BIM models you’ll design fire alarm systems, fire sprinkler systems, smoke and leak detection, security and intrusion detection systems, and more.
  • Using the various applicable Life Safety & Fire codes as well as industry standards you will provide calculations; equipment size and quantities; equipment and construction specifications; network diagrams and various construction deliverables in both 2D and 3D platforms for a constructible design.
  • Bring your curiosity, talent for multi-tasking and collaboration, and extreme organizational skills and we’ll help you grow, pursue, and fulfill what drives you – so we can make big impacts on the world, together.
Pay Range: $27/hr. - $72/hr. DOE
 

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