Alarm Design Manager at Allied Fire Protection – Austin, Texas

ALARM DESIGN MANAGER

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Coordinate with Sales and Construction Operations Managers design constraints on overall team.
• Schedule design for designers shared by multiple offices.
• Ensure projects are assigned to appropriate design team members
• Ensure processes are followed so that all necessary documents are received by designers.
• Manage pre-design meetings with the designer, sales and Construction Operations Manager
• Ensure quality management throughout construction design process for all design team members.
• Responsible for communication and status reporting to design team members, customers and management
• Manage team of designers providing leadership, training, mentoring and coaching
• Provides responsive, concise, accurate and professional support to all customers and other personnel and ensures timely follow-up on all customer concerns and issues.
• Actively participates in turn over meetings, design meetings, post job meetings, and weekly department meeting.
• Train team members on proper site survey process
• Ensure proper safety procedures and use of equipment
• Perform regular QAQC inspections on drawings.
• Perform field checks and site visits as needed
• Manage design team’s workload and obtain branch office and/or subcontract support as required
• Oversee subcontract designer’s work and ensure deadlines are being met
• Build relationships with customers, sales and operations teams
• Ensure design management tasks within Procore are adhered to.
• Review and approve all resubmittals, track rejection comments through Procore.
• Upon submittal approval, ensure designers provide final equipment lists and updated prints within Procore.
• Know local codes & AHJ requirements within local jurisdictions
• Manage commitment dates to ensure they are met; communicate to appropriate team members if commitment date is at risk of being missed
• Assist with recruitment and interviewing of possible design candidates
• Review design team timesheets for accuracy and approval
• Ensure designers are reviewing project changes during design phase and notifying operations team regarding impact

• Provide awareness to sales and operations team when there is an increase in scope or device counts from original estimate
• Assist with design in order to maintain commitment dates, as required
• Recommends improvements in project management procedures and overall company business practices
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge:

• High School diploma or GED is required
• Fire Alarm Systems certifications or licenses

Work Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in Fire Alarm installation and design management

Skills and Competencies:

• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
• Detail oriented with excellent organization skills
• Proficient in working with Microsoft Office Products including Word and Excel
• Proficient in PDF creation
• Must have valid state driver's license and good driving record
• Proficient in MS Office and AutoCAD
• Capable of supporting and mentoring team members
• Proficient in interpreting and applying applicable local AHJ as well as NFPA standards and Building codes.
• Proficient in reading and interpreting construction documents.
• Must demonstrate ability to manage a team.
• Must able to work on a construction job site.

Physical Requirements

• 75% Office Setting, including sitting, some bending, some lifting, walking and viewing
• 25% driving