Fire Alarm Designer

at  WSP

THE OPPORTUNITY:

As a Fire Alarm Designer you would be responsible for design and site review of fire protection and life safety systems on building projects in the public and private sector. You will assist with the preparation of engineering drawings and specification for fire protection alarm systems. Additional tasks include assistance with building and fire code analysis review and compliance. As a designer with us, you’ll be part of our growing team, using your skills to design and partner on major Infrastructure projects in Canada.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO DO HERE:

• Assist with the design of automatic fire alarm systems
• Coordinate with the project team, external vendors, other engineers and architects, while implementing design modifications as necessary.
• Execute directions as provided by engineers and management.
• Gather appropriate resources in order to assist in problem solving.
• Communicate engineering design concepts professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
• Occasional local travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
• Other duties as assigned/required.

TO QUALIFY FOR THIS ROLE, YOU MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR CANADIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ENHANCED RELIABILITY CLEARANCE. THIS IS A MANDATORY REQUIREMENT TO WORK WITH SOME OF OUR CLIENTS.

WSP is one of the world’s leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.
We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP :

• We value our people and our reputation
• We are locally dedicated with international scale
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo
• We foster collaboration in everything we do
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

Please Note:
Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.
Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).
WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.
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