Life Safety System Engineer

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

• Delivering life safety and security systems design and suggesting solutions to complex cross-discipline problems.
• Preparing life safety and security systems drawings using CAD/BIM software (Revit, Navisworks).
• Preparing BIM models of LSS design installation.
• Checking and supporting life safety and security systems calculations in dedicated software
• Writing or updating technical specifications, basis of design, and bill of materials
• Identifying opportunities for cost savings and proposing other optimizations of design.
• Identifying constructability issues as well as construction and operation safety issues.
• When leading a team responsible for delivering the team's assigned tasks on time, coordinated, and in good quality.
• When leading a team responsible for work planning, managing budget and change, and reporting progress of the design team.
• Cooperating and coordinating the design within own team, with engineers of other disciplines and other stakeholders.
• Coordinating your own work product for compliance with established standards, checking the quality of work of other team members and providing formal sign-off.
• Performing self-checks and formal checks, being prepared to answer audit questions.
• Traveling in business - alone or in a group.
• Supporting life safety and security team members on BIM specific processes and procedures.
• Sharing experience, providing support, and mentoring for junior and mid-level staff from own and other disciplines.
• Setting custom standards for team communication and collaboration for a specific project.
• Maintaining thorough and up-to-date knowledge of applicable building regulations and design standards.
• Contacting a customer, performing presentations for a customer, facilitating meetings
• When licensed signing and stamping design documentation for the location covered by the license.

Here's what you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, telecom engineering or equivalent.
• 15-20 years of relevant experience.
• Advanced knowledge of BIM applications (including Revit, Navisworks, MicroStation), BIM Standards and Microsoft Office.
• English language skills including technical language, advanced business writing skills.
• Well organized, responsible, good team player, good communication skills, self-confidence, mentoring attitude.
• Ability and willingness to travel in business, conduct meetings with clients or perform support during construction on site.
• Advanced knowledge of life safety and security systems standards and building codes (USA and/or EU) and basic knowledge of other engineering disciplines.
• Professional license.
• Experience in leading large size projects.
• Experience in working with design budgets and budgets forecasting.

Please note If you are being represented by a recruitment agency you will not be considered, to be considered you will need to apply directly to Jacobs.

From our inclusive employee networks to our positive mental health champions – we're committed to driving a culture of caring where you can be you. Joining Jacobs not only connects you locally but globally - and together, our diverse perspectives and unique backgrounds power our collective strength. We collaborate and share By supporting one another, we all succeed.

With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we've gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential. You'll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits and opportunities to do good too – from participating in our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place.

No matter what drives you, you'll discover how you can cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

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