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Fire Alarm Designer

Job description

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Fire Alarm Designer

Location - Warrington (Headquarters) Hybrid working model and Site travel

Site Locations:

Scunthorpe, Grimsby, Boston, Lincoln.

We are looking for someone who is happy to travel across these areas with hybrid working.

What you will be doing:

This role offers the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most prestigious frameworks, with a focus on driving project success through effective commercial governance.

Key Responsibilities:

Design & Technical Delivery

  • Develop fire alarm and detection system designs based on client requirements and site surveys

  • Produce detailed design documentation including:

    • Detector layouts, PA/VA systems, and zone drawings

    • Cause & effect, loop schematics, panel layouts

    • Fire strategies and calculations

  • Ensure designs comply with relevant standards (e.g. BS5839, BS6266, BS7671, BS7273)

  • Value engineer solutions to balance cost-effectiveness with compliance and performance

  • Provide technical input into subcontract design packages and supplier orders

Project & Stakeholder Management

  • Lead or support site visits, surveys, and 3D model reviews

  • Act as a point of contact for subcontract designers

  • Review subcontractor designs, pricing, and specifications for accuracy and quality

  • Collaborate closely with internal teams to support tender submissions and project delivery

  • Manage design changes and ensure adherence to scope and change control processes

Quality & Compliance

  • Ensure all design processes and procedures are followed

  • Contribute to design management plans and design programmes

  • Support fire accreditation documentation

  • Assist with smooth handover to construction and commissioning teams

About You:

  • Proven experience in fire systems design, including detection, PA/VA, suppression, and fire stopping

  • Strong knowledge of system integration and fire equipment

  • Familiarity with BIM / PAS 1192 and navigating 3D models

  • Experience producing technical documentation (URS/FDS)

  • Knowledge of CDM regulations and temporary works

  • Proficiency in AutoCAD, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Office

  • ONC / HNC / Degree or NVQ equivalent in a relevant discipline

  • Organised, proactive, and detail-oriented

  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

  • Committed to delivering excellent customer service

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