Fire Alarm System Engineer

About the role

Job Title: Fire Alarm System Engineer

Reports to: Sales Support Manager

Salary Range: $62,400 – $83,200

*Salary based on experience and qualifications. Higher compensation may be considered for exceptionally qualified candidates with extensive fire alarm estimating experience and demonstrated industry expertise.

Job Overview:

Electronic Contracting Company (ECC) is seeking a knowledgeable and detail-oriented Fire Alarm System Engineer to develop accurate, competitive estimates and proposals for our growing Fire/Life Safety business. This position reviews project drawings, specifications, and customer requirements while working closely with Sales, Engineering, Operations, and industry partners to ensure solutions are code-compliant, properly scoped, and competitively priced. Candidates with fire alarm estimating, field, design, or project management experience are encouraged to apply.

Key Responsibilities:

- Review architectural, electrical, fire alarm, and life safety drawings, specifications, bid documents, addenda, and other project requirements.

- Develop detailed material, equipment, labor, subcontractor, and other project cost estimates for fire alarm projects.

- Perform accurate device counts and system takeoffs from construction drawings.

- Determine required fire alarm equipment, devices, modules, power supplies, notification appliances, initiating devices, control equipment, and other system components.

- Review specifications for system performance requirements, approved manufacturers, testing requirements, documentation requirements, and other project-specific obligations.

- Evaluate existing systems and determine requirements for additions, upgrades, replacements, and migrations.

- Identify scope gaps, conflicts, exclusions, assumptions, and project risks prior to proposal submission.

- Obtain and evaluate manufacturer, distributor, subcontractor, and specialty vendor pricing.

- Develop labor estimates based on scope, system complexity, installation, programming, testing, commissioning, and closeout requirements.

- Prepare complete scopes of work, inclusions, exclusions, assumptions, and clarifications for customer proposals.

- Review estimates with Sales and appropriate operational leadership prior to final proposal submission.

- Participate in pre-bid meetings, site surveys, project walkthroughs, and scope-review meetings as required.

- Assist Sales with technical questions and customer discussions during the proposal process.

- Support value-engineering efforts while maintaining code compliance and project requirements.

- Maintain accurate estimating documentation, pricing information, manufacturer information, and historical project data.

- Assist with estimate-to-operations handoff following project award.

- Stay current on fire alarm technologies, manufacturer products, applicable codes, and industry standards.