Security Systems Designer

Convergint is looking for a full-time, team-oriented, results-driven Security Systems Designer to join our amazing culture. As a Designer in our Security Team, you will design, engineer, and document installed solutions of moderate to higher complexity according to project requirements. You will proactively communicate with colleagues, vendors, consultants, and Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ).

Who You Are

You have a passion for providing world-class service to customers, colleagues, and communities. You are a person of integrity with a commitment to growth, accountability, and delivering results. You want to join an organization with a positive culture that embraces inclusion and allows everyone to be the best version of themselves at work and home. You want to grow with us and deliver results as an exceptional Security Systems Designer.

Who We Are

With 20 years of proven growth and exceptional performance, our mission is to be our customer’s best service provider. We realize the importance of diversity in achieving that goal. We built our company upon a solid foundation of 10 Values and Beliefs that drive our unmatched culture, making us the #1 global, service-based systems integrator in the industry. We take great pride in protecting the lives and assets of our customers and their communities with the solutions we provide.

What You’ll Do with “Our Training and Your Experience”

• Provide design or drawing assistance for projects during the development and as-built stages of the engineered drawings. Work on projects with varying levels of complexity, including moderately complex design projects. Obtain electronic plans from engineers, architects, and owners. Obtain design drawings from electrical contractors. Create engineered drawings (AutoCAD, etc.). Prepare record drawings and O&M manuals according to project requirements.
• Work from rough sketches, schematics, and verbal instructions. Utilize and maintain Convergint project design, documentation, and submittal standards. Ensure adherence to industry standards and codes as required. Support and maintain Convergint design standards. Apply intermediate and advanced drafting techniques and knowledge of practical, electrical, and fabrication problems.
• Review scope, defined product specification, application, and electrical requirements for code compliance and AHJ Requirements. Work assignments vary and may be moderate and/or more complex in scope.
• Participate in internal design review meetings as coordinated by the Project Managers. Provide the project team with all documentation according to Convergint standards and project requirements.
• Communicate all design progress, committed completion dates, design scope revisions, and associated costs to the Engineering Supervisor/Manager.
• Perform change-order work only with formal authorization to proceed.
• Participate in initial site surveys and/or walkthroughs.
• Prepare submittal packages according to project requirements or Convergint standards. Revise submittals as required to gain approval.
• Provide operational support for the sales phase of projects when needed.
• Work may include providing training and work direction for other designers.
• Act as “our customer’s best service provider” at all times, ensuring Convergint is the customer’s first choice for service.

What You’ll Need

• Solid customer focus and ability to work under pressure; ability to maintain awareness of, and seek to meet the needs and wants of the customer without being prompted.
• Solid knowledge of engineering principles and practices related to security and fire systems.
• Must be a self-starter.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Solid organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Solid proficiency in MS Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Solid proficiency in AutoCAD viewing software.

Requirements

• Minimum of five years of previous experience required.
• Minimum two years of experience in the security systems industry.
• Minimum of two years of AutoCAD experience.
• Degree or Diploma in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or low-voltage systems design coursework strongly preferred.
• Relevant trade designation an asset.

Company Benefits And Perks

• Company Holidays and Paid Time Off.
• Immediate comprehensive benefit plan (medical, dental, etc.).
• Employer contribution to RRSP.
• Work environment committed to safety.
• Colleague Assistance Program.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Competitive salary and compensation plan.
• Corporate Social Responsibility Day.
• And much more…

Convergint is committed to a culture of Inclusion and Diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Seniority Level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

• Full-time

Job Function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

• Security and Investigations