Life Safety System (LSS) Engineer

Job Description

Why join us?

We are hiring! AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Life Safety System (LSS) Engineer to join our Chandler, AZ office.   

About Us

AtkinsRéalis is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering, and project management consultancies. AtkinsRéalis has been providing infrastructure planning, engineering, construction, environmental consulting, urban planning, architecture, and program management services to public and private clients across the United States for more than 50 years. AtkinsRéalis has the depth and breadth of expertise to respond to the most technically challenging and time-critical infrastructure projects and the urgent transition to a low-carbon economy.

How will you contribute to the team

• Providing input on design reviews, constructability, contractor performance and coordination with construction resources to manage discipline schedule and budget.
• Ensures accuracy of estimating tied to scope of work and linkage to project schedules.
• Manages the budget, forecasts trades resources, resolves resource conflicts, and coordinates trades mobilization. As required, engages in contract and legal negotiations, incident investigation, safety training, and project assessment.
• Prepare engineering assessments and provide technical operations direction on construction designs as well as drive engineering solutions to address and rectify issues and manage long term equipment improvement initiatives.
• Establishes and submits process requirements to be met when designing and acquiring LSS equipment.
• Managing system capacity, reliability and uptime as well as all documentation required to safely operate our LSS system.
• This position includes design and construction support for Fire/Evacuation, Early Warning Smoke Detection, Liquid Leak Detection, Tool Annunciation System (TAS), and Hazardous Production Material (HPM) alarm systems and detection equipment.
• PLC programming and troubleshooting for the HPM and TAS system and associated I/O point management, implementing, tracking and managing continuous improvement projects.
• Role model safety practices at all times.
• Manage performance of the Design Builder's Architectural and Engineering / Owners Design Consultant vendor for Mechanical and Process Mechanical deliverables.
• They will also lead inter-discipline coordination efforts and collaborate closely with other disciplines to ensure delivery of a complete, approved, and coordinated scope across a project.
• They will ensure that work is being performed code compliant and to Client’s Policies and Expectations, e.g, Client Master Design Specs (IMDS) and Client Master Construction Specs (IMCS).
• Responsible for delivering construction projects globally using multiple project delivery and execution strategies at a competitive advantage.
• Develops discipline scope and engineering solutions which include schedule, budget, and safety requirements for assigned construction projects.
• Leads interdisciplinary coordination efforts and collaborates closely with other disciplines to ensure delivery of a complete, approved, coordinated scope across a project.
• Interfaces and coordinates with Design, Construction, and internal Client organizations to enable facility design efforts for area of expertise.

Activities will include:

• Definition of design criteria, scope definition and justification, development of design concepts, completion of positioning, programming, and detailed design, influencing design standards, construction specifications, and operations requirements.
• It will also include development of project budgets, schedules, and safety requirements and performing conceptual LSS engineering analysis for multiple scenarios that can include high level schedule and/or budget development to help customers and stakeholders make critical business decisions based on time and cost constraints. Proficiency with reading and interpreting construction contract documents is a must have.

What will you contribute?

• You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.
• The candidate must have a Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Systems, and Controls or Computer Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or Comp