Design Team Manager

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What We Offer

• Competitive Pay and incentive plan based on your efforts
• Extensive Training with Best-in-Industry Resources
• Career Advancement Opportunities across Business and Geographies
• Comprehensive Benefits Package including Retirement Savings Plan, Pension, Extended Health Care, Dental
• Flexible Work Arrangements - Remote Work within Canada
• Refer-A-Friend Bonuses
• Encouraging, supportive, and collaborative team environment
  
  

What You Will Do

The primary role of the Design Team Manager is to lead the design team on large complex multi-faceted Johnson Controls projects, specifically for fire sprinkler systems projects across multiple business locations in Canada. You will work remotely from your home office.

How You Will Do It

• Recruits, evaluates, and makes hiring decisions for the Design team to ensure appropriate mix of Project System Specialists and CAD Support Technicians.
• Manages medium to large sized team of designer across multiple locations (A team up to 15 team members).
• Directs a team of specialist design employees that manage core/non-core product work.
• Assesses training needs, creates and maintains development plan for Design team employees.
• Evaluates employee performance and creates assessments of staff based on established goals.
• Allocates workload to CAD Support Technicians and Project Design Specialists.
• Attends pre/post design meetings with Account Managers, Projects Team, and customers.
• Provides management of Project System Specialists and/or CAD Support Technicians, ensuring team members perform to meet the business needs and our required standards.
• Supports the Project Managers and liaises with clients and/or consultants on design issues.
• Performs all aspects of project design work for projects within the business.
• Determines, agrees, and implements best practice measures for the Design team in line with the needs of the company and our clients.
• Ensures all project work follows code requirements and Company standards.
• Maintains, organizes, and plans local team workload, monitors productivity and supports national team as required.
• Reviews, comments, and approves the technical conformity of specifications produced by others.
• Performs quality checks for team members; highlights design changes and provides feedback.
• Reviews detailed designs to provide value engineered solutions, as required. Produces fully detailed specifications and technical submissions with complete detailed schematics & drawings to meet with design criteria.
• Provides assessment to local operation of material and design changes impacting cost and scope.
  
  

Required

What we look for

• Highschool diploma or equivalent. Diploma or certificate in Fire Protection, Fire & Life Safety, or Sprinkler systems.
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience in design of Sprinkler systems to specifications and local standards using HydraCAD, SprinkCAD, REVIT, or equivalent sprinkler design software.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a large team.
• Knowledge of NFPA codes and standards. Current with local and national codes governing the design and installation of fire sprinkler systems.
• Fundamental understanding of Microsoft Office Suite including, Excel, Access, Word, Outlook, Adobe
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Available for occasional travel, up to 25%.
  
  

Preferred

• Nicet Level II or above.
  
  

We believe in doing well by doing good and hold ourselves accountable to make the world a better place through the solutions we provide, our engagement in society, and the way we do business. We believe that diversity and inclusion matter and make a difference. By embracing its true value and appreciating various perspectives, we strive to be one of the most desirable places to work. Johnson Controls listed in Forbes Best Employers for Diversity