Plumbing Fire Protection Engineer II
Cannon DesignPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Full Time
Posted December 11, 2025
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Job Description
This position involves designing plumbing and fire protection systems for various building projects, preparing calculations and drawings, reviewing specifications, and collaborating with clients and project teams, with opportunities for leadership and site visits.
Key Responsibilities
- Design plumbing and fire protection systems for building projects, including equipment selection and calculations.
- Prepare production drawings from schematic to construction phases.
- Review shop drawings for compliance with specifications and contract documents.
- Specify plumbing and fire protection equipment such as sprinklers, sewerage, and medical gas systems.
- Interface with clients and project team members during meetings and site visits.
- Conduct field site visits during construction to monitor project progress.
- Lead or participate in value engineering sessions with the architectural and engineering team.
- Mentor and direct activities of less experienced staff.
Requirements
- Current Professional Engineer (PE) license in Mechanical or Fire Protection Engineering (FPE) in the United States is required.
- Minimum of 4 years of related experience in engineering design, plumbing, or fire protection systems is required.
- Experience in designing piping and equipment selection for plumbing and fire protection systems for building design independently for smaller projects, with supervision for complex projects.
- Ability to prepare calculations using correct parameters with supervisory review.
- Ability to prepare production drawings of plumbing and fire protection systems from schematic to construction design phases.
- Ability to edit specifications relating to existing or new projects.
- Ability to specify plumbing and fire protection equipment such as sprinkler, sewerage, and medical gas systems.
- Experience reviewing shop drawings for compliance with specifications and contract documents.
- Experience interfacing effectively with clients and project team members by attending Owner, Architect, Construction Administration (OAC) meetings in conjunction with project budget.
- Willingness to independently research as needed and respond to emergent issues.
- Ability to participate or lead value engineering sessions with Architectural Engineering team.
- Ability to conduct staff development activities, including mentoring and training presentations, and to direct activities of less experienced staff.
- Willingness to conduct field site visits during construction, including physically walking through the site independently.
- Willingness to perform overtime work and travel as required.
- Experience with computer applications for engineering design programs, specifically Revit, is required.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Physical ability to perform site visits which may require walking through construction sites.
Benefits & Perks
Compensation/salary range (not specified in the posting)
Work schedule (overtime work required)
Work environment perks (inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace, commitment to social impact and Living-Centered Design)
Additional benefits (mandatory training, compliance training, opportunities for staff development, mentoring, and training presentations)
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