Fire Sprinkler Design Manager

📍 Job Overview

Job Title: Fire Sprinkler Design Manager

Company: Pye-Barker Fire & Safety

Location: Charlotte, NC, United States

Job Type: Full time

Category: Operations Management / Engineering Design

Date Posted: 2026-08-03

Experience Level: 10+ years desired

Remote Status: On-site

🚀 Role Summary

• Lead and manage a team of Fire Sprinkler Designers to ensure high-quality and timely design output, aligning with operational excellence standards.

• Drive process improvements and implement new procedures for the design department to enhance efficiency and design quality.

• Serve as a senior technical resource, providing expert guidance on fire sprinkler system design, NFPA standards, and hydraulic calculations to internal teams and external stakeholders.

• Oversee the development of detailed design documents, ensuring accuracy and compliance with project specifications, architectural drawings, and relevant codes.

• Foster a collaborative and positive working environment within the design team and across departments, including sales, operations, fabrication, and executive management.

📝 Enhancement Note: While the raw job title is "Fire Sprinkler Design Manager," the core responsibilities and required skills indicate a strong operational management component. This role bridges technical design expertise with the management of design processes, team performance, and cross-functional collaboration, making it a hybrid role with significant operational oversight within the engineering and construction domain. The emphasis on "Operational Excellence" and "process improvements" further solidifies its operational nature.

📈 Primary Responsibilities

• Develop and implement departmental procedures, standards, and process improvements to elevate the quality and timeliness of fire sprinkler system designs.

• Ensure strict adherence to the company's Operational Excellence program across all design activities.

• Plan, schedule, and assign sprinkler design work, managing project timelines and resource allocation effectively.

• Oversee the production of detailed design documents, including AutoCAD drawings and stock lists, from project specifications, architectural drawings, and code requirements.

• Provide senior-level technical assistance and mentorship to design personnel, resolving complex design challenges.

• Conduct thorough reviews of design drawings and stock lists to perform quality and process checks, identifying and addressing potential issues.

• Facilitate weekly Design Department meetings to report on project progression, issues encountered, manpower, labor consumption, and schedule adherence.

• Ensure timely and accurate data entry into operating systems and regular updates to project management software (e.g., Compass).

• Maintain positive and cooperative working relationships with project managers, superintendents, fabrication shop management, suppliers, executive staff, and other support functions.

• Act as a senior internal and external technical resource for all company offices, offering expertise on fire protection systems.

📝 Enhancement Note: The responsibilities emphasize a blend of technical oversight and operational management. Key areas include process definition, quality assurance within design, resource scheduling, cross-functional liaison, and performance reporting, all critical to effective operations within a design-centric department.

🎓 Skills & Qualifications

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED required.

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical field is desired. Experience:

• 10+ years of fire sprinkler system design experience is desired.

• Proven experience in a