Fire Sprinkler Design Manager

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Fire Sprinkler Manager/Engineer

Up to $200,000 annually  |  Comprehensive Benefits Package

Are you a licensed Fire Protection Engineer ready to take on a role where your technical expertise truly drives the outcome? We're looking for a technical leader to guide design activities, mentor designers, and help deliver fire protection systems that keep people and property safe — all while working with a team that values precision, collaboration, and growth. If you hold a Fire Protection PE license or NICET certification and want a role with real ownership, high earning potential, and a clear path forward, this is your opportunity.

Why You'll Love This Role

• Competitive compensation up to $200,000 per year, commensurate with experience and licensure.
• A comprehensive, top-tier benefits package designed to support you and your family.
• Genuine technical leadership — you'll shape design criteria, mentor designers, and sign your own work.
• Flexibility to work from Headquarters in Mt. Morris, MI, or remotely.
• A collaborative team that works across trades, project managers, and clients to deliver high-quality results.
• The chance to work with industry-leading tools, including AutoSPRINK, Navisworks, and Revizto.

What You'll Do

• Serve as a technical leader on fire protection design, guiding projects from concept through completion.
• Manage small teams across multiple projects, keeping deliverables, deadlines, and budgets on track.
• Determine design criteria for a variety of design/build and plan/spec projects.
• Design and hydraulically calculate complete sprinkler and standpipe systems using AutoSPRINK.
• Coordinate fire protection design with other building trades for seamless project execution.
• Review, comment on, and approve fire protection plans and calculations prepared by designers.
• Partner closely with project managers and internal teams to ensure client and company specifications are met.
• Seal and sign fire protection plans and calculations for self-designed and reviewed projects.

What You Bring

• Experience developing building code concepts and equivalencies, plus conducting plan reviews and field inspections.
• The ability to present clear, technically sound fire protection engineering strategies with confidence.
• A track record of building strong working relationships across departments, trades, and clients.
• Deep working knowledge of NFPA standards and codes, government fire safety standards, and FM Global Datasheets.
• Proficiency in AutoSPRINK, Navisworks, Revizto, and Microsoft Office.
• Comfort performing hydraulic calculations and coordinating within 3D BIM environments.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Minimum Qualifications

• Relevant design certifications (Fire Protection PE license or NICET Certification).
• An NCEES record, with willingness to apply for additional state licenses.
• 5+ years of fire sprinkler design experience.
• A valid driver's license, with the ability to maintain it.

Good to Know

• Some overnight travel is required.
• Choose your work style: onsite at our Mt. Morris, MI headquarters five days a week, or fully remote.

Take the next step in your career - APPLY NOW! Please contact me direct at 612-473-3065 or David.Gunderson@gogpac.com for more information on this or any other positions you may be interested.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.

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