Fire Sprinkler Designer

Position: Fire Sprinkler Designer Company: Columbia Fire, LLC Location: Seattle, WA in-office, with up to two days per week remote Reports To: Design Manager Employment Type: Full-time, hourly, non-exempt (overtime eligible) Bargaining Unit Status: Non-union Travel: Occasional jobsite visits across Western Washington during working hours About Columbia Fire Columbia Fire has been protecting lives and property in the Seattle market since 2005. We design, install, inspect, and service fire sprinkler systems, fire alarm systems, suppression systems, and portable fire extinguishers across Western Washington. Columbia Fire is a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia Safety Services, LLC, which also operates Valley Fire Control, LLC in Oregon and Eastern Washington and FFF Protection in Idaho. We are building a formidable fire protection platform rooted in trust, execution, and long-term relationships. Our core values guide how we operate: Customer First, Grit, Effective Communication, Own the Outcome, Take Pride in the Work, and Do the Right Thing. Why This Role Exists Design is the constraint on how much work we can build. Every sprinkler project we sell has to be laid out, calculated, and released before a single pipe gets hung and when design capacity is tight, everything downstream waits. Permits wait. Material waits. Crews wait. We are adding design capacity and building a bench behind it. That means we hire at every level of this role, including candidates with no design experience at all who have the aptitude to learn it. The Opportunity This role goes beyond drafting. You will translate real field conditions into buildable designs, own your work from concept through material release, and work directly with project managers, sales, and the crews who install what you draw. If you like solving three-dimensional problems, working with technical systems, and walking into a finished building knowing you laid it out, this is a career rather than a job. Fire protection design is also a durable skill it is code-driven, in demand, and it does not disappear in a slow quarter. Work Location & Schedule Based in our Seattle office, with up to two days per week remoteDesigners still building independence should expect more in-office time early on this work is learned fastest sitting next to people who already do itOccasional jobsite visits across Western Washington during working hoursCandidates should reside within approximately one hour of our Seattle office