Lead Design Engineer

.## What you will doAs a **Lead Design Engineer**, you will take technical ownership of Fire Suppression design activities across large, complex and multi-discipline projects. You will act as a subject‐matter expert, providing technical leadership, governance, and mentoring within the design team while supporting the business with high‐risk or specialist projects. ## What we offer* Competitive salary plus Bonus Plan* 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays* Role eligible for overtime* Comprehensive benefits including pension, life assurance, employee assistance program, employee referral scheme, employee discounts, cycle‐to‐work scheme, and discounts on Johnson Controls security products* Extensive training and career development opportunities* Supportive, collaborative, and safety‐driven team culture* Commitment to Zero Harm and continuous improvement* Access to business resource groups and values‐based training## How you will do it* Lead and approve Fire Suppression designs to LPCB, NFPA, FM Global, and customer standards* Ensure design programmes are achieved to meet approval, fabrication, and construction milestones* Act as the primary technical point of contact for internal and external stakeholders* Provide technical leadership and mentoring to Design Engineers and Senior Design Engineers* Review and approve design risk assessments and technical submissions* Liaise with Sales, Contract Managers, and site teams to resolve complex technical challenges* Support project handovers from sales through design to completion, ensuring all deliverables are met* Contribute to continuous improvement of design processes, standards, and best practice## What we are looking for### Required:* LPCB Basic qualification* Strong Fire Suppression design expertise using LPCB rules, BS EN 12845, NFPA, and FM Global standards* Advanced AutoCAD experience* Proven experience delivering complex or high‐value projects* Ability to provide technical leadership and make sound engineering decisions* Strong stakeholder management and communication skills* High level of IT proficiency (Microsoft Office Suite)* Experience producing design specifications, presentational packages, and contractual documentation### Preferred:* BIM experience* Previous experience mentoring or supporting junior engineers #LI-JB3#LI-HybridYour buildings have a purpose. They are places for people to live or work. Facilities for learning or healing. Venues for entertainment and shopping. Sites for the specialized storage of tangible goods or mission-critical data. Your buildings have a huge variety of functions; they are central to your mission. This is where Johnson Controls comes in, helping drive the outcomes that matter most. Through a full range of systems and digital solutions, we make your buildings smarter. A smarter building is safer, more comfortable, more efficient, and, ultimately, more sustainable. Most important, smarter buildings let you focus more intensely on your unique mission. Better for your people. Better for your bottom line. Better for the planet.At Johnson Controls, we’ve been making buildings smarter since 1885, and our capabilities, depth of innovation experience, and global reach have been growing ever since. Today, we offer the world’s largest portfolio of building products, technologies, software, and services; we put that portfolio to work to transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play. #J-18808-Ljbffr