Lead Plumbing & Fire Protection Designer

Role-Specific Competencies

Computer Aided Design

Level 2 (Advanced Proficiency)AutoCAD & REVIT

• Able to develop professional drawing templates.
• Create multi-scale views on one page.
• Know how to use trans-spatial text and dimensions.
• Utilize object and layer filtering.
• Globally edit entities.
• Analyze and apply methods to accurately create complex geometry.
• Streamline repetitive tasks.
• Create custom linetypes.
• Use special fonts.
  
  

Plumbing, Sprinkler & Fire Protection Engineering

Level 3 (Functional Mastery)

• Perform independent design of any type of with inherent knowledge, minimal research and direction.
• Advanced use of company standards and templates.
• Can recognize and troubleshoot existing systems in order to apply solutions and recommendations.
• Novice at generating specifications based on company standard templates.
• Has advanced knowledge of codes and standards and can perform advanced research and provide interpretation.
• Self-sufficient in producing existing conditions surveys and due diligence reports including cost estimates.
• Advanced knowledge of written specifications and standards in the office.
• Educates L2 engineers in system design and layout.
  
  

Core Competencies

Project Management

Level 3 (Functional Mastery)Project Management

• Repeated successful experiences have been completed. Help from an expert may be required from time to time, but the skill can be performed independently.
  
  

Relationship Management

• Develops networks that are diverse in level and function, identifies and initiates new relationships as well as creative alliances to accomplish business objectives. Inspires people with diverse needs to work together for mutual benefit.
  
  

Problem Solving

• Breaks down problems into their fundamental parts, identifies their root causes, analyzes costs, benefits, risks, and chances for success of potential solutions, and creatively attacks problems in ways that lead to innovative solutions.
  
  

Customer Satisfaction

• Elicits feedback from customers, creates strategies to help the organization serve customers more effectively, considers both short and long-term interests of the customer in making service decisions, and takes risks to serve these interests.
  
  

Communication

Level 3 (Functional Mastery)Written

• Uses writing effectively to advance business aims, creates complex documents that achieve desired results, tailors writing style to the audience, and organizes & expresses complex ideas effectively; using graphics and other aids as needed.
  
  

Verbal

• Ensures that regular communication occurs based on the needs of the project or individual, listens well, clarifies the intent of others’ communication, tailors communication to the level of the audience, and utilizes creative methods such as analogies & visuals to communicate complex ideas.
  
  

Influence/Negotiation

• Anticipates objections and plans how to overcome them using new information or approaches. Identifies key decision makers, builds alliances, and enlists third party support & outside resources.
  
  

Leadership

Level 3 (Functional Mastery)Conflict Management

• Expands areas of agreement and narrows areas of disagreement, facilitates the development of creative solutions to conflict, acknowledges the truth in criticisms, and knows when to compromise and when to take stands.
  
  

Performance Management

• Analyzes systems, processes and performance trends to identify opportunities for improvement, seeks out business opportunities that will create growth, provides others with tools to solve problems, and invests time & resources to learn & develop. Seeks performance feedback from others, addresses performance problems promptly, gives performance feedback to others, and establishes plans that break complex projects into their component parts, each with its own timeline.
  
  

Diversity

• Uses cultural understanding to communicate, influence, and manage across cultures as well as to resolve conflict. Helps others increase their awareness and acceptance of cultural differences, and develops policies & procedures that encourage this acceptance.
  
  

Accountability

Level 3 (Functional Mastery)Self-Direction & Sense Of Urgency

• Takes advantage of opportunities, initiates projects & takes responsibility for their success even when the outcomes & circumstances are not well defined. Takes action in the face of obstacles, freshly identifying what must be done. Sets challenging goals and demonstrates a strong sense of urgency & persistence about accomplishing them. Establishes plans that break projects into their component parts, each with its own timeline. Seeks & gives performance feedback to others, and addresses performance problems promptly.
  
  

Flexibility & Resilience

• Operates well in ambiguous situations, is willing to reconsider strongly held ideas, and maintains work efficiency. Responds positively to a changing environment by coming up with creative ideas. When the picture is unclear and much is unknown, remains calm and comfortable, accurately assessing risks and options, changing direction & reorienting quickly. Acts decisively at the right time.
  
  

Integrity

• Maintains confidentiality regardless of pressure from others. Admits mistakes and takes stands based on principles & values in spite of the potential for negative consequences. Challenges others who are not acting with integrity.
  
  

Results Driven

• Sets challenging goals and develops standards against which to measure behavior & performance. Persists in the face of significant difficulties, takes risks, faces fears, and demonstrates a strong sense of urgency about achieving goals.

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