Senior Designer

Recruiter:

West Coast Personnel

Job Ref:

CPT000762/NDB

Date posted:

Thursday, November 27, 2025

Location:

Bellville, South Africa

SUMMARY:
Overview:
The Senior Designer is responsible for producing high-quality, fully compliant fire protection system designs that meet client requirements and support successful project delivery. This role acts as the technical lead within project teams and ensures that all designs meet compliance, cost-effectiveness and quality standards.

POSITION INFO:

Key Responsibilities

Lead the design process for allocated projects, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant technical outputs.
Attend project meetings to gather requirements, clarify specifications, and support operational alignment.
Allocate and guide design tasks within the project team, providing mentorship to junior designers.
Produce CAD designs, hydraulic calculations, and detailed technical drawings in accordance with industry standards.
Conduct site measurements, verify building details and integrate findings into accurate design work.
Ensure all designs meet compliance, cost-management and quality requirements before submission for sign-off.
Present designs to clients and professional teams, incorporate feedback, and secure approvals.
Prepare fabrication lists, design reports, and required project documentation.
Assist with design input for sales proposals and ensure accurate ASIB documentation for inspections.

Requirements
Qualifications:

AutoCAD and/or Revit qualification.
ASIB / IFE Certificate or similar (advantageous).
Relevant experience may be considered in place of formal qualifications.

Experience:

3–5 years’ experience in fire protection design.

Competencies:

Strong technical design capability.
Project management understanding.
Quality, risk and compliance awareness.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Ability to mentor junior team members.
Strong reporting and documentation skills.

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You said:

a senior designer for crossfire which sector will that be

ChatGPT said:

A Senior Designer at CrossFire falls within the Fire Protection / Fire Engineering sector, which sits inside the broader Building Services / Construction / Engineering industry.
More specifically, the role is associated with:
Sector:

Fire Protection Engineering
Mechanical Building Services
Construction & Engineering
Fire Safety Compliance (ASIB-regulated environment)

Typical industry categories you’d select on job boards:

Engineering – Fire Protection
Building Services Engineering
Construction – MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing)
Technical Design / CAD / Revit
Health & Safety / Compliance (secondary category)

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