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Fire Protection Engineer - Alexandria, VA OR Fort Worth, TX
Role Description: Our office has a great full-time opportunity for a Fire Protection Engineer. This role works with multi-disciplinary design teams in the completion of studies, development of plans and specifications for a broad range of projects. The successful candidate will lead full-service fire protection design and consulting projects and support multi-discipline public and private sector clients.
Location: Alexandria, Virginia or Fort Worth, Texas
Reports to: Vice President/Principal-in-Charge
Employment Type: 40 FT Hours
Compensation Type: Salary
Registration(s): Licensed Fire Protection Engineer
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Fire Protection Engineering (BSFPE) from an ABET Accredited Program
Duties:
Role Description: Our office has a great full-time opportunity for a Fire Protection Engineer. This role works with multi-disciplinary design teams in the completion of studies, development of plans and specifications for a broad range of projects. The successful candidate will lead full-service fire protection design and consulting projects and support multi-discipline public and private sector clients.
Location: Alexandria, Virginia or Fort Worth, Texas
Reports to: Vice President/Principal-in-Charge
Employment Type: 40 FT Hours
Compensation Type: Salary
Registration(s): Licensed Fire Protection Engineer
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Fire Protection Engineering (BSFPE) from an ABET Accredited Program
Duties:
- Evaluate fire protection and alarm systems on existing facilities.
- Develop fire protection system requirements to include, but not limited to fire pumps, tanks, distribution systems, hydrants, and sprinkler systems.
- Perform fire protection engineering design functions on a variety of large public and private developments.
- Direct junior engineers as necessary.
- Collaborate with architects, engineers and other clients.
- Maintain currency on development in codes and standards within the Fire Protection industry.
- Prepares and follows comprehensive Project Framework Instructions and proper work planning for a project. Ensures proper staff is assigned and utilized on their projects.
- Reviews project reports and performance metrics to track project progress and budget. Leads successful projects (profit, on-schedule, quality, satisfied client).
- Contributes to successful delivery and performance of projects
- Cultivates relationships with clients and holds strong relationships with clients
- Takes active steps in the pursuit of winning new business or additional opportunities with existing clients and may be responsible for a stated portion of office sales goal. Assists and/or leads team in pursuit of new work (repeat work, SOQ and Proposals). Develops and/or executes project Win strategy.
- Understands and follows QMS and Quality initiatives. Ensures quality control measures are being adhered to on projects and daily operations.
- Actively engages and participates in the training, coaching, and mentoring of junior staff
- Understands duties and responsibilities, possesses necessary job knowledge and technical skills, maintains job knowledge current.
- Sharing Information: Conveying up-to date information in the most efficient and useful manner to the appropriate stakeholders.
- Critical Thinking: Analyzing problems and solutions by evaluating the quality of the information available from different sources and avoiding decision-making bias.
- Executes Strategy: Ensuring that people remain focused on accomplishing strategic goals by thoughtfully planning tasks and overcoming obstacles
- Fosters a Learning Culture: Creating an inspiring and engaging atmosphere where people feel motivated to grow, experiment, and learn new skills.
- Identifies Talent: Actively maintaining awareness of internal and external talent, current abilities, and hiring needs.
- Licensed Fire Protection Professional Engineer.
- B.S. Degree in Fire Protection Engineering from an ABET Accredited Program.
- Minimum10 years’ experience with fire codes and in designing fire protection systems.
- Experience designing fire protection equipment, alarms, and suppression systems for commercial and industrial facilities.
- Experience with building and fire safety code analysis, fire dynamic analysis, and fire risk analysis is required.
- Working knowledge of NFPA standards. Experience with DoD UFC criteria a plus.
- Working knowledge of applicable computer-aided design programs (Revit, Autosprink for Revit and AutoCAD.
- Experience in developing contract documents for a wide variety of fire alarm and suppression systems (including special suppression systems).
- Specialization in fire sprinkler systems and other water-based systems design.
- Experience leading or growing a team is a plus
- Health insurance (BCBS TX BlueChoice PPO)
- Dental insurance (BCBS TX BlueChoice PPO)
- Vision insurance (BCBS TX BlueChoice PPO)
- MDLive Telehealth
- Employer-Paid Short- & Long-Term disability
- 8 Paid Holidays
- Employee Morale/Teambuilding events and activities
- Paid Vacation/Annual Leave
- Paid Sick Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Commuter Benefits
- Professional Societies and Registrations Fee Reimbursements
- Term Life / AD&D insurance
- Cancer and Specified Disease insurance
- Two retirement plans: 401(k) and an ESOP
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds on occasion
- The employee must be able to concentrate on details, work under deadline pressures, apply sound logic and judgment, and prioritize tasks and responsibilities
