What are the responsibilities and job description for the Fire Protection Engineer (0-3 Years) position at Coffman Engineers, Inc.?
Company Description
At Coffman Engineers, we serve as both prime consultant and sub consultant on projects large and small, including commercial, retail, institutional, government, industrial, and project/construction management. Incorporated in 1979, we have employees in more than 23 locations serving clients across the United States and overseas.
To meet client objectives and to integrate our many disciplines, we can create teams comprised of civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, and corrosion control, as well as project/construction managers and professionals in a variety of specialty services. This ability has made us a leader in the engineering and construction communities, and has strengthened our reputation as being progressive, innovative, and a great place to work.
Job Description
The right team is more than an advantage, it’s a game changer! Come work with a team of engineering professionals dedicated to excellence at Coffman Engineers’ Downtown Los Angeles office.
We are seeking a Fire Protection Engineer with 0 – 3 years of experience to support our Fire Protection Engineering Department in providing our clients with automatic suppression system design; fire detection, alarm and mass notification system design; code analysis; egress analysis; fire resistant construction analysis; smoke control analysis; as well as general fire protection and life safety concepts and research. The ideal candidate should have a desire to work and grow as a team player within our Fire Protection department.
Compensation and Benefits:
- Approximate Base Salary – $70,000 - $90,000 annually
- Paid overtime at 1.0 times hourly rate
- Competitive end of year discretionary bonus based on company/team/personal performance
- Hybrid Work Schedule (subject to change)
- 401k with maximum of 5% Contribution Matching for 9% Employee Contribution
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) from accredited college or university in Fire Protection Engineering, Fire Sciences, or related engineering field
- Minimum zero years and up to three years of experience in the fire protection engineering/consulting profession.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Must have passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam. Individuals who are in the process of taking the exam within the next six months may be considered.
- Experience with the current version of AutoCAD and Revit
- Experience designing fire protection systems
- Experience performing building and fire code analysis
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
- Must be a self-starter, persistent, and follow through in a consistent manner
- Passionate about the client or pursuit and takes ownership of his/her work
- Able to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment (or demonstrate ability to develop such abilities)
- Possess strong critical thinking, organizational, and analytical abilities (or demonstrate ability to develop such abilities).
- Maintain positive working relationships with internal and external customers
- Basic understanding of A/E/C industry terminology and procedures and basic marketing principles
- Strong organizational ability; detail oriented; high degree of accuracy
- Must work well under pressure
- Positive contributor to overall office and department goals, culture, and morale
- Excellent time management skills
- Ability to provide peer reviews of colleagues’ work product
- Ability to work with counterparts in other offices to share workload when required
- A positive, can-do attitude
Additional Information
Why You Want To Work Here
You could choose to work anywhere, so why work at Coffman Engineers? Because we are different – our culture sets us apart. Simply stated, we are a group of creative, high-performing people who like working together and believe that what we do makes a difference. Employees say that it feels like working with a group of friends in a small office while enjoying the benefits and perks of working for a large firm. Our culture isn’t the only thing that makes us different, but it drives everything we do.
The office you will be joining may provide flexibility to work from home some of the time. The specifics of your work from home options will be worked out with your manager following your hire.
Coffman offers a flexible PTO program, optional work from home options and a fun office environment with a high-performing young team. This position is for our Los Angeles office located in Downtown LA. We welcome the dedicated and the driven. Join us!
Don’t take our word for it. Check out what others are saying:
http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Coffman-Engineers-Reviews-E409809.htm
Coffman At A Glance:
- 45 years in business
- 850 employees serving clients throughout the U.S. and overseas from more than 22 locations
- Multi-discipline engineering services plus corrosion control, commissioning and project/construction management
- #27 Top 80 Engineering Firms, Building Design Construction, 2019
- #29 Zweig Group Hot Firm List, Zweig Group, 2021
- #161 Top 500 Design Firms, Engineering News-Record, 2023
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This position is direct with Coffman Engineers; we are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer of Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled individuals.
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Salary : $70,000 - $90,000
