What are the responsibilities and job description for the Fire Protection & Life Safety Engineer position at GBA Companies?
Job Description
Job Description
Fire Protection & Life Safety Engineer - - Lenexa, KS
GBA’s Fire Protection & Life Safety Engineering group is looking for an engineer to join our Lenexa, Kansas office.
Our Fire Protection & Life Safety engineers work within an integrated team of architects, engineers, commissioning specialists, project managers, and construction managers on variety of project types primarily within the life sciences, mission critical, and industrial markets.
GBA offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative team environment with room for career growth and development.
Responsibilities :
Depending on experience, lead or assist in code consulting, planning, design, and commissioning of fire suppression systems, fire detection & alarm systems, life safety systems, and hazardous material storage and use.
- Draft and model in AutoCAD and Revit.
- Prepare and review specifications.
- Perform hydraulic calculations.
- Review shop drawings and calculations.
- Conduct peer review of other firm’s designs for third-party commissioning and / or permitting.
- Navigate, teach, and apply NFPA, ICC, and FM Global codes and standards.
- Track schedules and check in with project managers for assigned projects to balance several projects simultaneously.
- Attend project meetings and coordinate with team members of other engineering disciplines.
- Visit job sites to verify existing conditions, observe construction progress, witness acceptance testing, and conduct third-party permitting inspections - approximately 5% to 10% of the time depending on current projects.
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