Associate Fire Protection Engineer
About The Position
Jensen Hughes is hiring Associate Fire Protection Engineers for its Allen, Austin, or Houston, Texas offices, and/or its Denver, Colorado office. Graduates from 2024 through 2027 are welcome to apply. The role provides professional-level fire protection engineering services under the direction of a professional engineer or experienced consultant, including work in life safety codes, sprinkler and fire alarm design, and performance-based fire engineering. Associates help develop plans, specifications, and inspection reports, conduct analyses and reviews, and support project coordination. The position may also involve CADD document preparation or production. The company describes a supportive and diverse team environment, early responsibility, and opportunities for rapid career progression. Jensen Hughes encourages engineers to obtain professional licensure and offers help and support during the process.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree (B.S.) or higher in Fire Protection, Mechanical, Civil, or Architectural Engineering, or another related engineering field.
- Effective written and oral communication skills, including the ability to write reports, business correspondence, presentations, and procedure manuals, and respond to questions from managers, clients, and the general public.
- Passion for advancing the science of safety and exceeding client expectations.
Responsibilities
- Perform professional-level fire protection engineering services, such as life safety code consulting, sprinkler design, fire alarm design, and performance-based fire engineering design, under the direction of a P.E. or experienced consultant.
- Develop plans, specifications, and inspection reports for assigned tasks, ensuring they are complete, accurate, and consistent with good professional service practice standards.
- Assist in resolving design problems through field investigations or inspections, detailed design work, checking design computations performed by others, and coordinating specific design aspects of projects.
- Identify applicable codes and standards when evaluating how to respond to inquiries.
- Conduct and document basic building code and egress analyses, and reviews of fire detection and alarm systems, smoke control systems, and sprinkler and water supply systems, including hydraulic calculations.
- Apply engineering calculations for items such as required size, means of egress, maximum allowable building area, sprinkler system water supplies, and smoke control equipment.
- Submit progress reports to Project Managers and Project Leaders.
- Prepare or produce CADD documents as needed.
Benefits
- Help and support during the process of achieving professional licensed status.
- Early responsibility and the opportunity to progress rapidly.
- A supportive and diverse team environment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
