Fire Protection Engineer - Los Angeles Area, California

Arcadis • Los Angeles, CA

92d • $92,530 - $152,675

About The Position

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together. We’re looking for an experienced Fire Protection Engineer to support our US Places Design & Engineering business area in the Los Angeles, California area. You will work directly with other Fire Protection Engineers, Mechanical and/or Electrical Engineers, Architects, and clients on a range of facility design projects, including Federal projects. You will lead the fire protection discipline of multiple and concurrent projects through the pursuit, proposal, design, and construction phases. Travel to project sites is required (approx. 1 week a month will be spent travelling).

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science (BS) in mechanical or fire protection engineering with proven experience in a similar role.
• Fire Protection Professional Engineering Licensure in the United States is essential.
• Extensive experience producing IFC design packages for federal agency facilities.
• An advanced technical understanding of fire alarm and suppression systems, smoke control, and other related equipment and technologies.
• Deep knowledge of life safety codes.
• Knowledge of industry standards, building codes, and safety standards such as NFPA, NEC, NESC, UL, etc.
• Strong communication skills related to presentations, project communications, and written documents.

Responsibilities

• Lead design teams and mentor junior staff to develop construction-ready design packages of drawings and specifications with inter-disciplinary coordination.
• Develop budgets, proposals, schedules, project and staffing plans, as well as identify, qualify, and pursue potential clients and project opportunities.
• Fluency in design and modeling software that includes Revit, BIM, Autodesk Construction Cloud, AutoCAD, HydraCAD, Navisworks, etc.
• Skilled in designing fire protection systems in heavy industrial, commercial, manufacturing, and processing facilities, e.g. water and wastewater treatment sites, EV assembly plants, lithium-ion battery plants, and data centres.
• Travel to project sites for fire protection site surveys, data collection for fire protection studies, and collaboration with client team members.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• 401K plan.
• Short-term disability (STD) and long-term disability (LTD) insurance.
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Reward & recognition program.
• Optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance, and tuition reimbursement.
• Nine paid holidays.
• 20 days PTO that accrue per year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees