Fire Protection Engineer

City of Oakland • Oakland, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The City of Oakland is an equal opportunity employer that values workforce diversity, inclusion, and equity. Oakland has a long history of activism around issues of justice and equity. Both oppression and this resistance to oppression have shaped the city’s historical roots and the lives of its residents to this day. As public servants in one of the most diverse cities in the nation, we strive to develop employees who understand the harm and impacts of systemic inequity to create lasting, meaningful outcomes for everyone. Oakland strives to establish an environment that embraces the richness of culture, community, and individualism of employees. The City of Oakland is recruiting for two Fire Protection Engineers within the Oakland Fire Department. This role is responsible for inspecting buildings and fire protection systems to verify compliance with applicable laws, codes, and regulations. The Fire Protection Engineer reviews and interprets architectural plans and computer-based fire modeling, evaluates fire and life safety systems—including sprinkler and fire pump systems, fire alarm and smoke control systems, fire-resistive construction, and means of egress and performs other related duties as assigned. Joining the Oakland Fire Department means becoming part of a team that is deeply engaged with the community, energized by innovation, and committed every day to making Oakland safer for everyone.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in fire protection; civil, electrical, chemical or mechanical engineering; or a related field.
• Three years of progressively responsible experience in fire protection inspection and analysis including building design, specification writing, construction inspection, and plan review.
• Individuals who are appointed to this position will be required to maintain a valid California Driver's License throughout the tenure of employment OR demonstrate the ability to travel to various locations in a timely manner as required in the performance of duties.
• Possession of a valid Fire Protection Engineer license issued by the California Board of Registration for Professional Engineers or a valid registration as a Fire Protection Engineer from another state, which is transferable to the State of California, OR Possession of a valid Professional Engineer license issued by the California Board of Registration for Professional Engineers in mechanical, electrical, civil or chemical engineering with qualifying experience in fire protection engineering.

Nice To Haves

• CA Fire Alarm Association Training Classes
• Building Code/M.E.P. Training
• Technical writing skills/experience
• M.E.P. Design experience
• Fire Protection Design experience

Responsibilities

• Reviewing and developing plans, evaluating architectural, engineering, site, and development plans to identify fire and life safety issues.
• Evaluating fire protection and life safety systems.
• Conducting field inspections and visiting construction sites and existing buildings to assess fire protection features.
• Analyzing complex engineering information.
• Addressing specialized fire protection needs.
• Documenting findings and communicating requirements.
• Serving as a technical resource for the community.

Benefits

• 15 paid holidays
• Vacation: 2 weeks per year minimum with the ability to accrue more depending on public sector years of service
• Retirement: CalPERS (California Public Employees’ Retirement System) with a pension formula of 2.5% @ 55 (for Classic CalPERS members) and 2% @ 62 for new CalPERS members. Classic Employees contribute 8% of pre-tax wages. The City of Oakland does not participate in Social Security
• Health: The City of Oakland pays the full cost of employee and eligible dependent coverage at the Kaiser rate. Other plans include Anthem, Blue Shield, United Health Care, and other HMO and PPO plans
• Dental: Delta Dental full premium for employees and eligible dependents
• Vision: VSP full premium for employees and eligible dependents
• Sick leave: Employees accrue 12 days per year
• Deferred Compensation: 457(b) pre-tax plan and an after-tax ROTH 401(k) plan
• Other benefits include a Flexible Spending Account, Wellness Program, Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Reimbursement, Life Insurance up to $200k & Employee Training.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level