Fire Protection Engineer - USA - Hybrid Role

Arcadis•Plantation, FL

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

Arcadis is seeking an experienced Fire Protection Engineer to join its US Places Design & Engineering business area in the US. This role involves working with a team of Fire Protection Engineers, Mechanical/Electrical Engineers, Architects, and clients on various facility design projects, including federal projects. The engineer will lead the fire protection discipline across multiple concurrent projects, managing them from pursuit and proposal through design and construction phases. Travel to project sites is expected, approximately one week per month.

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.
Deep knowledge of life safety codes.
Knowledge of industry standards, building codes, and safety standards such as NFPA, NEC, NESC, UL, etc.
An advanced technical understanding of fire alarm and suppression systems, smoke control, and other related equipment and technologies.
Strong communication skills related to presentations, project communications, and written documents.
Fluency in design and modeling software that includes Revit, BIM, Autodesk Construction Cloud, AutoCAD, HydraCAD, Navisworks, etc.

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.
Identify, qualify, and pursue potential clients and project opportunities.
Design fire protection systems in heavy industrial, commercial, manufacturing, and processing facilities, such as water and wastewater treatment sites, EV assembly plants, lithium-ion battery plants, and data centers.
Travel to project sites for fire protection site surveys, data collection for fire protection studies, and collaboration with client team members.