Fire Protection Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton•Chantilly, VA

1d•$62,000 - $141,000

About The Position

Serve as a subject matter expert on fire protection and life safety issues affecting government facilities. Review design and technical documents for construction activities and operations to ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards, identify fire protection solutions for problems of moderate scope and complexity, and inspect construction for compliance with fire protection and life safety requirements. The role also supports fire protection governance, policy, facility design standards, communications, and knowledge management.

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience in the fire protection field.
Ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.
Bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering.
Ability to obtain a Professional Engineer (PE) License before the start date.

Nice To Haves

Experience with fire protection aspects of facility design, construction, and commissioning, including egress, passive fire protection, fire alarm, and fire suppression systems.
Experience with the Unified Facilities Criteria, the International Building Code, and NFPA Codes and Standards, including NFPA 1, 13, 70, 72, 75, and 10.
Experience in architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering disciplines to evaluate and critique integration of fire protection concepts into large facility projects.
Ability to travel to domestic and international locations.
Excellent customer service skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Graduation from an ABET-EAC-accredited Fire Protection Engineering program.
Completion of the fire protection engineering written examination administered by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES).
Registered PE License.

Responsibilities

Review planning, programming, architectural, engineering design, and other technical documents for proposed construction activities.
Review and conduct comprehensive fire safety audits, inspections, and investigations of company operations to ensure compliance with fire protection codes and standards.
Inspect new construction and renovations to validate compliance with fire protection and life safety requirements.
Witness acceptance testing and commissioning of fire protection systems and equipment to validate functional compliance.
Assist with corporate fire protection governance and policy, standard operating procedures, and facility design standards.
Attend professional meetings within the government to benchmark approaches to similar issues.
Prepare internal briefings, fact sheets, newsletter articles, and other communications on fire protection and life safety topics.
Support data collection and metrics development.
Contribute to company records and knowledge management activities.