Fire Protection Engineer
About The Position
Leidos is seeking a Fire Protection Engineer with expertise in Fire Life Safety to join the National Airspace System Integration Support Contract (NISC) team. This role supports the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Fire Life Safety Program, including guidance development, policy, and planning. The position will assist the Environmental Occupational Safety and Health (EOSH) Services Group to improve Fire Life Safety program elements, protect employees, and ensure compliance with Federal, State, and FAA laws and regulations. Specific subject areas include program management, training, Condition Risk Assessments (CRA), and Stairwell Pressurization Engine Generator (EG) replacement. This is a remote position with up to 50% travel within the central US. A candidate located anywhere within the central US is preferred.
Requirements
- Relevant Bachelor's Degree and 4+ years relevant exempt experience or a relevant Master's Degree and 2+ years relevant exempt experience.
- Professional Engineer License or EIT certificate.
- Strong working knowledge of applicable ICC and NFPA codes.
- Past experience developing and/or providing holistic consultation on FLS programs.
- Ability to produce FLS designs of a variety of critical FLS elements and be able to provide critical comments on FLS designs and installations.
- Former experience in training FLS concepts and code application.
- Ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with FAA National Airspace System facilities, FAA staffed or unstaffed facilities, or similar government installations.
- Experience with 29 CFR 1960.20.
- Specific experience with programs at Federal agencies is preferred, with FAA experience weighted heavily.
- Former training on the use/maintenance of Fire Protection systems.
Responsibilities
- Assist with the development of FLS code and standard analyses.
- Provide guidance on the applicability of codes and standards to FAA facilities, its mission, and specific technical items encountered.
- Provide FLS guidance to the FAA on program and Agency initiatives where the FLS program is a stakeholder.
- Develop technical guidance on issues related to design and construction.
- Assist with the development of standard specifications for installations at FAA facilities.
- Assist with FLS programmatic planning initiatives, prioritization, and consultation regarding program direction and goals.
- Author white papers, proposals, and analysis papers on any of the items above for distribution to FLS stakeholders.
- Conduct comprehensive fire protection and life safety surveys of critical air traffic control facilities including airport traffic control towers (ATCT), terminal radar approach control (TRACON) facilities, in air route traffic control centers (ARTCC), and various other types of facilities supporting the FAA’s air traffic control mission.
- Analyze and evaluate facilities against applicable requirements of the International Building Code, NFPA 101, NFPA 13, NFPA 20, NFPA 72, NFPA 75, and other applicable codes, standards, and FAA orders.
- Evaluate facility human element programs to address OSHA required Emergency Action Plans, Fire Prevention Plans, fire drills, and inspection, testing and maintenance of fire protection and life safety systems.
- Coordinate with customers on specific dates, locations, and impacts to facilities for surveys.
- Develop and maintain a current schedule of CRAs, including dates of visit, location, current status, assigned team, and other relevant information.
- Provide additional CRA support as requested by the AJW-23 Program Manager.
Benefits
- Targeted salary will be $110,000.00 - $124,550.00, based on experience.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
