Fire Protection Engineer (3-5 years)
About The Position
Coffman Engineers is seeking a Fire Protection Engineer with three to five years of working experience to join our Denver office. The role involves supporting a multi-discipline engineering team in providing clients with fire and life safety code analysis, egress analysis, fire resistant rated construction analysis, automatic suppression system design and analysis, fire detection, alarm and communication system design and analysis, smoke control system design and special inspections, site inspections and witness of life safety system testing, fire hazard analysis, performance-based design, and general fire protection and life safety concepts. The Denver Fire Protection Engineering department offers training, mentorship, and support from experienced professionals.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) from accredited college or university in Fire Protection Engineering or Fire Sciences. B.S. in other engineering field combined with fire protection work experience also considered.
- 3-5 years of relevant experience.
- EIT or having passed the FE exam with the ability to obtain EIT within one year.
- Intermediate level computer skills necessary for daily activities, including email, word processing, spreadsheets, and simple graphics.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including oral presentation skills.
- Ability to work on a highly-motivated team, think outside the box, and be proud of the work you do while having a passion for expanding your knowledge and skills.
- Working in-person in our Westminster, CO office, full-time, Monday through Friday.
Nice To Haves
- Professional Engineer (PE) licensure
- Technical writing skills
- Project management skills for managing internal projects as well as external client needs
Responsibilities
- Provide fire and life safety code analysis
- Conduct egress analysis
- Perform fire resistant rated construction analysis
- Design and analyze automatic suppression systems
- Design and analyze fire detection, alarm and communication systems
- Design smoke control systems and perform special inspections
- Conduct site inspections and witness life safety system testing
- Perform fire hazard analysis
- Execute performance-based design
- Apply general fire protection and life safety concepts
- Manage day-to-day contacts with internal and external clients
- Attend and participate in local and national professional organizations, such as SFPE and NFPA
- Perform building and fire code analysis and code interpretations
- Prepare life safety plans
- Analyze existing fire protection systems
- Design new fire protection systems including suppression systems, fire detection, alarm and mass notification systems
- Perform research and documentation for internal and external distribution
- Utilize AutoCAD, Revit to prepare fire protection system designs
- Utilize FDS, Pyrosim, CONTAM programs to execute performance-based design efforts
Benefits
- Flexible PTO program
- Family-friendly policies
- Excellent salary/benefits package
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
