FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEER

Bristol Alliance of Companies • Washington, DC

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About The Position

The Fire Protection Engineer provides independent, timely, and professional fire protection engineering support, services, and consultation for planning, design, construction, and maintenance of facilities for the Navy, Marine Corps, and other Supported Commands. Work includes minor works, specific and special projects, military construction (MILCON), demolition, maintenance, space utilization, and facilities development.

The engineer participates in conferences with project stakeholders and collaborates with other engineering and architectural disciplines to coordinate and integrate systems with project requirements. Projects may involve life safety; construction type, height, area, and separation requirements; fire-rated construction; spray-applied fireproofing and firestopping; sprinkler, fire alarm, mass notification, and clean agent suppression systems; base-wide fire alarm reporting; water distribution systems; hydraulic analysis; fire modeling; and performance-based designs for government facilities of significant size and complexity. These facilities may include multistory office buildings, steam plants, hospitals, housing, manufacturing, and training structures.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of professional engineering code-compliant facilities design experience for new construction, including renovation design experience.
• Completion of an ABET-accredited course of study in fire protection engineering, with a bachelor's or master's degree in mechanical engineering or fire protection engineering, supplemented by considerable hands-on facilities design experience.
• If the degree is in mechanical engineering, PE registration in Fire Protection Engineering is required.
• Substantial professional knowledge and practical application of fire protection engineering concepts, principles, practices, and techniques for planning, designing, constructing, and maintaining a wide range of shore-based engineering projects.
• Knowledge of DoD and Navy guide specifications, criteria, and policies, and applicable industry codes, standards, and practices, including UFC, NFPA, IBC, IMC, IRC, FM Global Loss Prevention Data Sheets, and the Society of Fire Protection Engineers Handbook.
• Knowledge of local, state, federal, and foreign-country laws, codes, and statutory requirements affecting fire protection engineering design throughout the NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic AOR.
• Knowledge of related architectural and engineering fields and their impacts on fire protection engineering design.
• Ability to produce written analysis, consolidate others' findings, and evaluate recommendations and facts.
• Knowledge of budgeting, planning, and project-management techniques, including coordinating others' work and leading teams.
• Knowledge of and full compliance with safety policy and guidance, including use of personal protective equipment.

Nice To Haves

• Professional Engineer (PE) registration in the discipline of Fire Protection Engineering is desired.

Responsibilities

• Provide fire protection engineering support, services, and consultation for facility planning, design, construction, and maintenance for the Navy, Marine Corps, and other Supported Commands.
• Support minor works, specific and special projects, MILCON, demolition, maintenance, space utilization, and facilities development.
• Participate in conferences with project stakeholders and collaborate with engineering and architectural disciplines to coordinate and integrate systems with project requirements.
• Design and analyze fire protection and life-safety systems and requirements, including fire-rated construction, fireproofing, firestopping, sprinkler systems, fire alarms, mass notification, clean agent suppression, water distribution, hydraulic analysis, fire modeling, and performance-based designs.
• Present proposed designs and study results orally.
• Prepare written analysis results, consolidate findings from others, and evaluate recommendations and facts.
• Apply budgeting, planning, and project-management techniques; coordinate the work of others and lead teams.
• Comply fully with safety policy and guidance and use personal protective equipment.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Comprehensive health insurance plan, including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) plan with employer match

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time