Fire Protection Engineer (5+ years)

Coffman Engineers • Westminster, CO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Coffman Engineers is seeking a Fire Protection Engineer with five or more years of experience to contribute to the growth and culture of its Denver-area office. The role works with a multidisciplinary engineering team and focuses on protecting people from fire risks in the built environment. The successful candidate will value collaboration, professional growth, diverse experience, and engineering excellence.

The position involves fire and life safety engineering and consulting work, including code and egress analysis, fire-resistant construction analysis, suppression system design and analysis, fire detection and alarm systems, communication and mass notification systems, smoke control, special inspections, and other fire protection and life safety work. The engineer will perform analyses and designs, prepare documentation and technical reports, manage client and project needs, and contribute to peer review and professional organizations.

This is a full-time, in-person position at Coffman Engineers’ Westminster, Colorado office, Monday through Friday. The role is not eligible for current or future sponsorship. The expected annual salary range is $110,000–$165,000, depending on experience. Relocation assistance is not provided.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Fire Protection Engineering or Fire Sciences; a degree in another engineering field with fire protection experience will also be considered.
• Five or more years of experience in the fire protection engineering or consulting profession.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license, or ability to obtain a PE within two years; NICET Level III or IV is also considered.
• Must be able to obtain U.S. security clearance.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including oral presentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively on a highly motivated team, think creatively, and demonstrate pride in work and interest in expanding knowledge and skills.
• Intermediate computer skills for daily activities, including email, word processing, spreadsheets, and simple graphics.
• Persuasive writing and technical report writing skills.
• Ability to work in person at the Westminster, Colorado office full-time, Monday through Friday.

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of AutoCAD, Revit, and fire protection software packages such as CONTAM and FDS.
• Project management skills.
• Participation in local and national professional organizations, such as SFPE and NFPA.
• An established or developing area of expertise within fire protection engineering.

Responsibilities

• Perform building and fire code analyses and develop code interpretations.
• Prepare performance-based designs and fire hazard analyses.
• Develop engineering judgments for code alternatives.
• Analyze existing fire protection systems and design new systems, including suppression, fire detection, alarm, and mass notification systems.
• Conduct smoke control design and special inspections.
• Perform research and prepare documentation for internal and external distribution.
• Manage day-to-day contacts with internal and external clients, using experience and technology to meet expectations.
• Manage internal projects and external client needs.
• Provide peer reviews of colleagues’ work product.
• Attend and participate in local and national professional organizations, such as SFPE and NFPA.
• Develop or apply an area of expertise within fire protection engineering.

Benefits

• Flexible PTO program.
• Family-friendly policies.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Individually tailored professional and technical advancement and personal growth opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level