Fire Protection Engineer - Building Engineering Market

Gresham Smith•Chicago, IL

About The Position

Gresham Smith is seeking a Fire Protection Engineer to join their Building Engineering Market. This role involves designing and planning fire sprinkler systems, evaluating building plans for life safety systems, collaborating with various professionals, ensuring compliance with fire safety codes, producing design specifications, and participating in ongoing training. The company emphasizes a culture of Genuine Ingenuity, focusing on caring for its people, clients, and communities, and is recognized as a Best Place to Work.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Fire Protection or Mechanical Engineering.
4+ years working as a fire protection engineer.
Knowledge of IBC, NFPA, and FM standards is required.
Skilled with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word and Excel.
Experience using Bluebeam or Adobe Pro to edit, markup, and package PDFs.
Strong understanding of fire safety measures, engineering principles, and the ability to use design software.
Strong communication and problem-solving skills, as the engineer will have to work with various stakeholders and resolve any potential design or installation issues.

Nice To Haves

AutoCAD/Revit experience or AutoSprink is preferred.

Responsibilities

Design and plan fire sprinkler systems using AutoSprink software.
Evaluate building plans and architectural drawings to determine appropriate life safety systems including fire suppression, fire alarm, smoke control and code analysis.
Collaborate with engineers, architects, and contractors during the design and installation stages.
Ensure designs meet fire safety codes, standards, and regulations.
Produce design specifications.
Participate in training to stay updated on new regulations and industry advancements.