Fire Protection Engineer
SAIC•Chantilly, VA
•Onsite
About The Position
SAIC is seeking a Fire Protection Engineer to join their team in Chantilly, VA. This role requires the ability to obtain a TS/SCI security clearance with Polygraph. The engineer will be responsible for ensuring compliance with life safety requirements for personnel, mission, and property as an enterprise Authority Having Jurisdiction. This includes evaluating compliance with federal, state, local laws, and Department of Defense regulations to minimize client liability.
Requirements
- Ability to obtain/retain TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph, US Citizenship required by federal law.
- Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Fire Protection Engineering.
- Five (5) years’ experience with facilities fire protection projects.
- One of the following certifications: International Code Council F3 Fire Plans Examiner, International Code Council B3 General Pans Examiner, International Code Council CN Commercial Fire Alarms Plan Examiner I, National Fire Protection Administration Certified Fire Plans Examiner, or Equivalent State Fire Protection Plans Review Certification.
Nice To Haves
- Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Architecture, Fire Protection or a related field.
- Ten (10) years’ experience with facilities fire protection projects.
- Knowledge of architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering disciplines in order to evaluate and critique coordinated integration of fire protection concepts into large facilities projects.
- Demonstrated experience with DoD Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC), International Building and Fire Codes and NFPA Codes and Standards.
- Demonstrated experience with fire alarm and suppression systems, to include installation, testing, and operations and maintenance.
- Experience providing fire protection education and safety information.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a Fire Protection Engineering subject matter expert (SME) for all client locations.
- Review planning, programming, architectural and engineering design documents, specifications, and other technical documents for proposed construction activities to validate compliance with applicable codes and standards and to identify optimal fire protection solutions.
- Provide support to assigned project managers by identifying issues, evaluating alternative solutions, and providing recommendations.
- Witness acceptance testing and commissioning of fire protection systems and equipment to validate functional compliance.
- Prepare enterprise fire protection governance and policy, standard operating procedures, and facility design standards.
- Conduct comprehensive fire safety audits and inspections of new construction to validate compliance of fire protection and life safety.
- Provide a variety of status reports and respond to internal and external audits.
- Participate on a variety of committees as assigned; attend and participate in professional group meetings; maintain awareness of new trends and developments in the fields related to area of assignment; ensure processes, policies and practices are interpreted and applied consistently and effectively; ensure accountability and compliance with all current and applicable state and federal laws, government policies and procedures, rules and regulations.
- Prepare client fire protection governance and policy, standard operating procedures, and facility design standards.
- Prepare briefing documentation on subject areas directed by the client.
- Support data collection and metrics development and contribute to records and knowledge management activities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
