III - Richmond, VA

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network•Richmond, VA

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Dominion Energy is hiring one Fire Protection Engineer at the level (I, II, or III) commensurate with the selected candidate’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. This specialty engineering role is part of the Corporate Risk Engineering team and covers risk and fire protection engineering across capital projects and operating units. The position has a hybrid 3-2 schedule: three days in the office and two days teleworking. The role is based in Richmond, Virginia. The engineer specifies, reviews, commissions, and supports fire protection and loss control systems throughout the company. Work spans industrial and high-hazard facilities—including offshore, battery energy storage, solar, petrochemical/LNG, and power generation—as well as traditional storage and commercial occupancies. The engineer provides technical expertise in fire alarms and suppression, with an emphasis on special-hazard systems used in energy facilities, and leads other risk engineering programs, including process safety, jurisdictional boiler and pressure vessel inspections, and public safety education. The position leads external property and boiler/machinery risk inspections and surveys, conducts internal surveys, and scopes and leads risk-improvement projects. As a technical fire protection and risk engineering lead on complex projects, the engineer provides expertise that can affect project execution, asset viability, and constructability. The engineer directs outside designers and engineering technologists, reviews their work for compliance with codes and internal standards, approves installations, reviews completed systems, leads commissioning, and accepts systems on behalf of the company. The Engineer II description is the mid-level summary for this role. Engineer II is the second level in the series and handles more complex applications of engineering skills than Engineer I. The position is expected to be fully competent in conventional aspects of risk and fire protection engineering.

Requirements

Fire Protection Engineer I: 0–2 years of fire protection engineering experience.
Fire Protection Engineer II: 3 or more years of fire protection engineering experience; a master's degree counts as one year toward the experience requirement.
Fire Protection Engineer III: 5 or more years of fire protection engineering experience; a master's degree counts as one year toward the experience requirement.
Meet the required engineering education or licensure criteria: an ABET-accredited four-year Fire Protection Engineering degree; an ABET-accredited four-year engineering degree plus a master's degree in Fire Protection Engineering; a qualifying non-ABET engineering, physics, chemistry, mathematics, or engineering technology degree plus a postgraduate Fire Protection Engineering degree from an institution whose undergraduate program in the same engineering discipline is ABET-accredited; or a valid or previously held U.S. Professional Engineer license in Fire Protection Engineering.
For Engineer I, the ABET-accredited Fire Protection Engineering degree may be completed by June 1, 2026; the posting also states the degree must be possessed or expected by June 2026.
Knowledge of fire protection engineering theories and principles.
Knowledge of explosion mitigation systems, including systems installed in accordance with NFPA 68 and 69.
Knowledge of IBC and NFPA codes, including codes used in high-hazard industrial applications.
Knowledge of industry and insurance standards, such as FM, API, or DNV-GL standards.
Knowledge of gas, flame, and other safety-related process control systems.
Knowledge of hand calculations or calculation software for water-based and clean-agent fire suppression, fire dynamics, and deflagration venting.
Ability to evaluate risks in energy and high-hazard industrial environments.
Knowledge of property- and machinery-related failure modes and mitigations for large power generation equipment, LNG/petrochemical and offshore facilities, and renewable technologies such as battery energy storage systems and hydrogen.
Knowledge of Process Hazard Analyses, including HAZOPs and LOPA.
Knowledge of cryogenic protection and passive fire protection for petrochemical applications.
Ability to develop and exercise leadership skills.
Effective decision-making, oral and written communication, and technical writing skills.
Ability to think analytically and solve complex problems, and to interpret codes, regulations, and practices.
Ability to work effectively independently and in a team environment, process information quickly, and manage multiple tasks.
For consideration as a military-affiliated applicant under the stated military program, the posting identifies ranks E3–E5, W1–W2, or O1–O3, with an appropriate equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

Specify, review, commission, and provide ongoing support for company fire protection and loss control systems across capital projects and operating units.
Provide specialty engineering for industrial and high-hazard facilities, including offshore, battery energy storage, solar, petrochemical/LNG, and power generation facilities, as well as traditional storage and commercial occupancies.
Provide expertise in fire alarm and suppression systems, particularly special-hazard systems used in energy facilities.
Lead company risk engineering programs, including process safety, jurisdictional boiler and pressure vessel inspections, and public safety education.
Lead external property and boiler/machinery risk engineering inspections and surveys, and conduct internal risk engineering surveys.
Scope and lead risk-improvement projects arising from survey recommendations and internal risk engineering standards.
Serve as the technical fire protection and risk engineering lead on complex projects, including generating, petrochemical/LNG, and renewable energy facilities.
Provide technical direction and specifications to outside designers and engineering technologists for fire protection and risk management system design.
Review outside technical work products for compliance with building and fire codes and internal standards, and approve systems for installation.
Review installed systems for compliance with internal and external specifications, lead commissioning, and accept systems on behalf of the company.