Fire Protection Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton • McLean, VA

9d • $62,000 - $141,000

About The Position

As a Fire Protection Engineer, you’ll serve as a subject matter expert on fire protection and life safety issues affecting government facilities. You’ll review design and other technical documents for construction activities and operations to ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards. You’ll identify optimal fire protection solutions to a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity, and conduct construction inspections to validate compliance of fire protection and life safety aspects.

The role also supports fire protection governance, policy, facility design standards, communications, and knowledge management. Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. The position’s projected annual compensation range is $62,000 to $141,000 USD, with salary determined by factors including location, qualifications, experience, and organizational requirements.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in the fire protection field.
• Ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.
• Bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering.
• Ability to obtain a Professional Engineer (PE) license before the start date.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in fire protection aspects of facility design, construction, and commissioning, including egress, passive fire protection, fire alarm, and fire suppression systems.
• Experience with the Unified Facilities Criteria, International Building Code, and NFPA Codes and Standards, including NFPA 1, 13, 70, 72, 75, and 10.
• Experience in architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering disciplines to evaluate and critique coordinated integration of fire protection concepts into large facilities projects.
• Ability to travel to domestic and international locations.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Graduate of an ABET-EAC-accredited Fire Protection Engineering program.
• Completion of the fire protection engineering written examination administered by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES).
• Registered PE license.

Responsibilities

• Review planning, programming, architectural, engineering design, and other technical documents for proposed construction activities.
• Review and conduct comprehensive fire safety audits, inspections, and investigations of company operations to ensure compliance with fire protection codes and standards.
• Inspect new construction and renovations to validate compliance with fire protection and life safety requirements.
• Witness acceptance testing and commissioning of fire protection systems and equipment to validate functional compliance.
• Assist with corporate fire protection governance, policy, standard operating procedures, and facility design standards.
• Attend professional meetings within the government to benchmark how industry and other government agencies address similar issues.
• Prepare internal briefings, fact sheets, newsletter articles, and other communications on fire protection and life safety topics; support data collection and metrics development.
• Contribute to company records and knowledge management activities.

Benefits

• Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits.
• Paid leave.
• Professional development.
• Tuition assistance.
• Work-life programs.
• Dependent care.
• Recognition awards for exceptional performance and demonstration of company values.

What This Job Offers

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