TELGIAN CORPORATION-posted 1 day ago
Full-time • Mid Level
Phoenix, AZ
101-250 employees

The Fire Protection Engineer provides fire protection engineering and consultation services, support, and deliverables for Telgian clients as part of multi-discipline team. Provides fire protection advice to construction and other architect/engineering personnel, advises on compliance with fire-related standards and codes, and prepare and comment on reports, design, concepts, or project packages detailing fire prevention, life safety and protection issues. Delivery of technical and programmatic presentations to clients, including coordination and facilitation of meetings. Collaborate or confer with other personnel, including engineering, environmental, financial, real estate, and facilities, to meet client requirements. Your Opportunity As a Fire Protection Engineer you will work on a broad range of solutions-based projects for Telgian clients. More specifically you will: Establish criteria for the design of fire alarms, suppression and/or life safety systems based on client’s environmental and regulatory compliance needs Review existing fire alarm, suppression and/or life safety systems for operational functionality, compliance and regulatory requirements; determines improvement recommendations Develop and deliver reports to clients on recommended updates to ensure compliance and /or operational functionality of fire, suppression and/or life safety systems Meet with jurisdictional authorities and clients as needed to resolve compliance questions around client fire, suppression and/or life safety systems Prepare for and attend appeals and hearings as required to support and/or resolve regulatory findings Perform modeling of fire, smoke, water distribution and other related variables for fire, suppression and/or life safety systems Identify and/or establish design criteria for specific systems applications; may include specific UL/FM test criteria and performance-based tests as required Perform information and document gathering, and serves as Engineer of Record, on assigned projects working with design/consulting teams to meet the project requirements; signs/seals engineering documents as required Apply standard techniques, principles and criteria to perform assigned tasks. Maintain a working knowledge of relevant fire protection, risk, building codes and constructions technologies; identify trends and recommends proactive solutions to meet/exceed requirements

  • Establish criteria for the design of fire alarms, suppression and/or life safety systems based on client’s environmental and regulatory compliance needs
  • Review existing fire alarm, suppression and/or life safety systems for operational functionality, compliance and regulatory requirements; determines improvement recommendations
  • Develop and deliver reports to clients on recommended updates to ensure compliance and /or operational functionality of fire, suppression and/or life safety systems
  • Meet with jurisdictional authorities and clients as needed to resolve compliance questions around client fire, suppression and/or life safety systems
  • Prepare for and attend appeals and hearings as required to support and/or resolve regulatory findings
  • Perform modeling of fire, smoke, water distribution and other related variables for fire, suppression and/or life safety systems
  • Identify and/or establish design criteria for specific systems applications; may include specific UL/FM test criteria and performance-based tests as required
  • Perform information and document gathering, and serves as Engineer of Record, on assigned projects working with design/consulting teams to meet the project requirements; signs/seals engineering documents as required
  • Apply standard techniques, principles and criteria to perform assigned tasks.
  • Maintain a working knowledge of relevant fire protection, risk, building codes and constructions technologies; identify trends and recommends proactive solutions to meet/exceed requirements
  • 4 years college degree (ie: Bachelors) or a combination of equivalent experience and certification, Engineering or related field, required
  • Professional Engineer (PE) certification (or ability to obtain), required
  • Ability to travel
  • Working knowledge of Fire, Life Safety and Building Codes, NFPA Standards, and UL/FM standards
  • Ability to apply broad knowledge of principles and practices in a specific area of practice.
  • Ability to manage small project of limited complexity
  • Ability to evaluate, select and apply standard techniques and procedures and criteria to perform a task.
  • Working competency with MS Office software
  • Ability to perform basic calculations using egress, fire smoke and water modeling software.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in verbal, written, presentation skills
  • NICET certification, preferred
  • Certified Fire Protection Specialist, preferred
  • 5 years field engineering/consulting experience in fire protection and/or architecture, preferred
  • competitive salary
  • a comprehensive benefits package with market leading (low!) health-care costs
  • a place to advance your career
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