Lead Professional, Fire and Life Safety Engineering
About The Position
WSP is currently initiating a search for a Full-Time Lead Consultant - Fire and Life Safety Engineer to work out of Arlington, VA or New York, NY. This opportunity provides technical assistance and guidance for multi-site/phase due diligence, design, development, building, testing, and inspecting of fire and life safety systems on building projects in the public and private sectors. Responsibilities include the research, design, concept development, planning, installation, operation, maintenance, and optimal integration of automatic sprinkler, fire alarm, mass notification systems, smoke control, egress analysis, and building and fire code analysis review and compliance. Substantiates reports and documentation regarding installation, construction, and operation specifications. Ensures that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety, and functionality.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Fire Protection Engineering or equivalent.
- 7+ years of fire protection and life safety consulting working on Federal projects
- PE registration required.
- Due to client requirements, US citizenship is required.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret/Top Secret clearance.
- Engineer in Training Certification.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
- Effective communication skills, both verbal and written, to interact with team members and clients.
- Ability to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively to meet project deadlines.
- Proficiency in systems engineering methodologies, tools, and practices.
- Capable interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
- Effective self-leadership with attention to detail, results orientation, and managing multiple priorities in a dynamic work environment.
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
- Experience in fire protection engineering design wo.
- REVIT and AutoCAD proficiency.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Nice To Haves
- Active US Government Security Clearance. State Department consulting and design experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Interpretation of building code, life safety, and fire code requirements. This will include familiarity with both ICC and NFPA codes, including IBC and NFPA 101.
- Review of architectural drawings for compliance with building and fire code requirements
- Negotiating with authorities having jurisdiction on fire safety designs and proposals.
- Producing with limited guidance fire safety strategy documents to inform and support the chosen building form throughout the design process.
- Design of fire protection and life safety systems including automatic fire sprinkler systems, fire detection and alarm systems, smoke management systems, and egress systems.
- With minimal support, carrying out and reviewing fire engineering calculations including smoke modeling and evacuation analysis from simple hand calculations to complex 3D computational modeling.
- Assist in the commissioning of fire protection and life safety systems in commercial, institutional and industrial facilities.
- Directly interfacing with the client.
- Organizing in-house resources.
- Following quality control review processes of all project documentation.
- Developing project proposals and budgets.
- Conducting financial management of all projects.
- Mentoring junior staff.
- Preparing technical reports/specifications.
- Participating in department initiatives.
- Contributing to the overall business development of the company.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- disability
- life
- retirement savings
- paid sick leave
- paid vacation (or other personal time)
- paid parental leave
- paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
