Principal Fire Protection Engineer

Parsons • San Antonio, TX

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About The Position

Parsons is seeking an experienced Principal Fire Protection Engineer to join our expanding portfolio of federal projects. This role focuses on the cost-effective production of civil design deliverables, including drawings, calculations, and specifications, ensuring compliance with applicable codes, standards, and contract requirements. You will support a diverse range of US government projects across multiple Departments and Agencies. Parsons' extensive experience in design and construction, combined with your fire protection engineering knowledge, will offer opportunities for career advancement with top performance, training, development, and the chance to work on marquee projects. We are looking for versatile, enthusiastic individuals who thrive in a flexible, team-oriented environment and possess exceptional technical, communication, analytical, and organizational skills. You will collaborate with design managers, architects, engineers, project managers, and construction managers, providing expertise in scheduling, cost, budget, and risk to ensure quality design delivery on time and within budget. Hiring for this position is contingent upon Parsons successfully winning a pending contract award.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Fire Protection Engineering or Mechanical Engineering (or related field) and typically 12+ years of related work experience.
• Proficiency in utilizing Autodesk Revit and other PC software packages typically associated with fire protection engineering is required.
• Proficiency in preparing fire sprinkler system designs (including fire pump systems) in AutoSPRINK and AutoSPRINK RVT.
• Proficiency in preparing fire alarm and detection system designs.
• Proficiency in preparing smoke control designs, calculations, and rational analyses.
• Experience in fire protection & life safety code consulting and design for facilities.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills, and a familiarity of industry practices and regulations are required.
• Experience in fire suppression, fire detection and alarm systems, and life safety on US Government projects.
• Professional Engineer registration in Texas.

Nice To Haves

• Strong interpersonal communication skills
• A thorough knowledge of current technology and be able to select and apply appropriate engineering software for use on project.

Responsibilities

• Efficiently and accurately completes a variety of fire protection engineering assignments such as preparation of 3D models and drawings in Autodesk Revit, specifications via SpecsIntact, calculations and other design deliverables suitable for procurement and construction purposes.
• Extracts engineering information from CAD drawings and 3D building models.
• Prepares engineering computations, material quantity takeoffs, estimates, surveys, and designs.
• Interfaces with other Engineering disciplines to ensure coordinated design products and with other departments to support procurement and construction activities.
• Prepares detailed requisitions for construction services, equipment and materials.
• Prepares engineering responses to Requests for Information and may work directly with construction teams to resolve issues and/or revise design products during construction.
• Provides technical guidance to CAD Drafters, 3D Model Designers, and lower-level Engineers working on the same project.
• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• paid time off
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 401(k)
• life insurance
• flexible work schedules
• holidays

What This Job Offers

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