Principal Fire Protection Specialist - Cranberry, PA
About The Position
The Principal Fire Protection Specialist performs planning, execution, coordination, and review of complex fire protection design, assessment, analysis, field-support, and program-support work. The specialist delivers complex assigned scopes, exercises technical judgment, leads small groups or defined technical work packages, reviews the work of less-experienced personnel, and resolves technical issues within assigned areas of responsibility. The position reports to the Director, Fire Protection and may be based at the Rock Hill, South Carolina, or Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, facility. It uses a hybrid work arrangement, combining remote flexibility with regular onsite collaboration at the selected office. The role covers areas including detection, alarm, and emergency signaling; suppression and special hazards; firewater; codes, standards, and regulations; fire hazard assessment; fire safe shutdown; fire protection assessment; and fire protection program support. It involves technical leadership and coordination with clients, vendors, internal stakeholders, field personnel, and other disciplines.
Requirements
- At least 10 years of related professional experience in fire protection, engineering technology, design, or consulting services.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical education.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license, Limited License, C.E.T., NICET, CFPS, or another relevant professional registration, certification, or designation.
- Ability to review others’ work, lead defined scopes or small groups, and exercise mature technical judgment within the fire protection practice area.
Responsibilities
- Independently plan and execute complex fire protection technical assignments in one or more primary areas of expertise.
- Lead small groups, defined scopes, or multi-deliverable technical work packages within projects, proposals, studies, modification packages, assessments, program activities, field-support efforts, or client-support assignments.
- Develop, coordinate, and review technical deliverables, including calculations, design inputs, layouts, specifications, design-basis documents, system narratives, cause-and-effect documentation, field-review records, technical evaluations, assessments, reports, work plans, and technical correspondence.
- Resolve routine and complex technical issues within assigned scopes and identify matters that require escalation to designated technical, management, client, or regulatory authorities.
- Lead assigned technical interfaces with clients, vendors, internal stakeholders, field personnel, and other disciplines; present technical issues, explain assumptions, document decisions, and support resolution of comments.
- Maintain technical currency through project work, industry standards, technical literature, operating experience, professional development, and engagement with technical communities.
- Review the work of less-experienced personnel and exercise technical judgment within assigned areas of responsibility.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical benefits, potentially including medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, and a Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution options.
- Wellness programs, including an Employee Assistance Program for employees and household members.
- 401(k) with company match contributions.
- Paid vacations and company holidays.
- Flexible work arrangements.
- Educational reimbursement and career programs.
- Global recognition and service programs.
- Employee referral program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
