Senior Fire Protection Engineer & Codes Consultant

Salas O'Brien•Nashville, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Salas O’Brien, we tell our clients that we’re engineered for impact. This passion for making a different applies just as much to our team as it does to our projects. That’s why we’re committed to living our values every day: inspiring, achieving, and connecting as shared owners of our success with a focus on a sustainable future. Building for the long-term means that all our team members can expect to work on amazing projects with a people-first approach to problem solving. It also means that each member of our team has truly limitless potential to build unique, meaningful, and high-impact career- and they’ll receive great total rewards along the way. The ideal candidate to fill this position is a Senior Fire Protection Engineer that is proficient and confident in their abilities as a fire protection engineer (FPE), especially with experience in industrial, mission critical, federal and data center project types. This person would be a Technical discipline leader of multiple projects, focused on mentoring junior engineering/design staff, and work with an internal MEP/FP team to deliver projects that meet the objectives of the client. Business acumen is also important by way of understanding how to strategically navigate complex problems with clients and keep them satisfied so as to create opportunities for repeat work. While the focus of this role will generally be technical leadership on high profile projects and mentorship of fire protection staff, there may be activities to support other managers and business units within the overall Salas O’Brien organization in developing an action plan to solicit and secure new work, implementation of goals, objectives, and priorities for the Nashville office, identifying prospective markets and clients, etc.

Requirements

Expertise in application of all applicable NFPA, Unified Facilities Criteria (UFCs) and Building (IBC, SBC, etc.) codes/standards
Natural mentorship and training mindset
Proficient in implementing high resiliency designs for mission critical infrastructure projects
Experience with Revit
Excellent written and oral communication skills essential for team-based projects
Excellent planning and organizational skills required for overlapping project schedules and managing multiple concurrent projects
10+ Years Experience in Design/Consulting/Construction
Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or fire protection engineering or similar ABET Accredited program
Registered Professional Engineering (FPE) license required
Willing to Travel (<20%)

Responsibilities

Expertise in fire protection engineering principles for the field of building construction, especially in Industrial, Federal and other Mission Critical sectors
Technical mentorship of fire protection design staff and delegating tasks to complete work on time
Capable of increasing technical competency with experience and work ethic
Ability to effectively communicate with owners, contractors, and other design professional partners
Ability to work well independently as part of a strong team
Quality control of fire protection engineering work products
Excellent organization and time management skills
Takes responsibility and technical leadership role based on experience.