Senior Fire Protection Engineer

Bristol Alliance of Companies•Towson, MD

About The Position

The Senior Fire Protection Engineer prepares detailed Building Code and Life Safety Code analyses and evaluates fire detection, mass notification, and suppression systems. The position supports planning, design, construction, and maintenance of facilities for the Navy, Marine Corps, and other supported commands, including minor works, special projects, military construction, demolition, maintenance, space utilization, and facilities development. The engineer develops designs and plans, specifications, requests for proposals, and cost estimates for new and rehabilitated Department of War facilities and infrastructure. Projects may include naval shore facilities and a wide range of government structures, such as offices, quarters, hangars, hospitals, towers, aircraft overhaul facilities, piers, training facilities, steam plants, housing, and manufacturing buildings. The role also evaluates existing buildings and egress systems, investigates deficiencies, recommends corrective measures, and applies innovative fire protection processes, systems, equipment, and techniques. The position requires working knowledge of applicable Department of Defense and Navy criteria, codes, standards, and practices. The engineer prepares technical correspondence, studies, and reports; communicates system installation, testing, and maintenance issues to technician-level personnel; and collaborates with project stakeholders and other engineering and architectural disciplines to coordinate and integrate systems.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an ABET-accredited Mechanical Engineering or Fire Protection Engineering program.
At least 5 years of fire protection system design experience, including at least 1 year working on capital improvement projects for a federal agency.
Valid driver’s license.
Knowledge of DoD and Navy guide specifications, criteria, and policy; industry codes and standards; and standard fire protection engineering design practices, including UFC, NFPA, IBC, IMC, IRC, FM Global Loss Prevention Data Sheets, and the Society of Fire Protection Engineers Handbook.
Ability to communicate effectively with technician-level personnel and collaborate with project stakeholders and other engineering and architectural disciplines.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineer (PE) registration in Fire Protection Engineering.
Experience with Microsoft Project.

Responsibilities

Prepare detailed Building Code and Life Safety Code analyses and analyze fire detection, mass notification, and suppression systems.
Prepare designs and plans using AutoCAD, as well as requests for proposals, specifications, and cost estimates for in-house and Architect/Engineer design-bid-build and design-build projects.
Analyze existing buildings and egress systems to determine adequacy of egress and construction type for existing conditions and proposed building or occupancy changes.
Investigate deficiencies in existing facilities and recommend corrective measures.
Evaluate the applicability of innovative fire protection processes, systems, equipment, and techniques, and implement them in projects and specifications.
Prepare correspondence, engineering studies, and technical reports concerning fire protection and life safety.
Apply knowledge of fire detection and suppression system components and identify correct or incorrect installation.
Communicate fire protection system and component issues to technician-level personnel responsible for installation, testing, and maintenance.
Provide independent, timely, and professional fire protection engineering support, services, and consultation for facility planning, design, construction, and maintenance.
Participate in conferences with project stakeholders and collaborate with engineering and architectural disciplines to coordinate and integrate systems with project requirements.
Provide fire protection engineering services involving life safety, construction type, height and area requirements, separation distances, fire-rated construction, fireproofing, firestopping, sprinkler and fire alarm systems, mass notification, clean-agent suppression, base-wide fire alarm reporting, water distribution, hydraulic analysis, fire modeling, and performance-based design.