Sr. Fire Protection Engineer

Bristol Bay Native Corportation•Jacksonville, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

SpecPro Sustainment and Environmental, LLC is looking for a Senior Fire Protection Engineer to provide on-site professional support services to the Production Design Construction Division (PDC4) of the Production Design and Construction Directorate (PDC), Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Southeast (NAVFAC SE), at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, FL. This position provides fire protection engineering design support for in-house and A/E design-bid-build and design-build projects and associated efforts.

Requirements

Registration as Professional Engineer (PE) in the discipline of Fire Protection Engineering is required.
Substantial professional knowledge and practical application of fire protection engineering concepts, theories, principles, practices, and techniques necessary to plan, design, construct, and maintain a wide range of shore-based engineering projects.
Knowledge of DoD and Navy guide specifications, criteria and policy, industry codes and standards, and standard practices as related to fire protection engineering design, including the Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) codes and standards, International Building Code (IBC), International Mechanical Code (IMC), International Residential Code (IRC), FM Global Loss Prevention Data Sheets, the Society of Fire Protection Engineers Handbook, and various other industry standards.
Knowledge of local, state, federal, and foreign country laws, codes, and other statutory requirements affecting fire protection engineering design throughout the NAVFAC Southeast area of responsibility (AOR).
Knowledge of related architectural and engineering fields and their associated impacts as related to fire protection engineering design.
Knowledge and experience with Autodesk software, Microsoft Office products, fire protection engineering design and analysis software, and other applicable DoD computer systems and software used by the Command.
Ability to produce results of analysis in writing, consolidate findings of others, and evaluate recommendations and facts; ability to make oral presentations of proposed designs and results of studies.
Knowledge of budgeting, planning, and project management techniques, including the ability to coordinate the work of others and lead teams.
Knowledge of and full compliance with Safety Policy and Guidance, and use of personal protective equipment.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense Common Access Card (CAC) and favorably complete a Tier 3 background investigation for base and IT system access.
Valid state motor vehicle operator's license is required.

Responsibilities

Provide independent, timely, and professional fire protection engineering support, services, and consultation for the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of facilities for the Navy, Marine Corps, and other Supported Commands, including minor works projects, specific projects, special projects, military construction (MILCON), demolition, maintenance, space utilization, and facilities development.
Participate in conferences with project stakeholders and collaborate with other engineering and architectural disciplines to ensure system coordination and integration with specific project requirements.
Typical projects include fire protection engineering services for life safety; type of construction; height and area requirements; separation distances; fire-rated construction; spray-applied fireproofing; firestopping; sprinkler systems; fire alarm systems; mass notification systems; clean agent fire suppression systems; base-wide fire alarm reporting systems; water distribution systems; hydraulic analysis; fire modeling; and performance-based designs of major size and complexity for use in government facilities, including multi-story office buildings, steam plants, hospitals, housing, manufacturing, training, and similar structures.
Support the development of plans, specifications, cost estimates, Requests for Proposals (RFPs), and scopes of work; conduct design reviews and construction submittal reviews for code compliance, and ensure comments are resolved and incorporated.