Consultant - Fire and Life Safety Engineering

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Full-Time Consultant - Fire and Life Safety Engineering for our Houston, TX office. This search is for a dynamic and experienced FPE and will play a crucial role within our group. This position will be responsible for providing technical expertise, and guidance as a mentor to ensure the highest quality of fire protection and life safety solutions.

Your Impact

• Technical Excellence
  • Develop the design of state-of-the-art fire protection and life safety systems.
  • Provide expert technical guidance and solutions to ensure compliance with industry standards, building codes, and regulations.
  • Drive continuous improvement in design methodologies and technological advancements to enhance the quality of fire protection and life safety solutions.
  • Knowledgeable in the areas of building and fire codes, fire alarm and sprinkler design, and the industry standard of care.
• Building Code Consulting
  • Provide building code consulting efforts, providing guidance to clients and project teams to ensure compliance with local, state, and national building codes and regulations.
  • Stay current with evolving building codes and contribute to the development of company-wide strategies for code compliance.
  • Experience with a wide range of complex projects and occupancy types (high-rise buildings, large campus arrangements, mixed use developments, healthcare facilities, governmental facilities, etc.).
• Project Excellence
  • Collaborate with project managers and cross-functional teams to ensure the highest quality of fire protection and life safety solutions for a diverse portfolio of projects.
  • Review and approve project designs, calculations, and documentation to ensure accuracy and adherence to standards.
  • Maintain a deep understanding of industry best practices, codes, regulations, and emerging trends in fire protection and life safety engineering.
  • Ensure that the fire protection and life safety practice consistently meets and exceeds the established standard of care for all projects.

Who You Are

• Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor or Master of Science Degree in Fire Protection Engineering.
  • Professional Engineering (PE) license.
  • Proven experience (3 - 5 years) in the fire protection and life safety industry.
  • A deep understanding of Building and Fire Codes, Standards, and Regulations (IBC, NFPA, UFC, OBO, etc).
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with clients, project teams, and regulatory authorities.
• Preferred Qualifications
  • Knowledge of REVIT and/or AutoCAD.
  • Experience in fire protection engineering design applications.

Benefits

• Compensation: Expected Salary (all locations): $85,200 - $ 117,000
• WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

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About WSP USA

WSP USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status. The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

Notice To Third Party Agencies

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.