Consultant - Fire and Life Safety Engineering

About the role

This opportunity is for a Full-Time Consultant - Fire and Life Safety Engineering specializing in smoke and egress modeling, based in St. Louis, MO or one of the other acceptable locations: Boston MA, Columbia MD, or Houston TX. The role plays a crucial role within the group, responsible for ensuring the highest quality of fire protection and life safety solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise to ensure compliance with industry standards, building codes, and regulations.
• Lead the development and execution of complex computer fire and egress modeling projects.
• Interface with other WSP team members, clients, and Building/Fire Officials.
• Conduct engineering evaluations of performance-based design alternatives using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis.
• Perform smoke control analyses and analyze exterior fire spread.
• Develop alternative methods of construction requests and fire protection and life safety strategies.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence and drive innovation.
• Uphold the high standard of care in fire modeling, performance-based design, and smoke control.

Requirements

• Bachelor or Master of Science Degree in Fire Protection Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
• Experience with FDS, CONTAM, and Pathfinder modeling.
• EIT or FE Certification.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master of Science Degree in Fire Protection Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
• Experience with FDS, CONTAM, and Pathfinder modeling.
• EIT or FE Certification.
• 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.

Skills

• Knowledge of REVIT and/or AutoCAD.
• Experience in fire protection engineering design applications.

Benefits

• Comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings.
• Paid sick leave, paid vacation, paid parental leave, and paid time off for personal reasons.
• Compensation range: $79,000 - $107,000.

Pay

Expected Salary (all locations): $79,000 - $107,000

Schedule

Flexible schedule to meet business needs and adapt to change in a pressure work environment. Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

WSP

WSP is dedicated to serving local communities and offers a flexible and agile workplace model with comprehensive benefits. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, WSP welcomes applicants of all races, ages, colors, religions, sexes, sexual orientations, gender identities, national origins, disabilities, or protected veterans status. The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

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