Fire and Life Safety Engineer

About the role

Mott MacDonald is seeking a Fire Protection Engineer for immediate employment in our Los Angeles office. The position involves assessing and developing conceptual, preliminary, and detailed designs for fire protection systems in buildings, tunnels, and related infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design of fire protection systems using engineering calculations and preparing design drawings and specifications under the direction of senior engineers or project managers.
• Perform studies, evaluations, and preliminary fire protection designs.
• Prepare contract documents including drawings, specifications and calculations.
• Lead tasks and supervise junior engineers.
• Verify accuracy of design and contract documents.
• Perform innovative fire protection design and analysis.
• Provide design services during construction including submittal and RFI review.
• Support proposal development.
• Manage projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Fire Protection, Mechanical, or equivalent engineering degree from an Accredited four-year college or university; 5+ years of experience in fire protection engineering.
• Licensed fire protection engineer (PE) in CA with potential to obtain a license in multiple states as dictated by workload.
• Proficiency navigating building codes and standards including, but not limited to California Building Code, International Building Code, and NFPA standards.
• Demonstrated proficiency in code consulting.
• Demonstrated proficiency in FDS and CFD modeling.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Egress analysis and dynamic modeling software.
• Demonstrated proficiency in smoke control or emergency ventilation system design and modeling.
• Demonstrated proficiency in the use of multiple NFPA standards (NFPA 13, 72, 502, 855, etc.).
• Good verbal and written communication skills and knowledge of common office software.
• Self-motivated and experienced in performing calculations and delivering quality work.
• Ability to work within project timeframes and budget constraints.
• Ability to travel to clients and job sites and be willing to attend meetings after regular business hours if necessary – some travel may be required.
• Knowledge of ventilation and smoke control systems used in building and underground tunnel design.
• Familiarity with Fire Life Safety mechanical equipment inspection, testing and implementation.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Fire Protection Engineering.
• Knowledge of Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC), and navigation of military specific Code requirements.

Benefits & Reward

• Comprehensive benefit package that includes 401k, medical, dental and vision insurance, short-term/long-term disability, paid holidays, PTO, parental leave, and company paid life insurance.
• Individual pay is determined based on several factors such as work location, education, experience, and unique skills.
• The expected salary for this position is $107,000 - $130,000.
• Collaboration at Our Core: Our hybrid approach centers on an in-office culture, with most of your time spent collaborating face-to-face and a minimum of three days per week in the office.
• Equal opportunity is the law. We seek to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all.