FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEER

About the Role

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. This includes 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide 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.
• Work on projects of major size and complexity for use in government facilities, including multi-story office buildings, steam plants, hospitals, housing, manufacturing, training, and similar structures.
• Make oral presentations of proposed designs and results of studies.
• Produce results of analysis in writing, consolidate findings of others, and evaluate recommendations and facts.
• Coordinate the work of others and lead teams in budgeting, planning, and project management.
• Ensure full compliance with Safety Policy and Guidance, including the use of personal protective equipment.

Qualifications

• Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) in the discipline of Fire Protection Engineering is desired. If the degree is in mechanical engineering, PE registration in Fire Protection Engineering is required.
• Substantial professional knowledge and practical application of fire protection engineering concepts, theories, principles, practices, and techniques.
• Knowledge of DoD and Navy guide specifications, criteria, and policy, including Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC), NFPA codes and standards, IBC, IMC, IRC, FM Global Loss Prevention Data Sheets, and SFPE Handbook.
• Familiarity with local, state, federal, and foreign country laws, codes, and statutory requirements affecting fire protection engineering design within the NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic AOR.
• Knowledge of related architectural and engineering fields and their impacts on fire protection engineering design.
• Proficiency with Autodesk software, Microsoft Office, fire protection engineering design and analysis software, and applicable DoD computer systems.

Experience

A minimum of 5 years of professional engineering code-compliant facilities design experience for new construction, including renovation design experience, is required.

Education

Completion of a course of studies accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineers and Technology (ABET) for a fire protection engineering program from a college or university, resulting in a bachelor's or master's degree in mechanical engineering or fire protection engineering. Considerable hands-on facilities design experience is also required.

Benefits

• Excellent salary and benefits package.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Comprehensive health insurance plan, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-term disability insurance.
• 401(k) plan with employer match.

As an Alaska-Native-owned company, Bristol companies actively seek out and hire qualified Alaska Natives and other minorities. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.