Fire Protection Engineer

Eichleay is a dynamic organization with over 150 years of experience delivering project management and engineering solutions across energy and chemicals, power generation, life sciences, mining, and food and beverage industries. We are committed to innovation, excellence, and building long-lasting relationships with our clients.

About the role

As a member of our team, you will work in a schedule-driven, collaborative environment, closely with clients and reporting to the Team Lead. You will collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams of engineers and designers to develop fire protection and life safety design packages for industrial projects. While fire protection is the primary responsibility, you may also support mechanical engineering scopes as project needs and workload allow.

This fully remote position prefers candidates located within 50 miles of an Eichleay office (Larkspur, CA; Orange, CA; Billings, MT; or Ferndale, WA) to support occasional in-person collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate awareness and commitment to health, safety, and environmental requirements while supporting safe project execution.
• Develop fire protection and life safety design deliverables for industrial facilities, including studies, calculations, specifications, drawings, and construction packages.
• Evaluate fire hazards and develop practical fire protection design solutions that meet applicable codes, standards, client requirements, and project objectives.
• Design and review fire suppression systems, perform hydraulic calculations, and evaluate water supply requirements for fire protection systems.
• Develop and review fire alarm, detection, notification, and related life safety system requirements in coordination with I&E and other disciplines.
• Perform code reviews and support compliance with applicable NFPA standards, IBC, IFC, local AHJ requirements, and client standards.
• Prepare technical specifications, support procurement packages, perform bid evaluations, and review vendor documentation for conformance with project requirements.
• Coordinate fire protection requirements with process, mechanical, piping, civil, structural, architectural, and I&E disciplines.
• Support mechanical engineering tasks on a limited basis when cross-training opportunities align with project needs, while maintaining fire protection as the primary area of responsibility.
• Participate in site walks, design reviews, constructability reviews, and construction support activities, including RFIs, field changes, commissioning, testing, and acceptance support.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5+ years’ experience in Fire Protection Engineering, preferably supporting industrial, manufacturing, refinery, chemical, or other process facility projects.
• Bachelor of Science in Fire Protection Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Fire Protection PE license required; CFPS, NICET, or other relevant fire protection certification preferred but not required.
• Working knowledge of applicable fire protection and life safety codes and standards, including NFPA 13, NFPA 20, NFPA 24, NFPA 30, NFPA 72, NFPA 101, IBC, IFC, and applicable local requirements.
• Experience preparing and reviewing fire protection design deliverables, including drawings, calculations, specifications, equipment data sheets, and construction packages.
• Experience performing hydraulic calculations and evaluating water supply, fire pumps, hydrants, monitors, sprinkler systems, standpipes, and special hazard systems.
• Familiarity with industrial facility fire hazards, hazardous area considerations, and coordination with process safety requirements.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including technical communication through email, technical reports, specifications, and design review comments.
• Ability to troubleshoot and solve technical problems with a team and coordinate technical requirements across multiple disciplines and stakeholders.
• Willingness to use approved AI tools and work effectively with HVE resources to improve efficiency, quality, and collaboration across project teams.

Preferred Skills

• Experience coordinating with AHJs, insurance representatives, vendors, contractors, and client site safety teams.
• Experience leading or checking fire protection design work performed by engineers, designers, or contractors.

Industry Requirements

• RSO Safety Training and current card or ability to obtain.
• Client Safety Training and current badge or ability to obtain.
• TWIC Certification and current card or ability to obtain.
• Background screening including previous employment, education, criminal history, and driving record verification.
• Participation in random drug and alcohol program.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

The role may require occasional standing, walking, sitting, reaching, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, talking, and hearing. Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Overtime may be necessary as workload dictates, including weekdays, weekends, and/or holidays. Job duties may be performed at a client’s office, client site, production facility, or industrial/construction job site. Conditions and schedule will vary by location.

Pay

Anticipated annual salary: $115,000 – $150,000, based on skills, experience, qualifications, and internal peer equity.

Schedule

This position is fully remote with occasional travel to Eichleay offices and client sites across the Western US (up to 10%).