Fire Protection Project Engineer

Job Summary

We are seeking a Fire Protection Project Designer at Introba. This position involves designing accurate construction documents and providing analyses, peer reviews, and reports without supervision from the Senior Engineer/Senior staff’s design.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the selection and design of complete fire protection systems to the following, but not limited to:
• Hazard analysis & sprinkler piping layout, sizing, and equipment selection
• Fire alarm layouts
• Safety and smoke control analysis and sizing
• Egress calculations and fire barrier requirements
• Special hazard systems, such as clean agents, water mist, or CO2
• Mass Notification
• Generate plans and coordinate with other trades
• Aid in designing and creating designs including engineering concepts, distribution plans, riser diagrams, schedules, specifications, design analyses, and engineering reports, etc.
• Provide consulting for life safety, building, and fire code compliance
• Responsible for fire protection system interaction and commissioning of systems
• Design and produce Fire Protection design criteria
• Responsible for Hazard Classification of storage occupancies
• Code/standards review and investigation
• Equipment layout
• Review of RFI’s and shop drawing submittals from contractors
• Inspection, review, and preparation of site inspection reports
• Provide construction cost opinions
• Occasional on-site project observations and reviews and other duties required to fulfill contractual obligations for construction phase services
• Interact with building owners, property management, architects, and members of design and construction team
• Define system requirements and basis-for-design requirements for design-build work
• Perform Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) checks
• Aid in training and mentoring of entry-level and Technician team members

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, Mechanical Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Fire Protection Engineering from an accredited program
• Minimum 5+ years' experience in experience in facility design and construction
• Active PE Registration and have passed the Fire Protection portion of the NCEES PE Exam
• Able to provide consulting services for medium to large scale projects without supervision
• Familiar with the nature and characteristics of fire and associated products of combustion
• Understands how fires originate, spread within and outside of buildings/structures, and how it can be detected, controlled, and/or extinguished
• Able to anticipate the behavior or materials, structures, machines, apparatus, and processes as related to the protection of life and property from fire
• Understanding of chemistry, combustion, heat transfer, and fluid dynamics
• Ability to read and understand construction drawings, specifications, and contract documents
• Excellent organizational, technical, communication (both written and verbal) skills
• Documentation skills and be capable of working with minimal supervision
• Capable of researching, reviewing, and developing design criteria for variety of facilities
• Proficient in professionally presenting technical issues to clients, and, when necessary, in laymen’s terms
• Self-starter who works well with others
• Capable of planning, prioritizing, organizing and managing responsibilities on multiple projects
• Advanced knowledge of Fire Protection equipment and systems

Additional Information

Introba offers a comprehensive total rewards package. Our benefits may include medical*, disability* and life insurance coverage*, continuing education benefits, paid time off, employee assistance program and a retirement savings plan with company matching contributions. *Benefits will vary by country location and may only be available in US or Canada. We encourage all candidates to explore our total rewards offering.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. The company and its employees are required to comply with all local health authority, legal or lawful client requirements.