Plumbing & Fire Protection Engineer/Designer

Responsibilities

• Design and coordinate plumbing and fire protection systems for new construction, renovation, and adaptive reuse projects.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, interior designers, clients, and consultants to develop practical, efficient, and code-compliant system designs.
• Participate in project planning, system selection, feasibility studies, and preliminary cost estimating.
• Perform field investigations and evaluate existing plumbing and fire protection systems for renovation and reuse opportunities.
• Prepare plumbing and fire protection system layouts, hydraulic calculations, piping sizing, equipment selection, and technical documentation.
• Develop design development and construction documents utilizing AutoCAD and/or Revit.
• Prepare technical specifications and engineering documentation to support project design and construction.
• Coordinate plumbing and fire protection systems with mechanical, electrical, structural, civil, and architectural disciplines.
• Participate in construction administration activities, including shop drawing review, responses to RFIs, site observations, evaluation of proposed changes, and contractor coordination.
• Ensure designs comply with applicable plumbing codes, building codes, NFPA standards, and project-specific requirements.
• Provide guidance and technical support to early career design professionals while contributing to a collaborative team environment.
• Stay current with evolving building codes, technologies, products, and industry best practices to continually enhance project delivery.

Qualifications

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Building Systems, Construction Technology, or a related discipline preferred.
• Experience designing plumbing and fire protection systems for commercial, healthcare, senior living, education, government, or other institutional facilities.
• Strong knowledge of national plumbing codes, building codes, and applicable NFPA standards.
• Experience performing plumbing and fire protection system layouts, hydraulic calculations, piping sizing, and equipment selection.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and/or Revit (Revit preferred).
• Experience with HydraCAD and HydraCALC is preferred.
• ASPE Certified in Plumbing Design (CPD or CPDT) certification preferred, or the ability and desire to obtain certification within one year of employment.
• Professional Engineer (PE) licensure and/or LEED accreditation is a plus.
• Strong written, verbal, organizational, and project coordination skills.
• Able to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary project teams.
• Able to provide guidance and support to early career design professionals.
• Willingness and ability to travel periodically in support of project meetings, client engagements, site visits, and collaboration across SFCS offices.