Senior Fire Protection Engineer

About the role

This Senior Fire Protection Engineer role offers a hybrid schedule with the flexibility to work both on campus and remotely, supporting a healthy work-life balance. You will provide fire protection engineering expertise for a large, complex campus with more than 50 buildings in Bethesda, MD, focusing on design review, inspections, and code compliance with minimal travel required. The position supports mission‑driven work that contributes to impactful public health and research initiatives, while you collaborate closely with a small, tight‑knit engineering team and campus stakeholders in a collegial and supportive environment.

Responsibilities

• Review architectural and engineering designs, as well as fire protection system shop drawings, for more than 50 campus buildings to ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards.
• Evaluate fire alarm and fire sprinkler system drawings for completeness, constructability, and alignment with NFPA codes and other relevant regulations.
• Conduct construction inspections for fire protection systems and life safety features throughout the project lifecycle.
• Issue final occupancy permits after verifying that fire protection systems and life safety requirements meet applicable codes and standards.
• Witness and document acceptance tests for fire alarm and sprinkler system modifications to confirm proper installation, functionality, and performance.
• Perform life safety and hazard analysis surveys to evaluate existing building conditions and identify fire and life safety risks.
• Develop and provide technical guidance on fire protection and life safety requirements