Senior Fire Protection Engineer

About the role

As a Senior Fire Protection Engineer, you will lead fire protection engineering services from schematic design through construction administration across a wide range of sectors including Federal, K-12, Healthcare, Higher Education, Justice/Civic, Sports and Culture & Performing Arts. As a key member of an integrated design team, you will collaborate closely with other disciplines to deliver highly coordinated building designs that elevate human experience through thoughtful, performance-driven design solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of fire protection systems and collaborate closely with the mechanical engineering team to develop engineering drawings and perform required calculations.
• Lead fire protection engineering teams across multiple regions, providing technical leadership, staff oversight, mentorship, and project-specific support.
• Manage the planning, execution, and delivery of fire protection design services firmwide, ensuring schedules, milestones, budgets, and quality standards are met.
• Develop fire protection scopes of work, project budgets, proposals, and design strategies across a diverse range of project types and market sectors.
• Prepare and review fire and life safety analyses, building code compliance reviews (IBC Chapters 1–10), and applicable NFPA standards.
• Oversee the production, coordination, and quality assurance of construction documents, technical reports, specifications, and plan review deliverables.
• Coordinate with clients, consultants, vendors, and local and state authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs) to support permitting, approvals, and effective project execution.
• Lead construction administration activities including submittal reviews, site observations, construction meetings, and issue resolution during implementation.
• Support business development efforts through client relationship management, participation in interviews, and contributions to proposals/RFP responses.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related engineering.
• 7+ years of experience in the design and analysis of fire protection systems within the built environment.
• Active Fire Protection Professional Engineer (PE) licensure required.
• Demonstrated experience with both new construction and renovation/retrofit of fire protection systems.
• Strong working knowledge of International Building Code (IBC), International Fire Code (IFC), and applicable NFPA codes and standards.
• Excellent verbal, written, and organizational skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across multidisciplinary teams, clients, and stakeholders.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and wellness programs.
• Flexible spending accounts and paid holidays.
• Paid time off.
• 401(k) plan, employee stock ownership, and bonus opportunities.

Pay

The suggested pay range for this position is: $100,000 – $177,320 USD. Compensation considerations are based on location, experience, and skills.