Sr. Consultant - Fire and Life Safety Engineer

About the role

Be involved in projects with our Fire and Life Safety Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges. This opportunity provides technical assistance and guidance for multi-site/phase due diligence, design, development, building, testing, and inspecting of fire and life safety systems on building projects in the public and private sector.

Responsibilities

• Research, design, concept development, planning, installation, operation, maintenance, and optimal integration of automatic sprinkler, fire alarm, mass notification systems, smoke control, egress analysis, and building and fire code analysis review and compliance.
• Substantiate reports and documentation regarding installation, construction, and operation specifications.
• Ensure that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety, and functionality.
• Interpretation of building code, life safety, and fire code requirements, including familiarity with both ICC and NFPA codes, including IBC and NFPA 101.
• Review of architectural drawings for compliance with building and fire code requirements.
• Negotiate with authorities having jurisdiction on fire safety designs and proposals.
• Produce, with limited guidance, fire safety strategy documents to inform and support the chosen building form throughout the design process.
• Design of fire protection and life safety systems including automatic fire sprinkler systems, fire detection and alarm systems, smoke management systems, and egress systems.
• Carry out and review fire engineering calculations including smoke modeling and evacuation analysis from simple hand calculations to complex 3D computational modeling, with minimal support.
• Assist in the commissioning of fire protection and life safety systems in commercial, institutional and industrial facilities.
• Directly interface with the client.
• Organize in-house resources.
• Follow quality control review processes of all project documentation.
• Develop project proposals and budgets.
• Conduct financial management of all projects.
• Mentor junior staff.
• Prepare technical reports/specifications.
• Participate in department initiatives.
• Contribute to the overall business development of the company.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Fire Protection Engineering or related engineering degree.
• 5+ years of fire protection and life safety consulting experience.
• Experience in fire protection engineering design applications.
• REVIT and AutoCAD proficiency.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• P.E. License.
• Health care consulting and design experience.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• Retirement savings.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid vacation (or other personal time).
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid time off for bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation

Expected Salary (all locations): $100,800 – $136,000