Fire Protection Engineer

The role

The Fire Protection Engineer will advise clients on fire hazards, risk assessments, fire code analysis, and fire protection systems design. Work includes quantitative risk assessments using performance-based approaches including fire development and explosion modeling.

What you will do

• Advise clients on fire hazards and risk assessments
• Perform fire code analysis
• Design fire protection systems
• Conduct quantitative risk assessments using performance-based approaches
• Perform fire development and explosion modeling
• Determine fire protection system requirements for highly protected risk applications
• Design fire detection equipment, alarm systems, and fire suppression systems
• Interpret and comply with fire codes and standards
• Investigate causes of fire and explosion incidents

Required qualifications

• Bachelors’ degree in fire protection engineering or equivalent related field
• Minimum 5+ years of direct experience with fire protection engineering
• Ability to determine fire protection system requirements for highly protected risk applications handling flammable and combustible liquids and gases
• Experience with designing fire detection equipment, alarm systems, and fire suppression systems for industrial facilities
• Knowledge of internationally accepted fire protection equipment and techniques
• Knowledge of fire codes and standards interpretation and compliance especially for NFPA 30, 400, 1, 13, 15, 11, 68, 69, 101 and standard building fire codes, such as IBC/IFC
• Knowledge of combustion and explosion principles
• Ability to conduct performance-based assessment using fire hazard and consequence modelling methods
• Ability to investigate causes of fire and explosion incidents
• Ability/willingness for frequent travel (on average 25-50%) within the US, with occasional international travel
• Valid driver's license

Nice to have

• Background in System Design or Code Consulting Experience involving industrial chemical applications
• Appropriate licensure necessary to act as senior lead and reviewer on project work (for example, PE license)
• Demonstrated success within a fire protection consultancy context, with proven ability to attract, acquire and develop client relationships

Benefits

• competitive salary
• bonus
• benefits

About the company

AcuTech Group, Inc. is a provider of process safety, risk management, chemical security, industrial fire protection engineering, and emergency management services. They specialize in industries handling hazardous materials including oil and gas, chemical, LNG, petrochemical, renewables, and hydrogen.