Senior Fire Protection Engineer
Allen, Texas, United States; Atlanta, Georgia, United States; Austin, Texas, United States; Baltimore, Maryland, United States; Blacksburg, Virginia, United States; Cary, North Carolina, United States; Charlotte, North Carolina, United States; Columbia, Maryland, United States; Denver, Colorado, United States; Fairfax, Virginia, United States; Houston, Texas, United States; Miami, Florida, United States; Nashville, Tennessee, United States; Orlando, Florida, United States; Rockville, Maryland, United States; Tulsa, OK; Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. Posted 18 months ago
The role
This person will manage and implement fire protection engineering design and consulting projects. They will focus on building and fire code consulting and fire system design.
What you will do
- Management and implementation of fire protection engineering design and consulting projects.
- Satisfy client needs and expectations by completing assigned tasks on schedule and within budget.
- Coordinate and conduct building and fire code reviews and analyses, including plan reviews and site visits.
- Preparation and peer review of project-related technical reports.
- Develop fire protection strategies, performance-based design approaches, and alternative solutions.
- Communicate with project team members, clients, and others.
- Assist with and lead business development activities.
- Apply fire and life safety engineering principles to create performance-based solutions.
- Evaluate existing facilities for compliance with building code of record.
- Perform calculations related to means of egress sizing, building height and area, sprinkler system water supply, and smoke control equipment.
Required qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in code consulting
- 5+ years of experience in design of Fire Suppression and Alarm Systems
- 5+ years of experience in Fire Performance-Based Design (PBD) + Egress Modeling
- 5+ years of experience in AHJ Plan Representation + Plan Review
- 5+ years of experience in Fire + Life Safety Building Commissioning
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Engineering or related field
- Ability to present clear and technically sound fire protection engineering strategies
- Ability to work well independently and to interact with other industry professionals, associated trades, and jurisdictional authorities
Nice to have
- Degree in Fire Protection
- Registered Professional Engineer or other professional designation
- Significant industry experience in fire protection and code consultant for those not on the engineering track
- Consulting experience
- Experience with preparing proposals
- Experience assisting with or leading business development activities
Benefits
- Retirement plan
- Healthcare coverage
- Broad range of other benefits
About the company
Jensen Hughes is a leading fire protection consulting firm providing professional services including building/fire code consulting, sprinkler design, fire alarm design, and performance-based fire engineering design. They have a legacy of responsibility in fire protection engineering since 1939.