Fire Protection Consultant

The role

The Fire Protection Consultant will work in all aspects of fire protection engineering including building code consulting, fire protection systems, and fire protection strategies. The role involves conducting building plan reviews, developing alternative solutions, and coordinating with design teams and authorities having jurisdiction.

What you will do

• Manage and implement a wide variety of 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.
• Prepare and peer review of project-related technical reports.
• Develop fire protection strategies, performance-based design approaches, and alternative solutions to resolve client design issues.
• Effectively communicate with project team members, clients, and others.
• Assist with business development activities.

Required qualifications

• Three (3) + years of experience in any of the following areas: fire life safety code consulting, smoke control consulting, fire suppression and alarm systems design, and/or developing performance-base
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proven project management experience
• Experience in developing building code concepts and equivalencies, conducting building plan reviews, and conducting field reviews/inspections
• 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

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Engineering (preferably Fire Protection), Architecture, or related field
• Experience with Smoke Control Design or Inspection is a plus
• Registered Professional Engineer or on track to professional designation is a plus

Benefits

• retirement plan
• healthcare coverage
• broad range of other benefits

About the company

Jensen Hughes is renowned for leadership in fire protection engineering. Their expertise extends to security and risk-based fields including accessibility consulting, risk analysis, and emergency management.