Senior Fire Protection Consultant/Engineer

The role

The Senior Fire Protection Consultant/Engineer will manage engineering design and consulting projects. They will focus on building and fire code consulting, including plan reviews, developing alternative solutions, and preparing design reports.

What you will do

• Management and implementation of 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.
• Preparation 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.
• Support business development and client relationship management efforts in the sub-region (10-20% of role).

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in code consulting, design of fire suppression and alarm systems, and developing performance-based strategies in a project design environment
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Engineering, Architecture, or related field
• Registered Professional Engineer license, NICET certification, or equivalent
• 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

• Fire Protection degree
• Fire alarm & fire sprinkler design knowledge/experience

Benefits

• Retirement plan
• Healthcare coverage
• Broad range of other benefits

About the company

Jensen Hughes is a leader in fire protection engineering with a legacy dating back to 1939. Their expertise extends to security, risk analysis, process safety, forensic investigations, and emergency management.