Fire Protection Engineer

Employment and Social Development Canada; Toronto; On-site; CAD 118,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) in Ontario is seeking an experienced Fire Protection Engineer to provide expert guidance on fire protection and life-safety systems for real property assets.

You will review designs, conduct code-compliance assessments, inspections, and commissioning, and ensure alignment with NBC, NFPA standards, and Treasury Board policies across federal facilities.

Qualifications

• Recent experience providing fire protection engineering services for federal government or other public-sector facilities.
• Experience applying federal fire protection requirements, including Treasury Board, PSPC and Canada Labour Code requirements.
• Knowledge of the National Building Code of Canada, National Fire Code of Canada, and applicable standards such as ULC and NFPA.

Responsibilities

• Notices: Recent experience defined as approximately five years within the last ten years.
• Essential experiences include design and code-compliance reviews for real property assets.
• Essential knowledge includes NBC/NFPA standards and life-safety requirements.

Skills

Fire protection engineering

Life-safety systems design

Code compliance reviews

NBC/NFPA knowledge

Construction inspections

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Public Services and Procurement Canada- RPS-DGSI ONT Real Property Services Branch - Real Property, Professional &Technical Services

Selection process number
2026-SVC-HQ-EA-679789

Salary
$117,820 to $137,411

Level
EN-ENG-04

Who can apply
Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.

Work environment
We are One PSPC!
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) helps the Government of Canada serve Canadians. With a strong focus on quality customer service, we provide innovative common services such as real estate and building management, purchasing, banking, pay and pensions, and translation to other government departments, agencies, and boards. By providing these centralized services to departments and agencies, we enable them to focus on what they do best: providing their programs and services to Canadians. At PSPC, our approach to inclusion is simple: we are committed to achieving a competent and representative workforce that reflects the diversity of the Canadian population we serve, and strive to create a welcoming, respectful, and inclusive environment that enables collaboration and innovation. When you succeed, we all succeed.

Intent of the process
The intent of this process is to establish a fully assessed pool of qualified candidates. However, the results of this process may be used to staff same or similar positions for future vacancies of various tenures at Public Services and Procurement Canada in the Ontario Region.

Positions to be filled
1

Important messages
Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

Other conditions of Employment

• Reliability Security Clearance; Secret Clearance may be required depending on the requirements of the position being staffed.
• Must possess a valid driver’s licence equivalent to an Ontario Class G licence.
• Must be willing and able to enter construction sites, occupied buildings, institutional facilities, industrial spaces, service areas, and secure government facilities, as required.
• Must be willing and able to work overtime, as required.

Operational Requirements

You need (essential for the job)

Your application must clearly explain how you meet the following

Essential experiences

• EX1. Recent* and significant** experience providing fire protection engineering advice and conducting design and code-compliance reviews for real property assets.
• EX2. Recent* and significant** experience in the design of fire protection and life-safety systems for real property assets.
• EX3. Recent* and significant** experience applying national building codes, fire codes, fire protection standards, life safety requirements, to existing buildings, new construction, and renovations.
• EX4. Recent* experience conducting fire protection inspections, assessments, investigations and commissioning reviews, including construction document review, occupancy acceptance and fire-safety incident response.

Notices:
*Recent experience is defined as having approximately five years of experience within the last ten years from the date of this advertisement.
**Significant experience is defined as approximately five years of cumulative experience. The experience does not need to be consecutive but should total about five years overall.

Applied / assessed at a later date

Essential knowledge

• K1. Knowledge of the National Building Code of Canada, National Fire Code of Canada, and applicable ULC and NFPA standards.
• K2. Knowledge of active and passive fire protection systems means of egress, smoke control, emergency power interfaces, special hazards and occupancy requirements.
• K3. Knowledge of the multidisciplinary integration of fire protection and life-safety requirements within architectural and engineering designs and construction documents.

Language requirements (essential for the job)

May be applied / assessed at a later date

Asset Professional Certifications and Education

• Membership in fire protection-related professional organizations, including SFPE, Canadian Fire Safety Association, and The Institution of Fire Engineers Canada Branch.
• Recognized certification or training related to fire protection engineering, fire alarm and sprinkler systems, code compliance, commissioning, life safety, smoke control, and applicable NBC, ULC and NFPA requirements.
• Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in engineering, with specialization related to the position.

Asset Experience

• Experience providing fire protection engineering services for federal government or other public-sector facilities.
• Experience applying federal fire protection requirements, including Treasury Board, PSPC, RCMP and Canada Labour Code requirements.
• Experience reviewing and designing complex active and passive fire protection systems, including smoke control, emergency system interfaces and special-hazard protection.
• Experience providing fire protection services through multiple project stages, including design, construction, commissioning, occupancy and post-occupancy assessment.
• Experience preparing or reviewing National Master Specification fire protection sections.

Our commitment

Giving you the best chance to succeed!
At Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), we are committed to running inclusive and barrier-free recruitment processes.

If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please submit your request through the contact person identified below. All information received related to accommodations is confidential. For more information: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/services/assessment-accommodation-page.html

Our commitment

Giving you the best chance to succeed!
At Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), we are committed to running inclusive and barrier-free recruitment processes.

If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please submit your request through the contact person identified below. All information received related to accommodations is confidential. For more information: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/services/assessment-accommodation-page.html

Learn more about assessment accommodation .

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the population it serves. We promote employment equity and encourage you to self-declare if you belong to one of the designated employment equity groups when you apply.

In support of achieving a diversified workforce, consideration may be given to candidates, who, at the time of application, self-declare* as belonging to one of the following designated Employment Equity groups: Women, Indigenous (Aboriginal) Peoples, Persons with Disabilities and Members of Visible Minorities.* We therefore encourage you to self-declare during the online application process by selecting the appropriate box under the Employment Equity section. For further details, please refer to the “Other information” section.

Preference will be given to veterans first, followed by Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of jobs located in Nunavut or Yukon. For positions located in Nunavut, qualified Inuit enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement will be appointed first. For positions located in Yukon, qualified Yukon First Nations will be appointed first, followed by qualified Indigenous persons.

We'd like to thank all those who apply. However, only the people selected for further consideration will be contacted.