Senior Fire Protection Engineer
Stantec
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Job summary
Stantec is seeking a senior Fire Protection Engineer for its Buildings group to lead the design and execution of fire protection systems for complex building projects in Canada and internationally. You will help ensure code compliance, perform hydraulic calculations, and guide engineering teams through BIM/CAD workflows.
The role requires substantial experience with NFPA standards, NBCC/NFCC, and cross-disciplinary collaboration, with an emphasis on mentorship and delivering high-quality project
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Fire Protection Engineering, or related field.
- Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Canada with good standing; licensure in additional jurisdictions possible.
Responsibilities
- Lead design and development of fire protection systems for building projects, ensuring safety and code compliance.
- Perform hydraulic calculations and system sizing per NFPA and Canadian codes.
- Prepare and review drawings, specifications, and reports using BIM/CAD tools.
- Conduct fire and life safety code analyses and provide guidance to teams and clients.
- Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams across project phases.
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Job description
Le groupe Bâtiments de Stantec a pour mission de devenir un chef de file mondial en conception intégrée. Nos ingénieurs, conseillers, spécialistes en développement durable et techniciens se passionnent pour les projets de conception. Notre culture de collaboration et notre approche axée sur l’innovation et le développement durable nous permettent de concevoir des bâtiments qui ont une incidence positive sur le monde.
Ensemble, nous contribuons à améliorer la qualité de vie des collectivités.
Joignez-vous à nous et bâtissez votre carrière chez Stantec.
Stantec’s Buildings team is on a mission to become the world’s leading integrated design practice. Our architects, engineers, interior designers, consultants, sustainability specialists, and technologists are passionate about the power of design. Our collaborative culture and our innovative, sustainable approach to projects help us create buildings that matter to our world.
Together, we are enhancing the quality of life globally through design.
Join us and design your place with Stantec.
The built environment shapes how communities live, work, and interact. Our Buildings practice brings together multidisciplinary expertise to design safe, resilient, and high-performance environments across Canada and internationally.
- Lead the design and development of fire protection systems for building projects, ensuring safety, code compliance, and system performance.
- Perform hydraulic calculations, fire hydrant flow analysis, and system sizing in accordance with NFPA standards and Canadian codes.
- Prepare and review engineering drawings, specifications, technical reports, and presentations using BIM, CAD, and related design tools.
- Conduct fire and life safety code analyses and provide technical guidance to project teams and clients.
- Apply advanced engineering judgment to resolve complex technical challenges where precedent is limited.
- Contribute to the development and improvement of fire protection engineering standards, design guidelines, and technical practices.
- Participate in all phases of project delivery, including concept development, detailed design, construction documentation, and construction administration.
- Coordinate with multidisciplinary project teams, including mechanical, electrical, structural, and architectural professionals.
- Lead or participate in project coordination meetings with internal teams, clients, contractors, consultants, and sub-contractors.
- Ensure project deliverables meet scope, schedule, budget, quality, and regulatory requirements.
- Conduct field investigations, construction site visits, inspections, and data collection to verify installation quality and design compliance.
- Provide technical mentorship and guidance to junior engineers, designers, and technicians.
- Supervise assigned staff and develop their skills to strengthen technical capacity and support project delivery.
- Collaborate with regional and national teams to share technical knowledge and maintain consistency in fire protection engineering practices.
- Conduct quality assurance and quality control reviews on fire protection system projects.
- Stay informed of emerging technologies, design approaches, and industry developments.
- Support proposal preparation, project scoping, and technical documentation for client submissions.
- Participate in client meetings, presentations, and interviews as required.
- Contribute to identifying and pursuing new project opportunities
- Strong knowledge of fire protection engineering principles, mechanical systems, and fire safety strategies in buildings.
- Comprehensive knowledge of NFPA codes and standards, the National Building Code of Canada (NBCC), and the National Fire Code of Canada (NFCC).
- Familiarity with provincial building codes and regulatory requirements across Canada is considered an asset.
- Experience performing sprinkler system hydraulic calculations using tools such as HydraCAD, HydraCalc or AutoSprink.
- Strong understanding of the relationship between engineering drawings, specifications, and project documentation.
- Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams through project development and construction phases.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical communication skills.
- Ability to review the work of others for accuracy and completeness while maintaining project budgets and schedules.
- Experience with Revit, AutoCAD, and Microsoft Office; familiarity with additional building performance tools is an asset.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with teams across multiple regions.
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Fire Protection Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Canada and member in good standing with a provincial or territorial engineering regulatory authority, with the ability to obtain licensure in additional jurisdictions as required.
- Minimum 12-15 years of relevant experience in fire protection engineering.
- Experience delivering projects in institutional, commercial, industrial, or infrastructure environments is preferred.
Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may require travel and include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice. Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.
Locations in Lower Mainland -- BC, GTA & Ottawa Ontario-$117,400.00 - $167,400.00 Annually
Transparence en matière de rémunération : Selon le lieu de travail, des échelles salariales sont fournies pour les postes affichés lorsque requis par les lois sur la transparence en matière de rémunération. Veuillez toutefois noter que le salaire final est convenu en fonction du lieu de travail ainsi que de la formation, des qualifications et de l'expérience du candidat. Chez Stantec, certains postes donnent droit à des primes ou à des bonis. La rémunération établie pour un poste à temps partiel est calculée au prorata du nombre convenu d'heures de travail hebdomadaires.
Sommaire des avantages sociaux : Les employés à temps partiel (minimum de 20 heures de travail hebdomadaires) et à temps plein auront accès aux avantages sociaux suivants : régimes de soins de santé, de soins dentaires et de la vue, programme de bien-être, comptes de crédits-santé et de mieux-être, régime enregistré d’épargne-retraite collectif, régime d’actionnariat des employés, compte d’épargne libre d’impôt (CELI) collectif, assurance vie et assurance décès ou mutilation accidentels (DMA), régimes d’assurance invalidité de courte et de longue durée, assistance-voyage en cas d’urgence, remboursement des frais de scolarité, couverture des frais d’adhésion à des associations professionnelles et congés payés.
Les employés temporaires ou occasionnels auront accès aux avantages sociaux suivants : régime enregistré d’épargne-retraite collectif, régime d’actionnariat des employés et compte d’épargne libre d’impôt collectif.
Les informations ci-dessus mentionnées peuvent ne pas s'appliquer aux postes syndiqués; les avantages sociaux pour les postes syndiqués sont assujettis aux conventions collectives en vigueur.
Emplacement principal: Canada | ON | Markham
Autres emplacements: Canada | ON | Toronto
Organisation: 1610 Buildings-CA Ontario GTA-Markham ON
Statut de l'employé: Permanent
Niveau d'emploi: Contributeur individuel
Justification d'affaires: Nouveau poste
Déplacements: Non
Horaire: Temps plein
Affichage: 30/10/2026 05:10:38
Req: 1008580
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