Casual Principal Fire Protection Engineer

WorleyParsons; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Fire Protection Engineer to provide vital engineering services in fire protection and detection. This role involves delivering high-quality solutions that meet regulatory standards while collaborating with a dynamic mechanical engineering team. You will tackle complex challenges in the power generation sector, ensuring safety and compliance through innovative design and analysis. Join a forward-thinking company committed to sustainability and diversity, where your expertise will contribute to impactful projects that shape the future of energy. Embrace the opportunity to grow in a supportive environment that values your contributions and fosters professional development.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in fire protection systems and life safety issues.
• Strong technical and practical engineering skills with timely delivery.

Responsibilities

• Deliver fire protection services on time and within budget.
• Communicate effectively with project stakeholders and resolve discrepancies.

Skills

Fire Protection System Design

Life Safety Issues

Project Cost Estimation

Vendor Document Reviews

Hydraulic Calculations

Fire Alarms Design

Technical Communication

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical/Fire Protection Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) Certification

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Job Description - Principal Fire Protection Engineer (REA00IZ)

Company: Worley

Primary Location

Job

Job:

Mechanical

Schedule

Part-time

Employment Type: Employee

Job Level: Experienced

Job Posting

Date: Apr 16, 2025

Unposting Date

Date: May 17, 2025

Reporting Manager Title: Director of Engineering

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia.

Right now, we’re bridging two worlds as we accelerate to more sustainable energy sources, while helping our customers provide the energy, chemicals and resources that society needs now.

We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their portfolio of assets. We solve complex problems by finding integrated data-centric solutions from the first stages of consulting and engineering to installation and commissioning, to the last stages of decommissioning and remediation. Join us and help drive innovation and sustainability in our projects.

Purpose:

You will provide fire protection and detection engineering services to Worley and its customers, including technical support within the mechanical engineering team.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver fire protection and detection services that meet Worley, its customers and applicable statutory and regulatory specifications, on time and within budget.
• Participate in relevant meetings, prepare progress reports and follow required checking procedures.
• Ensure the project scope is clear and that changes comply with project change management processes.
• Size, select, specify, perform technical evaluation of bids and vendor document reviews.
• Proactively resolve any discrepancies between Worley and its customer's requirements.
• Communicate effectively with the project stakeholders, including the customers.
• Identify issues and problems, develop appropriate solutions, and ask for assistance when required.

What you will bring:

Technical/Industry Experience and Qualifications Requirements:

• Extensive experience in the design and analysis of fire protection systems and life safety issues for Substations and Power Generation industry including simple cycle and combined cycle power plants.
• Experience in estimating project costs and writing proposal content.
• Experience with all aspects of fire protection equipment and system procurement, including sizing, selection, specifying, evaluation of bids and vendor document reviews.
• Experience with fire water distribution system hydraulic calculations.
• Experience with design of fire alarms, suppression systems, explosion protection and hazardous area classifications.
• Able to work with project engineering to maintain consistency of deliverables, communication among disciplines, and cost/schedule control.
• Experience with fire and explosion assessments.
• Highly effective technical and practical engineering skills and ability to consistently deliver quality, accurate and timely work to Worley and its customers.
• A sound knowledge of applicable local and international standards and statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Competent use of relevant software such as MS Office Suite.

Education – Qualifications, Accreditation, Training:

Required:

• 4 or 5 year Bachelor degree in Mechanical/Fire Protection Engineering.

Preferred:

• Professional Engineer (PE) in the United States.

Moving forward together:

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation.

We’re building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology.

Whatever your ambition, there’s a path for you here. And there’s no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.

We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels they belong, can bring themselves, and are heard. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our policy is to conduct background checks for all candidates who accept an offer of employment with us.

Please note: No agency representation or submissions will be recognized for this vacancy.