Fire & Life Safety Lead Consultant — Code & Design Expert

Socket.dev; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 115,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking an experienced Lead Consultant - Fire and Life Safety Engineering for our Denver, CO office to lead the fire protection design on complex national and international projects. You will interpret codes (ICC/NFPA), negotiate with AHJs, and mentor staff while coordinating with architects and owners to ensure safety and performance goals.

The role emphasizes project leadership, budgeting, and stakeholder engagement within a multi-disciplinary team, with a focus on quality and technical

Qualifications

• 7 to 10 years of post-education experience in engineering with fire and life safety design experience.
• Bachelor or Master of Science in Fire Protection Engineering, or related engineering discipline with a P.E. license.
• Professional Engineering (PE) license.
• Supervisory experience is highly desirable.
• Experience in fire protection engineering design applications.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Interpret building code, life safety, and fire code requirements (ICC and NFPA).
• Negotiate with authorities having jurisdiction on fire safety designs.
• Review architectural drawings for code compliance.
• Produce fire and life safety strategy documents.
• Design fire protection and life safety systems including sprinkler, detection, alarms, smoke management, and egress.
• Commissioning of fire protection and life safety systems.
• Interface with clients.
• Organize in-house resources.
• Follow quality control review processes for project documentation.
• Develop project proposals and budgets.
• Conduct financial management of projects.
• Mentor junior staff.
• Prepare technical reports and specifications.
• Participate in department initiatives.
• Contribute to business development.

Skills

Fire protection design

Code compliance

Project management

Communication

Mentoring

Education

B.S./M.S. in Fire Protection Engineering

P.E. license

Job description

WSP is seeking an experienced Lead Consultant - Fire and Life Safety Engineering for our Denver, CO office to lead the fire protection design on complex national and international projects. You will interpret codes (ICC/NFPA), negotiate with AHJs, and mentor staff while coordinating with architects and owners to ensure safety and performance goals.

The role emphasizes project leadership, budgeting, and stakeholder engagement within a multi-disciplinary team, with a focus on quality and technical