Fire Protection Engineer

Markon Solutions; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a premier consulting firm dedicated to advancing critical missions as a Fire Protection Engineer. In this role, you'll coordinate fire protection requirements for various projects, ensuring safety and compliance. You'll engage in inspections, manage new construction, and provide expertise in fire system design. With a commitment to employee growth and a collaborative environment, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a profound impact while working alongside dynamic professionals. If you're passionate about safety and innovation, this is the place for you.

Qualifications

• Must have an active TS/SCI with a Polygraph.
• Registered fire protection engineer, preferably licensed in Maryland or Virginia.

Responsibilities

• Identify potential fire hazards and recommend actions to eliminate them.
• Advise on the installation and maintenance of fire protection systems.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Interpersonal Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Fire Protection Systems

Blueprints Interpretation

Job description

Fire Protection Engineer

Location

US-VA-McLean

ID

2024-7279

Category

Engineering

Position Type

Full-Time

Remote

No

Clearance Level

TS/SCI CI Poly

Overview

Eager to join a team where your skills are valued, your growth is nurtured, and your impact is profound? Look no further than Markon, a premier consulting firm deeply dedicated to advancing our nation's most critical missions.

At Markon, we don't just offer jobs - we offer opportunities for personal and professional transformation. Empowering our employees to lead, innovate, and excel, we foster an environment where new ideas are not just welcomed but celebrated. As a perennial Washington Post Top Workplace, we prioritize the well-being and success of our team members, ensuring they can bring their best selves to work.

Headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, Markon has garnered national recognition for our unwavering dedication to excellence in serving the intelligence community, as well as federal civilian and defense agencies. Our growing reach extends across 17 states, 116 countries, and 5 continents, where our team of dynamic professionals collaborates to deliver unparalleled program and project management services.

Markon values people and the tremendous impact each individual can make - which is why we're consistently recognized as one of the best places to work in federal government consulting. Here, you can help solve the nation's most important challenges, surrounded by colleagues who help you grow, advance, and succeed. We are deeply dedicated to what matters - bringing out the best in each other to advance our clients' missions.

Join us and make a meaningful impact.

Markon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Description

Markon is seeking a Fire Protection Engineer to support one of our Intelligence Community customers to coordinate fire protection requirements for various projects, bring a SME level component to answer RFIs, perform inspections as necessary and communicate effectively to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

Identify potential fire hazard(s). Takes action or makes recommendations to eliminate hazards.

• Monitor, identify, and help resolve ODNI fire protection and life safety facilities issues and emergency situations.
• Advise on the purchase, modification, installation, maintenance and operation of fire protection systems
• Ensure fire protection features and systems are in operational condition; reviews testing, maintenance and inspection reports and identifies follow up actions needed.
• Develop scopes of work, criteria and provide expertise for fire protection system design and construction, reviewing designs and submittals and performing acceptance testing.
• Manage new construction and renovation projects to validate compliance with project designs and specifications and applicable codes and standards, document and convey deficiencies for correction.
• Investigates fire alarms, supervisory alarms and troubles to determine cause and provide oversight for resolution. Prepares reports as required.
• Investigates fires, coordinating with ODNI AHJ and responding fire department on fire investigation to determine cause of origin. Write fire incident reports and maintains records.
• Actively participates in fire drills.

Qualifications

• Must have an active TS/SCI with a Polygraph
• Bachelor's Degree plus 10 years of experience
• Registered fire protection engineer, preferably licensed in Maryland or Virginia
• Previous experience in the construction of fire suppression and fire alarm systems
• Demonstrated analytical, critical thinking, and problem solving skills, including the demonstrated ability to interpret complex information from multiple sources.
• Demonstrated knowledge of design, construction, inspection, testing and operation of fire detection and fire suppression apparatus, appliances, devices and systems.
• Demonstrated interpersonal, organizational, and problem solving skills, including the demonstrated ability to develop working relationships.
• Demonstrated research, planning and organization skills and demonstrated ability to manage changing and competing priorities under strict timelines while maintaining a high level of attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with organization leaders in a highly active, fast-paced, and demanding organization.
• Extensive knowledge of construction projects, budgets, maintenance and repairs related to buildings.
• Extensive ability to read and interpret blueprints, schematics, construction specifications, and other facilities documents and make informed decisions regarding the interpretations of this information.
• Knowledge of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, specifically 29 CFR 1910.
• Working knowledge of other safety regulations commonly set by OSHA, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and related agencies

Salary Range

USD $140,000.00 - USD $160,000.00 /Yr.

The Markon pay range for this position is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.