Fire Protection Engineer (3-6 years)

Coffman Engineers, Inc.; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO

Family-friendly policies

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Coffman Engineers is seeking a Fire Protection Engineer with 3–6 years of experience to join our Westminster, CO office. The successful candidate will contribute to fire protection and life safety projects across disciplines, supporting design, analysis, and documentation efforts.

The ideal candidate has a fire protection engineering degree (or related field with fire protection experience), is prepared to work on-site, and is motivated to grow within a collaborative team that values safety and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering or Fire Sciences (or a related engineering degree with fire protection experience).
• 3–6 years of relevant experience.
• EIT or FE exam, with ability to obtain EIT within one year.
• PE licensure is preferred.
• Strong communication skills and proficiency with common software tools.

Responsibilities

• Perform fire protection design and analysis, including fire protection systems, life safety concepts, and code interpretations.
• Prepare life safety plans and perform performance-based design analyses.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams and participate in client meetings and presentations.
• Utilize AutoCAD, Revit for system designs and documentation.
• Support site inspections and witness testing of life safety systems.

Skills

Technical writing

Project management

Verbal communication

Oral presentation

Education

B.S. in Fire Protection Engineering

B.S. in another engineering field with fire protection experience

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

FDS

PyroSim

CONTAM

Job description

• Compensation: USD 90000 - USD 115000 - yearly

Company Description

At Coffman Engineers, we serve as both prime consultant and sub consultant on projects large and small, including commercial, retail, institutional, government, industrial, and project/construction management. Incorporated in 1979, we have employees in more than 24 locations serving clients across the United States and overseas. To meet client objectives and to integrate our many disciplines, we can create teams comprised of civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, and corrosion control, as well as project/construction managers and professionals in a variety of specialty services. This ability has made us a leader in the engineering and construction communities, and has strengthened our reputation as being progressive, innovative, and a great place to work.

Job Description

Coffman Engineers is seeking aFire Protection Engineerwith three to six years of working experience, who wants to be a part of our office growth and culture. The successful candidate will have a desire to work, grow, and have fun with a multi-discipline engineering team. They are passionate about their craft and looking for an environment that promotes professional growth, diverse experience, and professional excellence.

The successful individual will have a passion for protecting lives from fire risks in the built environment. The ideal candidate will have a fire protection engineering degree, however, an engineering degree in other fields (mechanical, architectural, civil, etc.) with working experience in fire protection will also be considered.

This position will support the team in providing our clients with: fire and life safety code analysis; egress analysis; fire resistant rated construction analysis; automatic suppression system design and analysis; fire detection, alarm and communication system design and analysis; smoke control system design and special inspections; site inspections and witness of life safety system testing; fire hazard analysis; performance-based design; as well as general fire protection and life safety concepts.

The Denver Fire Protection Engineering department collectively has 50+ years of experience in Fire Protection Engineering across our department of six, all of whom will provide you with training, mentorship, and support to help you grow your career. We enjoy working together collaboratively in the office and supporting each other to deliver good engineering work that makes the world a safer place.

Qualifications

Requirements Include:

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) from accredited college or university in Fire Protection Engineering or Fire Sciences. B.S. in other engineering field combined with fire protection work experience also considered.
• 3-6 years of relevant experience.
• EIT or having passed the FE exam with the ability to obtain EIT within one year.
• Professional Engineer (PE) licensure (preferred).
• Intermediate level computer skills necessary for daily activities, including email, word processing, spreadsheets, and simple graphics.
• Managing day-to-day contacts with internal and external clients utilizing experience and technology to meet expectations.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including oral presentation skills.
• Ability to work on a highly-motivated team, think outside the box, and be proud of the work you do while having a passion for expanding your knowledge and skills.
• Working in-person in our Westminster, CO office, full-time, Monday through Friday.

Desired Skills and Duties:

• Technical writing skills.
• Project management skills for managing internal projects as well as external client needs.
• Attend and participate in local and national professional organizations, such as SFPE and NFPA.
• Perform building and fire code analysis and code interpretations.
• Prepare life safety plans.
• Perform analysis of existing fire protection systems, as well as designing new fire protection systems including suppression systems, fire detection, alarm and mass notification systems
• Perform research and documentation for internal and external distribution.
• Utilization of AutoCAD, Revit to prepare fire protection system designs.
• Utilization of FDS, Pyrosim, CONTAM programs to execute performance-based design efforts.

This position is not eligible for current or future sponsorship.

The expected annual salary range for this position is $90,000 - $115,000. No relocation assistance is provided.

Additional Information

Coffman Engineers is a company that truly focuses on its employees. We support and encourage individually tailored professional and technical advancement as well as personal growth. We offer an excellent salary/benefits package, a desirable location, and a professional office environment with the opportunity to work on exciting projects.

Coffman has been named one of the 2025 Best Places to Work by the Denver Business Journal. Our Denver office ranked #6 in the Medium Business category, making us the highest-ranked engineering consulting group on the list.

Coffman offers comprehensive benefits, including a flexible PTO program and family-friendly policies. See more about benefits at www.coffman.com/careers.Our Denver Metro office is located in Westminster, close to Westminster promenade with restaurants, shopping, and conveniences. We welcome the dedicated and the driven. Join us.

Don't take our word for it. Check out what others are saying:

• 900+ employees serving clients throughout the U.S. and overseas from more than 24locations
• Multi-discipline engineering services plus corrosion control, commissioning and project/construction management
• #157 Top 500 Design Firms, Engineering News-Record, 2022
• Best Place to Work BOAB, Alaska Business Magazine, 2023

Thisposition is direct with Coffman Engineers; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. We do not discriminate on the basis of any status protected under federal, state, or local law.