Fire Protection Engineer (5+ Years)

Coffman Engineers Inc.; Washington, Burlington (District of Columbia, VT); On-site; USD 95,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to design excellence! As a Fire Protection Engineer, you'll leverage your expertise to create innovative fire protection solutions. Collaborate with a dynamic team and contribute to exciting projects while enjoying a supportive work environment focused on your professional growth. With a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, this role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the engineering field. Embrace your calling and help design a safer world with us!

Benefits

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Annual Bonuses

Professional Development Opportunities

Mentorship Programs

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years experience in fire protection engineering.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and analyze fire protection systems including suppression and detection.
• Manage multiple clients and projects effectively.

Skills

Fire Protection Engineering

Automatic Suppression System Design

Fire Detection Systems

Code Analysis

Egress Analysis

Smoke Control Analysis

Communication Skills

Project Management

Education

Professional Engineer Registration (PE)

Job description

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 20locations 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

Designing a better world is more than a career, it's a calling! Come work with a team of professionals dedicated to design excellence at Coffman Engineers' Burlington office.

We are seeking a dynamic, innovative, and quality-orientedFire Protection Engineerwith a minimum of fiveyears of experienceto perform consulting services for internal and external clients. You must have excellent written and verbal communication skills along with a high-level ability to manage multiple clients and multiple projects at one time.

Technical skills will include, but not limited to: automatic suppression system design; fire detection, alarm and communication system design; code analysis; egress analysis; fire resistant construction analysis; smoke control analysis; as well as general fire protection and life safety concepts and research.

Qualifications

• Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) required
• Perform analysis of existing fire protection systems and design new fire protection systems including suppression systems, fire detection, alarm and mass notification systems.
• Perform building and fire code analysis and interpretation.
• Manage effective communication with colleagues and clients.
• Lead and manage internal team to provide well-coordinated and high-quality design sets.
• Manage profitability of projects and maintain working relationship with clients.
• Perform research and documentation for internal and external distribution.
• Attend and participate in local and national trade organizations, such as SFPE and NFPA.
• Conduct business development activities and foster long term client relationships and create new ones.
• Develop project budgets and write proposals.

Expected annual salary of $95,000 - $145,000+.

This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Additional Information

Why You Want To Work Here

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 and comprehensivebenefitspackage (including eligibility for annual bonuses), a desirable location, and a professional office environment with the opportunity to work with a collaborative team.

Coffman's Burlington office is located in a newly renovated space that is easily accessible from anywhere in the Northern Washington counties, and is a short drive from Bellingham, WA. Burlington offers a different quality of life being minutes from the famous tulip farms, and we have many state and national parks to explore! Our team of talented engineers work on exciting projects with many of them in Seattle and also the local area. Our team of engineers can provide one-on-one mentorship to help develop your technical abilities as well as foster professional growth. Join us.

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Coffman At A Glance:

• 43 years in business
• 650+ employees serving clients throughout the U.S. and overseas from more than 20 locations
• Multi-discipline engineering services plus corrosion control, commissioning and project/construction management
• 70+ employees in 9 offices, providing Fire Protection services since 2014
• #27 Top 80 Engineering Firms, Building Design+Construction, 2019
• #29 Zweig Group Hot Firm List, Zweig Group, 2021
• #157 Top 500 Design Firms, Engineering News-Record, 2022

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This position is direct with Coffman Engineers; we are an Equal Opportunityand Affirmative Action Employer of Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled individuals.

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