Fire Protection Engineer at Garver Kansas City, MO

Wishalicious; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-paid memberships

Licenses and continuing education 지원

Competitive salary packages

Benefits

Wellness program

Job summary

Garver in Kansas City, MO is seeking a Fire Protection Engineer to lead the design and commissioning of fire protection, suppression, and alarm systems for building projects.

The role requires coordinating with multiple disciplines, overseeing design quality, mentoring staff, and ensuring budget/schedule compliance across the project lifecycle. Travel to project sites will be required.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited engineering degree and a PE license with Fire Protection discipline.
• 5–10 years of building design and construction industry experience.
• Experience overseeing fire protection design, including detailed plans and specifications.
• Strong communication skills.
• Proficiency with Autodesk Revit and MS Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, design, and commissioning of building fire protection, suppression, and alarm systems.
• Coordinate with other support disciplines and regional offices.
• Assist project managers in project management.
• Follow QA/QC plans.
• Periodic travel to project sites.

Skills

Fire protection knowledge

Mentor staff

Client interfacing

Budget management

Project lifecycle design

BIM design

Design calculations

Time management

Quality control

Continuing education

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Tools

Autodesk Revit

MS Office Suite

Job description

Position

Fire Protection Engineer

Location

Kansas City, MO

Job Id

5730

# of Openings

1

About the Role

As part of the Buildings Group for Garver, this Fire Protection Engineer will be responsible for developing fire Protection l designs in support of various Buildings Business Line projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading the planning, design, and commissioning of building fire protection systems, building fire suppression systems, and building fire alarm systems.
• Additionally,In addition, this role will include coordination with other support disciplines, and coordination with regional offices.
• Assisting project managers in management of projects.
• Following quality assurance and quality control plans.
• Periodic travel to project sites will be required.

Abilities and Attributes

• Knowledge of fire protection, suppression, and alarm principles
• Mentor and train technical staff
• Interfacing with clients on project design, delivery and construction
• Managing project budget and schedule compliance
• Overseeing the fire protection design of building projects throughout the project lifecycle from the conceptual phase, design phase, and construction phase.
• Utilizing BIM design software to produce construction drawings
• Utilize software based calculation tools for design calculations
• Manage multiple assignments concurrently
• Be responsible for time management and product quality
• Follow Quality Assurance and Quality Control Plans
• Be responsible for continuing education and learning based on project needs, as well as overall needs of the team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET accredited university or college
• Licensed Professional Engineer having passed the Fire Protection examination
• 5-10 years of building design and construction industry experience
• Must have a knowledge base of fire protection engineering principals related to building fire protection designs
• Proven experience overseeing fire protection designs, including detailed plans and specifications for building projects
• Must have strong communication skills
• Experience with Autodesk Revit
• Must be proficient with MS Office Suite

Preferred Skills

• Experience with AIA MasterSpec
• Knowledge of Federal Agencies design criteria

Grow With Us

• company-paid professional memberships
• company support for industry licenses and continuing education opportunities
• highly competitive salary packages
• attractive benefits
• comprehensive wellness program

Garver offers its employees programs such as company-paid professional memberships, company support for industry licenses and continuing education opportunities that foster a progressive atmosphere.

Garver provides the tools, resources, and environment to develop leaders, stimulate ideas, and accomplish projects.

By offering highly competitive salary packages, attractive benefits, and a comprehensive wellness program; Garver walks the talk when it comes to work-life balance.

Company Overview

Founded in 1919, Garver is an employee-owned engineering, planning, and environmental services firm focused on aviation, transportation, buildings, federal, water and wastewater services; surveying; advisory services; and construction engineering and inspection. In the top 100 of Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms list, with more than 1,400 employees, Garver provides an exceptional level of client service that reflects our people-first culture, which has achieved Zweig Group Best Firm to Work For Legacy Status. Learn how Garver invests in people and places they call home at GarverUSA.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Garver is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Our employment practices are based upon an individual's capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by law.