Fire Protection Engineer - Federal

larsondesigngroup; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Larson Design Group seeks a Fire Protection Engineer to join our team. You will lead multi-disciplinary fire protection designs for commercial and government facilities, from proposal through testing and commissioning, ensuring compliance with UFC standards and client requirements.

The role emphasizes independent planning, mentoring of junior staff, and collaboration across departments to deliver high-quality design solutions and budgets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline from an ABET accredited school.
• Five (5) years of experience; Department of Defense experience preferred.
• Professional Engineer (PE) licensure required; QFPE preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participates in design, construction, and testing/commissioning related to fire protection and life safety.
• Oversees building code analysis and life safety code analysis, design of fire alarm, detection and suppression systems.
• Prepare construction documents and deliver projects to completion.
• Review work, perform QA/QC, and assist in schedules, proposals and labor hour estimates.
• Communicate with project teams to deliver scope and ensure compliance with standards.

Skills

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Education

ABET-accredited Fire Protection Engineering (B.S./M.S.)

Professional Engineer (PE) licensure

Qualified Fire Protection Engineer (QFPE) preferred

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

About Us

Larson Design Group (LDG) is an award-winning, employee-owned Architecture, Engineering, and Consulting Firm. Guided by our core values, we’re expanding our team, opening new offices, and adding new offerings to provide responsive, innovative solutions to clients nationwide.

Being 100% employee-owned directly impacts our culture: it drives our decision-making, motivates our teams, increases our productivity, improves retention, and contributes to the future success of our company. Our culture is one where we work hard for our clients and for each other – and we have fun collaborating, sharing experience and expertise, and learning along the way. We’re passionate about delivering exceptional quality, elevating client relationships, enriching the careers and lives of our employee owners, and enhancing the communities where we live and serve.

At LDG, we strive to create an organization where people want to work. We offer a flexible work environment, paid training for required licensures, competitive benefits, bonus plans, and a company-funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) while supporting your professional and personal growth.

Your Opportunity + Impact

The Fire Protection Engineer (FPE) works on multi-discipline building design projects of small to large scope for commercial and government facilities, as well as single discipline fire protection engineering projects of small to large scope. This position is responsible for proposal preparation, complete system design, site evaluations, and testing and commissioning of systems. testing/commissioning.

Key Responsibilities

• Participates in design, construction, and testing/commissioning as it relates to fire protection and life safety.
• Oversees building code analysis, life safety code analysis, design of automatic fire alarm, detection and suppression systems, water supply analysis, a multi-discipline review of the entire project, construction inspections and witnessing of fire protection acceptance.
• Performs role as FPE for Federal projects as defined in UFC 3-600-01.
• Performs independent planning and design tasks, review the work of others, prepare construction documents, and successfully deliver projects to completion.
• Works on technically complex projects and applies advanced knowledge to resolve challenges.
• Maintains collaborative inter-departmental and cross-functional working relationships with members of the project team.
• Conducts initial QA/QC reviews of project submissions to ensure compliance with client requirements and technical standards.
• Assists senior management in developing schedules, technical proposals, and labor hour estimates.
• Works closely with project teams to effectively communicate and deliver the scope of work.
• Promotes, utilizes, and supports quality assurance and quality control processes to enhance deliverables and reduce design errors or omissions.
• Performs and verifies design calculations, develops technical specifications, and prepares cost estimates.
• Develops and manages design budgets for routine scopes of work.
• Provides guidance, training, and support to engineering associates and interns, helping them develop technical skills, design intuition, and professional growth.

Education and Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in Fire Protection Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline from an ABET accredited school
• Experience: Minimum of five (5) years’ of experience, Department of Defense related experience preferred.
• Licensure/Certification: Professional Engineer (PE) required. Qualified Fire Protection Engineer (QFPE), preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrates a strong desire to expand knowledge and take on new responsibilities within the engineering field.
• Proficient in Revit, AutoCAD preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook).
• Excellent organizational and time management skills to handle multiple tasks and meet project deadlines effectively.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a project team.

EEO Statement

Larson Design Group, Inc. is an **Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO)** that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization.