Fire Protection Engineer — Federal Facilities & Codes Expert

The Building People; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Rx

Dental

Vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance/AD&D

Long Term Disability and Short-Term

Job summary

The Building People seeks a Fire Protection Engineer to support federal facilities, focusing on fire protection design, code compliance, life safety analysis, and integration of detection and suppression systems for multi-occupancy government sites. The role requires independence within a complex federal environment.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience, an active Professional Engineer license, and the ability to obtain Public Trust clearance.

Qualifications

• Five (5) years of work experience in fire protection engineering.
• Public Trust (Level 3) security clearance is required.
• NCEES FP exam or equivalent PE experience accepted.

Responsibilities

• Perform fire protection design including detection and suppression systems.
• Conduct building code and life safety code analyses.
• Analyze water supply for fire protection systems.
• Engage in multi-discipline project reviews across teams.

Skills

Fire protection engineering

Public Trust clearance

PE license

Education

Bachelor's/Master in Fire Protection Engineering

Active Professional Engineer license

Job description

The Building People seeks a Fire Protection Engineer to support federal facilities, focusing on fire protection design, code compliance, life safety analysis, and integration of detection and suppression systems for multi-occupancy government sites. The role requires independence within a complex federal environment.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience, an active Professional Engineer license, and the ability to obtain Public Trust clearance.