Fire Protection Engineer - Federal Government Projects

Arcadis; Sacramento (CA); Remote; USD 94,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking a Fire Protection Engineer for federal government projects. This remote role involves leading design teams, developing fire protection systems, and ensuring compliance with federal standards. Candidates should have extensive experience in facility design and a strong background in fire protection engineering.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401K

Paid parental leave

20 days PTO

Reward & recognition program

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of experience in consulting engineering and facility design.
• Extensive experience producing IFC design packages for federal agency facilities.
• Skilled in designing fire protection systems in heavy industrial and commercial facilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead design teams and mentor junior staff in developing construction-ready design packages.
• Develop budgets, proposals, schedules, and project plans.
• Conduct fire protection site surveys and collaborate with client team members.

Skills

Fire alarm systems

Smoke control

Life safety codes

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor of Science (BS) in mechanical or fire protection engineering

Fire Protection Professional Engineering Licensure

Tools

Revit

BIM

AutoCAD

HydraCAD

Navisworks

SpecsIntact

Job description

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POSITION - FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEER - FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROJECTS

LOCATION - USA REMOTE (domestic travel up to 35%)

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Arcadis is looking to hire a Fire Protection Engineer to support the Places Design & Engineering group. The ideal candidate would be a Fire Protection Engineer with extensive experience in facility design related to United States Federal Agencies.

In this role, you will work directly with other Fire Prevention Engineers, Engineers of other disciplines, Project Managers, clients, etc., on Federal Agency facility design projects. You will lead the fire protection discipline of multiple concurrent projects through the pursuit, proposal, design, and construction phases.

This is a remote role but will require 35% domestic travel to service Federal clients and their projects.

If this is your next role, please apply today with your resume as well as a short project list!

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Role accountabilities:

• Lead design teams and mentor junior staff to develop construction-ready design packages of drawings and specifications with inter-discipline coordination. The successful candidate will have an advanced technical understanding of fire alarm and suppression systems, smoke control, and other related equipment and technologies associated with this specialization
• Deep knowledge of life safety codes
• Knowledge of industry standards, building codes, and safety standards such as NFPA, NEC, NESC, UL, but especially federal agency standards such as UFC and UFGS
• Develop budgets, proposals, schedules, project and staffing plans as well as identify, qualify and pursue potential clients and project opportunities. The ideal candidate would be well-networked with the American Federal Government Agencies
• Fluency in design and modeling software that includes Revit (must have), BIM, Autodesk Construction Cloud, AutoCAD, HydraCAD, Navisworks, SpecsIntact (must have)
• Travel to project sites for fire protection site surveys, data collection for fire protection studies, and collaboration with client team members
• Skilled in designing fire protection systems in heavy industrial, commercial, manufacturing and processing facilities. Like: water and wastewater treatment sites, EV assembly plants, lithium-ion battery plants, and data centers, etc.
  
  

Qualifications & Experience:

• U.S. citizenship is required for this position as part of federal employment eligibility requirements
• Bachelor of Science (BS) in mechanical or fire protection engineering with at least 10 to 15 years of experience in consulting engineering and performing facility design
• Fire Protection Professional Engineering Licensure in the United States (must have)
• Extensive experience producing IFC design packages for federal agency facilities
• Strong communication skills related to presentations, project communications, and written documents
• Looking for a candidate who can build positive relationships with internal and external team members. And be able to build additional project opportunities with Arcadis based on those positive relationships!
  
  

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 20 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $94,944 - $161,405. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

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