Fire Protection Engineer - Reviewer

Obsidian; New York (NY); On-site; USD 62,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Obsidian in New York is seeking experienced fire and life safety reviewers to produce egress analyses, correction lists, and plan review decisions from real drawings and site photos. Candidates should hold NICET Level III or higher or a PE in fire protection, have 3+ years in the seat, and be proficient at marking up plans, reading hydraulic calculations, and understanding NFPA, IBC and IFC standards.

Qualifications

• US-based candidate with fire and life safety plan review experience.
• Experience citing NFPA, IBC, and IFC standards.
• Ability mark up drawings and read calculations.

Responsibilities

• Perform egress analysis and life safety plan reviews.
• Review fire alarm, sprinkler, and occupancy calculations.
• Prepare correction lists and plan review decisions.
• Collaborate with reviewer to ensure compliance.

Skills

Plan markup

Hydraulic calculations

Device layouts

Education

NICET Level III or higher

PE in Fire Protection

Job description

We are building a large set of evaluation tasks for the construction and property field. Each task starts from real drawings, documents and site photos, and asks for the same structured deliverable you would produce at work: an egress analysis, a correction list, a plan review decision. You author the task and the correct answer, and a second reviewer in your discipline checks it before it ships.

What you would be buildingTasks drawn from real fire and life safety review work, including: egress and life safety plan check, fire access plan review, fire alarm review from both the design engineer and the fire marshal seat, sprinkler review from the engineer, fire marshal and property insurer seats, hazardous materials control area review, fire occupancy video inspection, firestop penetration photo verification, and fire system inspection, testing and maintenance report review.

Who we are looking forYou currently hold, or recently held, the seat that reviews fire and life safety design: fire marshal or fire prevention plan reviewer, fire protection engineer, or sprinkler and fire alarm designer-reviewer.Fire marshal appointment, NICET Level III or higher, or PE in fire protection.3 or more years in the seat, US based, working to IBC, IFC and NFPA standards. We prefer 8 or more years.You can mark up plan sets and read hydraulic calculations and device layouts.

What makes someone excellent hereThe hard part is not citing the standard, it is knowing which occupant load, travel distance or coverage gap gets waved through. Standouts have usually trained junior inspectors or reviewers, written department correction language or an SOP, done acceptance testing as well as plan review, or worked across several NFPA editions and can say what changed and when it applies.

Probably not a fitFirefighters and fire officers without plan review or inspection responsibility, sprinkler installers without design or review work, alarm technicians who service rather than design systems, and general safety or OSHA specialists.

Paid hourly at $45 to $60 depending on experience, with a path to grow your rate as the project scales.