Fire Protection Engineering Intern — Build Life-Safety Systems

Jensen Hughes Inc.; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

The Jensen Hughes internship in Fire Protection Engineering at our Denver, Colorado office offers hands-on exposure to life safety and fire protection on commercial, institutional and industrial projects. You'll work with a team of engineers to support drawing reviews, code analysis, and basic calculations under supervision.

The program values curious, proactive students pursuing an engineering degree, with strong communication skills and a readiness to learn.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering from an accredited college or university.
• Knowledge of engineering principles or construction technology and practices.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Strong written and oral communication skills for reports, business correspondence, presentations and procedure manuals, and to respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and the public.
• Ability to solve practical problems with limited standardization.
• Ability to interpret varied instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Self-starter with problem solving and reasoning skills.
• Proficient PC skills and multitasking

Responsibilities

• Develops, modifies, and/or reviews drawings of systems or components, according to established standards.
• Develops plans, specifications, and inspection reports on assigned tasks to ensure completeness and accuracy per professional practice standards.
• Assist technically in the resolution of design problems that may include field investigations or inspections, detailed design work, and coordination of design aspects.
• Identify applicable codes and standards to reference when evaluating inquiries.
• Conduct and document basic building code analyses, egress analyses, fire detection and alarm systems reviews, smoke control reviews, and basic sprinkler and water supply reviews, including hydraulic calculations.
• Perform basic calculations such as size of means of egress, maximum allowable building area, sprinkler water supplies, and smoke control equipment.
• Effectively communicate with project team members, clients, and others

Skills

Bachelor’s degree knowledge in eng

Engineering principles

Reading & interpretation

Written & oral communication

Problem solving

Instruction interpretation

Self-starter

PC skills & multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Job description

The Jensen Hughes internship in Fire Protection Engineering at our Denver, Colorado office offers hands-on exposure to life safety and fire protection on commercial, institutional and industrial projects. You'll work with a team of engineers to support drawing reviews, code analysis, and basic calculations under supervision.

The program values curious, proactive students pursuing an engineering degree, with strong communication skills and a readiness to learn.