Fire Protection Engineering Technologist 3/4
Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Job summary
Los Alamos National Laboratory is seeking an Engineering Technologist at level 3 or 4 to support fire protection and life safety across our nuclear and nonnuclear facilities in Los Alamos, NM. The role includes technical reviews, hazard analyses, plan reviews, and program oversight.
Higher level duties emphasize mentoring, program leadership, and collaboration with safety professionals to maintain standards and ensure compliance with DOE directives and NFPA codes.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field with 8+ years of related experience.
- Higher level requires 12 years of related experience or equivalent.
- Active Q Clearance and professional engineer certification are desirable.
- Proven leadership in mentoring junior engineering staff.
Responsibilities
- Provide fire protection and life safety SME technical support to facility management and programmatic groups.
- Prepare and maintain fire hazard analyses and related documentation for complex facilities.
- Conduct plan reviews, project support, and acceptance testing of fire protection systems.
- Sustain and monitor fire protection and loss prevention programs; mentor staff.
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The Engineering Services Division Fire Protection Engineering Group (ES-FPE) is the Laboratory's central fire protection engineering and program support entity, responsible for providing institutional technical direction and support for the Lab's nuclear and nonnuclear facilities and programs. This position will be filled at either Engineering Technologist 3 or 4 level, depending on the skills of the selected candidate. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if the candidate is hired at the higher level. Engineering Technologist 3 ($106,400 - $176,000). The successful candidate will be expected to perform the following duties of this position, but duties are not necessarily limited to:
- Provide fire protection and life safety subject matter expert (SME) technical support.
- to the laboratory facility management and programmatic organizations.
- Prepare and maintain fire hazard analyses and related documentation for complex.
- laboratory, radiological, and nuclear facilities.
- Construction project support, plan review and approval.
- Lab-wide fire alarm system operations and maintenance.
- Wild land fire risk reduction initiatives.
- Performing facility fire protection and life safety system assessments.
- Fire protection and life safety system commissioning, periodic testing and maintenance oversight.
- Preparation of equivalencies and exemptions, development of equivalencies and exemptions to DOE Directives, building and NFPA codes.
- Technical reviews of proposed new activities for fire protection program adherence.
In addition to the duties outlined above, the primary duties of this position include:
- Sustain and monitor fire protection engineering and loss prevention programs.
- Implement facility and program fire protection assessment/surveillance programs.
- Mentoring and technical leadership of staff.
- Interface with nuclear facility safety basis professionals.
- Maintain Laboratory fire protection engineering and maintenance standards.
The Engineering Services Division Fire Protection Engineering Group (ES-FPE) is the Laboratory's central fire protection engineering and program support entity, responsible for providing institutional technical direction and support for the Lab's nuclear and nonnuclear facilities and programs. This position will be filled at either Engineering Technologist 3 or 4 level, depending on the skills of the selected candidate. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if the candidate is hired at the higher level. Engineering Technologist 3 ($106,400 - $176,000). The successful candidate will be expected to perform the following duties of this position, but duties are not necessarily limited to:
- Provide fire protection and life safety subject matter expert (SME) technical support.
- to the laboratory facility management and programmatic organizations.
- Prepare and maintain fire hazard analyses and related documentation for complex.
- laboratory, radiological, and nuclear facilities.
- Construction project support, plan review and approval.
- Lab-wide fire alarm system operations and maintenance.
- Wild land fire risk reduction initiatives.
- Performing facility fire protection and life safety system assessments.
- Fire protection and life safety system commissioning, periodic testing and maintenance oversight.
- Preparation of equivalencies and exemptions, development of equivalencies and exemptions to DOE Directives, building and NFPA codes.
- Technical reviews of proposed new activities for fire protection program adherence.
In addition to the duties outlined above, the primary duties of this position include:
- Sustain and monitor fire protection engineering and loss prevention programs.
- Implement facility and program fire protection assessment/surveillance programs.
- Mentoring and technical leadership of staff.
- Interface with nuclear facility safety basis professionals.
- Maintain Laboratory fire protection engineering and maintenance standards.
- Demonstrative ability to perform detailed technical reviews of fire protection design documents including plans, submittals, project specs and similar documents and provides input back to the design team to ensure design construction meets applicable requirements.
- Advanced experience in effectively communicating compliance concerns both verbally and in writing for management, customers, peers, and/or craft personnel.
- Expert experience in: Design or plans review of fire protection and life safety features of building and of fire protection systems; or Documented assessment, analysis, or evaluation of fire hazards and risks of facilities or processes.
- Proven leadership in supporting and mentoring more junior engineering staff.
- Demonstrated leadership aptitude including clear focus on professional customer service, as well as regulatory compliance.
- Experience in evaluating fire protection needs, concerns, and requirements to solve complex problems through creative problem solving and appropriate compromise.
- Experience in developing processes, program, or project documentation to incorporate and/or implement fire protection or life safety objectives and criteria.
Position requires a Bachelor' Degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology Science, Math or related degree from an accredited institution and 8 years of directly related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.
Position requires a Bachelor' Degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology Science, Math or related degree from an accredited institution and 12 years of directly related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.
- Active Q Clearance
- Certification as Certified Fire Protection Specialist, Certified Plans Examiner, and/or Certified Fire Inspector (NFPA or ICC).
- Professional Engineer (PE) registration.
- Experience with protection of property, assets, and operations as highly-protected risks (HPR); such as FM Global datasheets, or AXA XL property risk guidelines.
- Experience with fire protection and life safety aspects applicable to chemical processes, wet chemistry and laser laboratories, radiological laboratories, high-hazard, and nuclear facilities.
- Reactor or nonreactor nuclear facility experience.
- Knowledge of DOE-O-420.1C, DOE-STD-1066, LANL Engineering Standards Manual, and Conduct of Engineering (CoE) work principles.
The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management.
Regular appointment employees are required to serve a period of continuous service in their current position in order to be eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the time required, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. The position commitment for this position is 1 year.
Due to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China-including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau-as well as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), and the Russian Federation, who are not Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card" holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Located in beautiful northern New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security. Our generous benefits package includes:
- PPO or High Deductible medical insurance with the same large nationwide network
- Dental and vision insurance
- Free basic life and disability insurance
- Paid childbirth and parental leave
- Award-winning 401(k) (6% matching plus 3.5% annually)
- Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
- Flexible schedules and time off (PTO and holidays)
- Onsite gyms and wellness programs
- Extensive relocation packages (outside a 50 mile radius)
Employment with Triad requires a favorable decision by NNSA indicating employee is suitable under NNSA Supplemental Directive 206.2. Please note that this requirement applies only to citizens of the United States. Foreign nationals are subject to a similar requirement under DOE Order 142.3A.
Position will be cleared to this level. Selected applicants will be subject to a background investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Federal Government, and must meet eligibility requirements* for access to classified matter. This position requires a Q clearance. and obtaining such clearance requires US Citizenship except in extremely rare circumstances. Dependent upon the position, additional authorization to access classified information may be required, which may or may not be available to dual citizens. Receipt of a Q clearance and additional access authorization ultimately is a decision of the Federal Government and not of Triad.
- Eligibility requirements: To obtain a clearance, an individual must be at least 18 years of age; U.S. citizenship is required except in very limited circumstances. See DOE Order 472.2 for additional information.
The Laboratory requires successful applicants to complete a new-employment drug test and maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing. Although New Mexico and other states have legalized the use of marijuana, use and possession of marijuana remain illegal under federal law. A positive drug test for marijuana will result in termination of employment, even if the use was pre-offer.
Los Alamos National Laboratory is an equal opportunity employer. All employment practices are based on qualification and merit, without regard to protected categories such as race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status or spousal affiliation, physical or mental disability, medical conditions, pregnancy, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, or citizenship within the limits imposed by federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The Laboratory is also committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request such an accommodation, please send an email to applyhelp@lanl.gov or call (505)-664-6947.
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