Lead Consultant - Fire and Life Safety Engineering

WSP in the U.S.; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 115,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in the U.S. seeks an experienced Lead Consultant - Fire and Life Safety Engineering for our Denver, CO office.

You will lead the Fire & Life Safety specialty practice, apply code expertise (ICC/NFPA) to complex projects and interface with clients throughout the design process. The role emphasizes mentoring junior staff and developing fire protection strategies, including sprinklers, detection, smoke management, and egress, while coordinating with architects and owners on large-scale

Qualifications

• 7 to 10 years of relevant post education experience in engineering discipline and prior fire and life safety design experience.
• Bachelor or Master of Science Degree in Fire Protection Engineering, or related engineering discipline with a P.E. license
• Professional Engineering (PE) license.
• Supervisory experience is highly desirable.
• Experience in fire protection engineering design applications.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Interpret building code, life safety, and fire code requirements (ICC/NFPA).
• Negotiate with authorities having jurisdiction on fire safety designs and proposals.
• Review architectural drawings for code compliance.
• Produce fire and life safety strategy documents for design process.
• Design fire protection and life safety systems (sprinklers, detection, alarms, smoke management, egress).
• Commissioning of fire protection and life safety systems.
• Interface with clients and organize in-house resources.
• Follow QC review processes for project documentation.
• Develop project proposals and budgets.
• Conduct financial management of projects.
• Mentor junior staff.
• Prepare technical reports/specifications.
• Participate in department initiatives.
• Contribute to business development of the company.

Skills

Fire protection design

Leadership / supervision

Code interpretation (IBC/NFPA)

Client interfacing

Education

Bachelor or Master of Science Degree in Fire Protection Engineering

P.E. license

Job description

Job Description

WSP, a world-class multi-disciplinary engineering consulting firm, is seeking an experienced Lead Consultant - Fire and Life Safety Engineering for our Denver, CO office. We work closely with architects and owners from around the world on large, complex projects with a focus on sustainability and energy performance of the built environment. Our engineers work on high quality, high-profile, national and international projects. The Lead Consultant will be an integral member of our national Fire & Life Safety specialty practice. It is anticipated that this position will be responsible as a subject matter expert regarding applicable Codes.

Your Impact

• Interpretation of building code, life safety, and fire code requirements. This will include familiarity with both ICC and NFPA codes, including IBC and NFPA 101.
• Negotiating with authorities having jurisdiction on fire safety designs and proposals.
• Review of architectural drawings for compliance with building and fire code requirements.
• Producing fire and life safety strategy documents with limited guidance to inform and support the chosen building form throughout the design process.
• Design of fire protection and life safety systems including automatic fire sprinkler systems, fire detection and alarm systems, smoke management systems, and egress systems.
• Commissioning of fire protection and life safety systems in commercial, institutional and industrial facilities.
• Directly interfacing with clients.
• Organizing in-house resources.
• Following quality control review processes of all project documentation.
• Developing project proposals and budgets.
• Conducting financial management of all projects.
• Mentoring junior staff.
• Preparing technical reports/specifications.
• Participating in department initiatives.
• Contributing to the overall business development of the company.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• 7 to 10 years of relevant post education experience in engineering discipline and prior fire and life safety design experience.
• Bachelor or Master of Science Degree in Fire Protection Engineering, or related engineering discipline with a P.E. license
• Professional Engineering (PE) license.
• Supervisory experience is highly desirable.
• Experience in fire protection engineering design applications.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Health Care experience

WSP Benefits

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation

Expected Salary (Colorado only): $115,200 - $120,000 WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position within the state of Colorado, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

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