Lead Consultant - Fire and Life Safety Engineering

WSP; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 115,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement savings

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

WSP is seeking an experienced Lead Consultant - Fire and Life Safety Engineering for our Denver, CO office. You will serve as a subject matter expert on codes (ICC/NFPA) and lead fire protection system design, review drawings, and coordinate with clients.

This role entails mentoring staff, developing proposals, and managing budgets. The position requires a PE license, a degree in Fire Protection Engineering or related field, and strong communication skills.

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 and NFPA, including IBC and NFPA 101).
• Negotiate with authorities having jurisdiction on fire safety designs and proposals.
• Review architectural drawings for compliance with building and fire code requirements.
• Produce fire and life safety strategy documents to inform design decisions.
• Design fire protection and life safety systems (sprinklers, detection, smoke management, egress).
• Commissioning of fire protection and life safety systems in various facilities.
• Directly interface with clients and organize in-house resources.
• Develop project proposals and budgets; manage project financials.

Skills

Fire protection

Code interpretation

Project leadership

Client interfacing

Budget management

Mentoring

Education

P.E. license

Fire Protection Engineering degree

Job description

This Opportunity

WSP, a world-class multi-disciplinary engineering consulting firm, is seeking an experienced Lead Consultant - Fire and Life Safety Engineeringfor our Denver, COoffice. 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 regardingapplicable 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 a 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.

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