Plumbing and Fire Protection Engineer

Legence; Boston, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

CMTA’s Boston office seeks a Plumbing and Fire Protection Engineer with a minimum of five years' experience in plumbing and fire protection design. You will collaborate with our Fire Protection and Plumbing Engineers on energy-efficient projects for diverse clients.

Responsibilities include designing systems from design through construction administration, producing detailed layouts, calculations, and narratives, and guiding staff on best practices.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of plumbing and fire protection design experience.
• Strong communication skills and client interaction abilities.
• Experience with energy-efficient projects and life-safety design.

Responsibilities

• Design plumbing piping and equipment for buildings, including pressurized gases and fire protection systems.
• Produce detailed layouts for fire protection systems (pumps, mains, standpipes, sprinklers).
• Develop Life Safety, Fire Alarm, and Fire suppression plans with calculations and narratives.
• Interpret blueprints and schematics; review submittals for conformance.
• Coordinate with owners, clients, and architects; guide staff engineers on energy-efficient designs.

Job description

CMTA's Boston office is seeking a Plumbing and Fire Protection Engineer with at least 5 years of experience in plumbing design and fire protection design. This person will work closely with our Fire Protection and Plumbing Engineers on energy efficient projects for various clients. Our ideal candidate should be a self‑motivated individual with a technical background who thrives on resolving challenges, assisting clients, and leading all phases of the project.

This position entails providing workable solutions designing plumbing and fire protection systems for buildings from the design phase through the construction administration phase as needed.

Responsibilities could involve the following:

• Plumbing design of piping and equipment selection for plumbing, pressurized gasses and fire protection systems for building design.
• Produce detailed layout and equipment details of fire protection/sprinkler systems including fire pumps, mains, standpipes, flow controls and sprinkler head layout.
• Produce Life Safety, Fire Alarm, and Fire suppression plans along with the required calculations, specifications, and project narratives for federal projects.
• Reading and interpreting blueprints, technical drawings, and schematics.
• Generating electronic response to questions and reviews.
• Attending meetings with owners, clients, and architects.
• Providing guidance to staff engineers as to the appropriate energy efficient designs to be implemented in various projects.
• Reviewing contractor submittals and shop drawings to determine conformance with contract documents and applicable Codes.
• Evaluating, selecting and applying standard engineering techniques, procedures, and calculations to perform equipment research, piping layout, and pipe sizing.
• Conferring with other engineers and other personnel to implement operating procedures; resolve system deficiencies, and provide technical information.
• Researching and analyzing client design proposal specifications, manuals, and other criteria to evaluate the feasibility, cost, and maintenance requirements of the design or application.
• Specifying system components or directing modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance.
• Developing client relations through feedback to design engineers on customer concerns and needs.

Desired Experience:

• 1 - 4 years of experience
• Knowledge of building life safety, fire, mechanical and plumbing codes including ICC Standards, NFPA Codes and Standards, FM Global, and Federal Standards (UFC, GSA, VA)
• Excellent communication skills
• AutoCAD and REVIT proficiency
• MS Office proficiency, and
• Ability to travel across the country for field work at client sites
• Knowledge or familiarity with Performance-based design requirements for life safety and fire protection systems
• Ability to plan and direct contractor activities during system testing and start-up of life safety and fire protection systems

Desired Education:

• Bachelor's Degree or Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Fire Protection Engineering, Architectural Engineering or Certificate in Engineering
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) or Engineer in Training (EIT) in preferred

Salary Range: $90,000 - $110,000. This role is also eligible for an annual performance‑based bonus. Bonus eligibility and payout are determined by role, individual performance, and company performance, and are not guaranteed.

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