Principal Fire Protection Engineer

SOLV Energy; Wyoming (OH); On-site; USD 145,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid vacation/sick/holiday time

Job summary

SOLV Energy is seeking a Principal Fire Protection Engineer to lead fire safety for utility-scale solar, storage, and substation projects. Fully remote, with location details discussed in interview.

You will ensure compliance with codes, standards, and client specs from design through commissioning. You will guide complex fire protection challenges, manage internal and external teams, and coordinate with cross-disciplinary engineers to optimize cost, performance, and constructability across

Qualifications

• 10+ years of fire protection engineering experience, incl. energy infrastructure.
• Licensed P.E. in Fire Protection Engineering preferred.
• Experience with AHJs, fire marshals, and code officials for approvals.
• Strong knowledge of building codes (NFPA, IBC, UL 9540/9540A, UL855).
• Ability to manage or review external consultants and multiple contracts.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert guidance on fire safety challenges and risk mitigation.
• Develop basis-of-design for fire protection systems and scopes of work.
• Lead and participate in standards committees; interface with AHJs and insurers.
• Oversee fire protection EORs, schedules, and budgets; QA/QC 3rd party work.
• Collaborate with electrical/SCADA teams to ensure design consistency.
• Support design optimization, testing, and commissioning; travel as needed.
• Lead owner engagements and provide technical training to SOLV team.

Skills

Fire protection engineering

Energy infrastructure

P.E. license

AHJ experience

NFPA/IBC knowledge

Project management

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Travel availability

Education

Bachelore28099s degree in Fire Protection Engineering

Job description

Job Description Summary

SOLV Energy is a leading provider of infrastructure services to the power industry, designing, building and maintaining utility scale solar, battery storage and high voltage substation projects nationwide.

The Principal Fire Protection Engineer serves as the technical authority and strategic lead for fire and life safety systems across utility-scale energy storage, power, and industrial EPC projects. This role ensures that all fire protection systems meet applicable codes, standards, insurance requirements, and client specifications while supporting safe and cost-effective project delivery from conceptual design through commissioning.

This role is fully remote. Specific location details and expectations will be discussed during the interview process.

Job Description

This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

Position Responsibilities and Duties

Technical Subject Matter Expertise (SME)

• Provide expert-level guidance on complex fire safety challenges and risk mitigation.
• Establish company-wide engineering standards, design criteria, and best practices.
• Lead and actively participate in national fire protection code and standards committees, contributing technical expertise to energy storage fire and life safety codes.
• Serve as primary technical interface with Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs), fire marshals, insurers, and independent engineers on fire and life safety topics while leveraging 3rd party EORs as needed. Travel to attend in-person meetings as required.

Project-level oversight of the BESS fire protection system

• Develop project-specific basis-of-design documents for fire protection systems.
• Develop scopes of work, RFPs, and evaluation criteria for 3rd party fire protection engineers-of-record (EOR) firms and equipment vendors.
• Daily management and oversight of fire protection EORs, including design deliverable schedules and engineering budgets.
• QA/QC of 3rd party work products (Hazard Mitigation Analysis, Emergency Response Plan, Fire Alarm Design, etc.) to ensure consistency with industry standards, SOLV standards, OEM Requirements, and project requirements.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other engineering disciplines (primarily electrical and SCADA) to ensure design consistency and project efficiency.
• Support the fire protection design optimization for cost, performance, and constructability.
• Provide technical support during fire system testing and commissioning.

Leadership

• Lead engagement with Owners as needed to answer relevant questions around fire protection design and strategy.
• Provide technical training to the larger SOLV team as needed.

Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements

• 10+ years of fire protection engineering experience with at least 2 years of energy infrastructure experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering or a closely related discipline (Mechanical, Electrical, or similar) from an accredited institution.
• A license (P.E.) in Fire Protection Engineering is preferred.
• Proven experience working with Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs), including fire marshals and code officials, to secure approvals, ensure regulatory compliance, and successfully navigate permitting, design review, and inspection processes for complex fire protection systems.
• Advanced understanding of fire protection engineering principles.
• Demonstrated experience managing or reviewing work by external engineering consultants, owner’s engineers, or peer review on complex projects.
• Working knowledge of applicable building codes (NFPA, IBC, UL 9540/9540A, UL855 etc.), engineering principles, and industry best practices
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and within a team environment.
• Proven ability to work across disciplines and time zones, and to manage multiple consultant contracts and deliverables in parallel.
• Commitment to safety
• Strong sense of urgency
• Strong communication and project coordination skills
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future.

SOLV Energy Is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At SOLV Energy we celebrate the power of our differences. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplaces that improve our communities. SOLV Energy prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind against an employee or applicant based on race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, or ethnicity, mental or physical disability, veteran status, parental status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Benefits

Employees (and their families) are eligible for medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance. Employees can enroll in our company’s 401(k) plan and are provided vacation, sick and holiday pay.

Compensation Range

$144,963.00 - $173,956.00

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Job Number

J13123