Senior Aviation Plumbing & Fire Protection Engineer

Buro Happold Limited; Washington (District of Columbia, VA); Hybrid; USD 151,000 - 212,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits package

Annual discretionary bonus

Generous PTO (5 weeks) and 10 holidays

401k with company match

Hybrid working & summer hours

License renewal reimbursements

Job summary

Buro Happold is seeking an Associate Principal Plumbing & Fire Protection Engineer to lead aviation projects in Washington, DC. This hybrid role combines technical leadership, client liaison, and project delivery across scope, budgets, schedules, and resources.

You will guide concept and preliminary engineering, develop technical specifications, and manage multidisciplinary teams while applying FAA requirements and industry best practices to achieve client objectives.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in plumbing and fire protection engineering.
• 10+ years of aviation experience.
• Extensive experience in plumbing and fire protection engineering and project delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to manage project scope, budgets, schedules, and resources.
• Strong client relationship management and business development skills.
• Strong understanding of FAA requirements, airport operational constraints, and industry best practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and project leadership on complex aviation projects.
• Communicate directly with clients and develop strong, lasting client relationships.
• Manage project scope, budgets, schedules, and resources.
• Organize technical and financial proposals for new work and contribute to business development activities.
• Manage the workload of Project Discipline Engineers and Technicians, including verification of quality.
• Take responsibility for concept and preliminary engineering solutions for detailed design and prepare technical specifications.
• Monitor the financial performance of jobs.
• Set up and manage job/project administrative systems, including planning and monitoring job resourcing and expenditure, adjusting these as necessary.
• Apply a strong understanding of FAA requirements, airport operational constraints, and aviation industry best practices throughout project delivery.
• Keep senior staff informed of important and relevant service/design decisions and ensure the objectives of the client are achieved.
• Continually ensure practices, policies, strategy, and services represent the client’s best interests and that Buro Happold policy is in keeping with current legislation and relevant building codes.

Skills

Plumbing & Fire Protection

Aviation experience

Project delivery

Client relationship management

FAA requirements knowledge

PE preferred

Revit

HydroCAD

HASS

US/international project experience

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

Tools

Revit

HydroCAD

HASS

Job description

Buro Happold is seeking an Associate Principal Plumbing & Fire Protection Engineer to lead aviation projects in Washington, DC. This hybrid role combines technical leadership, client liaison, and project delivery across scope, budgets, schedules, and resources.

You will guide concept and preliminary engineering, develop technical specifications, and manage multidisciplinary teams while applying FAA requirements and industry best practices to achieve client objectives.