Senior Fire & Life Safety Engineering Lead

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

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.