Senior Fire Protection Engineer

Enercon Services, Inc.; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Enercon Services, Inc. in Fort Worth, TX seeks a Senior Fire Protection Engineer to provide technical leadership, ensure NFPA code compliance, and guide multi-discipline project teams.

Join our diverse group and contribute to successful designs, field support, and ongoing growth. The role involves developing fire protection design studies, reviewing sprinkler calculations, performing hazard analyses, and mentoring junior staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in fire protection engineering from an accredited university.
• Minimum 10 years designing fire protection systems.
• Nuclear engineering experience required.
• Professional Engineer license required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate across disciplines to ensure integrated fire protection design.
• Develop design studies and sprinkler calculations.
• Lead project teams and mentor junior engineers.
• Travel up to 10% to project sites.

Skills

Fire protection design

NFPA codes proficiency

Project leadership

Field engineering

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Fire Protection Engineering

Professional Engineering License (PE)

Nuclear engineering experience

Tools

Word

Excel

AutoSprink

Job description

Overview

Join ENERCON as a Senior Fire Protection Engineer. In this role, you will provide technical expertise, ensure compliance with NFPA codes and deliver project guidance to multi-disciplined project teams. Collaborate with a diverse team, analyze hazards, develop solutions, and drive growth in our company. From reviewing designs to hands‑on field work, every day brings new challenges and opportunities for success. This exciting role can be located in the following locations:

• Kennesaw, GA (Suburb of Atlanta)
• Fort Worth, TX
• Remote will be considered for Principal Engineers
  

Overview

Join ENERCON as a Senior Fire Protection Engineer. In this role, you will provide technical expertise, ensure compliance with NFPA codes and deliver project guidance to multi-disciplined project teams. Collaborate with a diverse team, analyze hazards, develop solutions, and drive growth in our company. From reviewing designs to hands‑on field work, every day brings new challenges and opportunities for success. This exciting role can be located in the following locations:

• Kennesaw, GA (Suburb of Atlanta)
• Fort Worth, TX
• Remote will be considered for Principal Engineers
  

Responsibilities

Our engineers have the opportunity to collaborate with interdisciplinary partners, coordinate with diverse engineering teams and ensure project success. A typical day may include developing fire suppression design studies, preparing or reviewing sprinkler calculations, performing fire hazard analyses, attending project meetings, performing a walkdown, and mentoring junior employees. We help you apply your skills and previous experience to exciting and important projects. You will also need to:

• Collaborate Across Disciplines: Since the fire protection system design can also impact the mechanical, civil, and electrical design, you will need to act as a bridge between the engineering teams, ensuring seamless integration and coordination across all project disciplines
• Shape Project Success: Provide technical guidance to project teams concerning NFPA code requirements and operational considerations. Develop innovative design studies, define project scopes, and create accurate engineering estimates to drive project excellence. Overall goal is client satisfaction and assisting in the growth in the fire protection services sector of ENERCON
• Master Procurement and Installation: Draft detailed specifications for fire protection equipment, evaluate vendor bids, and select top‑tier solutions to meet project needs. Participate in reviewing and checking designs, drawings and data prepared by other engineers or subcontractors
• Think Creatively: Bring fresh perspectives and innovative solutions to solve complex technical challenges and push projects forward
• Be Hands‑On in the Field: Travel to project sites, conduct walkdowns, oversee installations, and support start‑up activities and testing to ensure quality and compliance
• Provide Technical Expertise: Identify the applicable design criteria in fire protection engineering. Perform work requiring the application of basic technical principles, theories, standards and concepts. This will include reading and understanding design drawings and technical specifications as necessary to support preparation of project deliverables, such as calculations, specifications, and engineering evaluations
  

Qualifications

This position covers a range of internal levels. Minimum qualifications for our senior level position are shown below:

• Bachelor's Degree in fire protection engineering from an accredited university
• Experience in the nuclear engineering industry is required
• Minimum 10 years of experience with design of fire protection systems, fire hazard analyses, code compliance evaluations, etc.
• Minimum of 2 years of leadership experience as a manager
• Professional Engineering License is required
• Excellent writing, presentation and oral communication skills
• Ability to be an individual contributor and work effectively in teams
• Proficient in Word, Excel, HASS (or similar such as AutoSprink)
• Approximate travel of 10% as needed

Compensation Range

USD $100,000.00 - USD $185,000.00 /Yr.

Additional Information

ENERCON Services, Inc. (ENERCON) is powered by people who make a difference. We offer rewarding careers in a culture built on excellence, innovation, and growth.

The compensation range listed is a good‑faith estimate of the compensation expected for this position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be determined based on job‑related skills, experience, geographic location, and internal equity.

Some positions may be performed remotely in one or more U.S. states. Compensation is aligned with applicable pay transparency requirements and reflects expected compensation at the time of posting.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future employer sponsorship. We ask all candidates this question to better understand work authorization and any potential sponsorship needs. Employment is contingent upon passing pre‑employment and random drug/alcohol screenings, background checks, and annual motor vehicle record reviews per company and client policies.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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