Senior Fire Protection Engineer

Stantec; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in Washington seeks a Senior Fire Protection Engineer to lead high-complexity projects within their Fire Protection Engineering Team. The role includes conducting safety reviews, preparing technical reports, and managing multiple concurrent projects while developing staff skills. Strong code knowledge and project leadership experience are essential. This position offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for professional growth and innovation in engineering design.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in handling large fire protection engineering projects.
• Expertise in fire/life safety code reviews and analysis.
• Ability to prepare technical reports and lead presentations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage projects of high complexity.
• Conduct safety code reviews and analyses.
• Engage in design development through various formats.
• Participate in client and project coordination meetings.
• Oversee multiple concurrent projects and ensure quality control.

Skills

Building/fire/life safety code knowledge

Project management

Technical report preparation

Leadership and mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Fire Protection Engineering

Job description

Stantec’s Buildings team is on a mission to become the world’s leading integrated design practice. Our architects, engineers, interior designers, consultants, sustainability specialists, and technologists are passionate about the power of design. Our collaborative culture and our innovative, sustainable approach to projects help us create buildings that matter to our world.

Together, we are enhancing the quality of life globally through design.

Join us and design your place with Stantec.

Your Opportunity

Take the first step towards designing your career with Stantec. As a professional services firm we are seeking a Senior Fire Protection Engineer to join our growing North America Fire Protection Engineering Team. We are better together. Your role as a senior contributor on our professional consulting services team is to work independently on large projects of high complexity, and as a leader of a team or project through all phases of a project lifecycle. You are responsible for assisting with the development and growth of a fire protection engineering group equipped with up-to-date engineering and design tools and innovations, technical and supervisory capabilities and operating procedures to successfully and efficiently execute projects and consulting services resulting in client satisfaction and on-time delivery.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for large projects of high complexity.
• Conduct building/fire/life safety code reviews and analyses.
• Prepare and present technical reports and presentations.
• Engage in design development through sketches, electronic models, diagrams, and other formats.
• Lead project coordination meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, owner and contractor, subcontractors, and vendors.
• Participate in client meetings, value analysis, and basic cost estimating.
• Provide direct supervision to assigned staff; develop staff skills and abilities by providing guidance and mentoring to strengthen technical abilities.
• Conduct quality assurance and quality control on own projects and projects of peers.
• Assist in the development of new standards and specifications for the fire engineering group.
• Develop project scope, budget, and design approach for projects of various sizes and complexities.
• Assist with Business Development activities, including proposal development, presentations, etc.
• Oversee and manage multiple concurrent projects.