Senior Fire Protection Engineer (Hybrid)

Harley Ellis Devereaux (HED); Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Harley Ellis Devereaux (HED) is seeking a Fire Protection Engineer to join our Denver team. You will own portions of project design, documentation, and coordination with minimal supervision, advancing through concept to construction.

The role emphasizes calculations, code research, QAQC, and cross-discipline coordination, with mentoring responsibilities as you grow into leadership. Strong Revit skills and PE licensure are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• P.E. licensure required.
• 5+ years in the AEC industry preferred.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Revit experience required.
• Ability to mentor designers.

Responsibilities

• Lead fire protection design development and calculations across schematic, design development, and construction document phases.
• Independently perform fire protection design tasks - such as calculations, equipment sizing, and code compliance checks - with minimal input.
• Prepare technical documentation for fire protection systems, including system descriptions and narratives, Division 21 specifications, equipment schedules, and redline markups.
• Develop and review fire protection system layouts in Revit in coordination with architectural and structural backgrounds.
• Coordinate fire protection design with internal disciplines and external consultants to resolve design conflicts and progress design.
• Review and respond to fire protection RFIs and submittals with support from lead engineers.
• Perform field verification for fire protection conditions, assist with punch walks, and participate in fire protection construction observation visits.
• Begin mentoring designers and interns in software use, modeling best practices, documentation standards, and calculation basics.
• Participate in internal and external project meetings, and support the preparation of agendas, meeting minutes, and follow-up documentation with a focus on fire protection scope.
• Track and manage hours on assigned work and assist in project planning discussions regarding scope and resource allocation.

Skills

Fire protection

Revit

Design calculations

QA/QC reviews

Leadership potential

Communication skills

BIM coordination

Education

Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Job description

Harley Ellis Devereaux (HED) is seeking a Fire Protection Engineer to join our Denver team. You will own portions of project design, documentation, and coordination with minimal supervision, advancing through concept to construction.

The role emphasizes calculations, code research, QAQC, and cross-discipline coordination, with mentoring responsibilities as you grow into leadership. Strong Revit skills and PE licensure are required.