Senior Fire Protection Engineer – Lead Complex Projects

Stantec; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 121,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision plan

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Vacation days

Sick leave

Job summary

Stantec’s Buildings team invites a Senior Fire Protection Engineer to join our North America Fire Protection Engineering Team. You will lead on high-complexity projects, supervise staff, and ensure quality across the project lifecycle, drawing on NFPA and building code expertise to deliver safe, code-compliant designs.

You’ll collaborate with clients, perform code reviews, and contribute to cost estimation and design strategies while mentoring junior engineers.

Qualifications

• Requisite knowledge, interpretation, and application of Building codes and NFPA standards.
• Strong knowledge of fire suppression.
• Checks the work of others for accuracy and completeness and manages time to meet project budget and schedule.
• Participates and collaborates in project team setting with internal and external clients.
• Strong technical writing, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Requires understanding of Microsoft Office Suite, Revit, AutoCAD.
• Experience with CFD modeling software (i.e. FDS, ASCOS) is preferred but not required.
• Experience performing site visits and creating field reports and “punch lists”.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for large projects of high complexity.
• Conduct building and fire code reviews.
• 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.
• Develop project scope, budget, and design approach for projects of various sizes and complexities.
• Oversee and manage multiple concurrent projects.

Skills

NFPA standards

Building codes

Fire suppression

Staff supervision

MS Office

Revit

AutoCAD

CFD modeling

Education

Bachelor’s in Fire Protection Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE)

Masters in Fire Protection

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

CFD software (FDS ASCOS)

Job description

Stantec’s Buildings team invites a Senior Fire Protection Engineer to join our North America Fire Protection Engineering Team. You will lead on high-complexity projects, supervise staff, and ensure quality across the project lifecycle, drawing on NFPA and building code expertise to deliver safe, code-compliant designs.

You’ll collaborate with clients, perform code reviews, and contribute to cost estimation and design strategies while mentoring junior engineers.