Senior Fire Protection Engineer — Lead Life-Safety Solutions

Coffman Engineers, Inc.; Oregon (WI); On-site; USD 128,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO

Fun office environment

Job summary

Coffman Engineers is seeking a dynamic Fire Protection Engineer with a minimum of eight years of experience to perform consulting services for internal and external clients. You will design, analyze, and implement fire protection and life-safety solutions across diverse projects, collaborating with multiple offices and disciplines to ensure client satisfaction and project profitability.

You will apply ICC/NFPA standards, lead project meetings, and mentor junior staff while advancing professional

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering or related field.
• 6+ years of professional Fire Protection experience.
• 2+ years managing projects.
• P.E. license in Fire Protection Engineering or in process.
• Strong communication and team leadership skills.
• Proficiency in FDS, CONTAM, egress modeling, AutoCAD, Revit, BlueBeam, MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain client relationships and support proposals.
• Manage multiple fire protection projects, including scope, staffing, schedules, budgets, and delivery.
• Provide fire protection and life-safety consulting to architects, developers, owners, government agencies, and insurers.
• Apply ICC codes (IBC, IFC, IMC) and NFPA standards to ensure code compliance.
• Develop fire, smoke control, and pressurization models and analyses.
• Design and review fire alarm, detection, suppression, and smoke control systems.
• Deliver prescriptive and performance-based fire and life safety solutions, including special hazard strategies.
• Conduct site visits and coordinate with AHJs, design teams, and contractors.
• Present design approaches to authorities and lead client and internal project meetings.
• Collaborate across offices and disciplines while managing project profitability.
• Perform technical research and contribute to professional organizations (SFPE, NFPA).

Skills

Project management

Communication

Technical writing

Team leadership

Egress modeling

AutoCAD/Revit

FDS/CONTAM

MS Office

Education

B.S. in Fire Protection Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

BlueBeam

FDS

CONTAM

Job description

Coffman Engineers is seeking a dynamic Fire Protection Engineer with a minimum of eight years of experience to perform consulting services for internal and external clients. You will design, analyze, and implement fire protection and life-safety solutions across diverse projects, collaborating with multiple offices and disciplines to ensure client satisfaction and project profitability.

You will apply ICC/NFPA standards, lead project meetings, and mentor junior staff while advancing professional