Senior Fire Protection Engineer — Remote & Travel

The Building People; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Rx

Dental

Vision

Flexible Spending Accounts

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance/AD&D

Long Term Disability and Short-Term DI

Job summary

The Building People, LLC is seeking a Senior Fire Protection Engineer for a full-time role. The position allows remote schedules for the right candidate with travel to DHA facilities.

Responsibilities include designing and reviewing fire protection systems, leading the Infrastructure team, and ensuring code compliance across DHA projects. Travel 6–12 times yearly and background checks are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Fire Protection Engineering.
• Minimum five years practical experience in design/construction; three of last four years must be recent.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain security clearance.
• Willingness to travel approximately 6–12 times per year.

Responsibilities

• Designs and reviews fire protection systems including detection, alarms, and suppression components.
• Leads the Engineering Infrastructure team on fire protection activities for DHA projects.
• Uses CAD/BIM and fire protection codes to produce plans, docs, hydraulics, and specs.
• Ensures compliance with AHJ, Joint Commission, DoD standards.
• Performs field inspections and prepares technical reports and presentations.
• Coordinates with PMs to support facility modifications and project scope.

Skills

Fire protection design

Project leadership

Code compliance

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Fire Protection Engineering

Tools

CAD/BIM

Job description

The Building People, LLC, has a position open for a full-time Senior Fire Protection Engineer. The role offers remote schedules for the right candidate with required travel to DHA facilities.

Job Description:

• Designs and reviews fire protection systems that include detection mechanisms, alarms and notifications, and fire suppression components. Prepares schematic documents, design development documents, and construction documents.


• Coordinates and provides leadership to the Engineering Infrastructure team in all matters related to fire protection systems in support of the MHS mission. Plans and directs engineering activity projects related to fire safety.


• Uses a broad range of CAD/BIM and other software and fire protection code/standards to provide the plans, specification, hydraulic calculations, material lists, fabrication details, and other documentation for DHA/FE and DHA/FOB projects.


• Meets all required state and local codes, authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) requirements, Joint Commission for Healthcare Accreditation, and DoD standards in the development of fire protection systems.


• Conducts building fire protection, code, and life safety evaluations.


• Prepares and presents technical reports and presentations. Performs field analysis with associated reports and presentations.


• Performs functional testing and commissioning for government acceptance of systems delivered through the point-by-point verification of design, installation, functionality and performance of existing and newly installed fire protection equipment and systems.


• Coordinates with project managers to support facility modifications and other projects to ensure scope and specification compliance for major and minor projects involving fire protection equipment and systems.


• Evaluate proposed projects and technical solutions based on need, code compliance, effectiveness, and life cycle cost.


• Answer technical Requests for Information (RFIs) in accordance with codes, regulations, and DHA policy and procedures.


• Travel to sites to investigate open requirement packages and conduct detailed inspections of existing conditions of equipment, evaluate the effectiveness of current maintenance procedures, and confirm the use of correct operational practices.


• Provide a comprehensive and formal travel report detailing the observations, findings, and recommendations conveyed in a technical manner that remains consumable by a non-engineer.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Fire Protection Engineering.


• Demonstrated minimum of five (5) year practical experience in the design/construction field. Practical experience is defined as having the direct responsibility for execution of design, construction, major repair, or management of mechanical infrastructure systems. Three years of this experience must have occurred in the last four years to qualify as recent.


• Must be a U.S. citizen


• Ability to obtain security clearance is required


• Travel approximately 6-12 times per year

Preferred Skills:

• PE highly preferred.


• Multifaceted skills and extensive practical experience in the mechanical trade discipline necessary to accurately analyze plans, data, designs, operations and maintenance practices and the management thereof.


• Possess those skills necessary to facilitate the development of estimates and makes recommendations for repairs, sustainment, and optimizations of building infrastructure systems.


• Knowledgeable of local, municipal, and federal building codes, criteria, and standards.

*Salary offered will be commensurate with the candidate's experience, qualifications, and certifications.

*Our positions may require a background screening and clearance directly from the Government.

*Please note that telework arrangements are subject to change based on customer requirements.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Competitive benefits for eligible employees include:

• Medical & Rx


• Dental


• Vision


• Flexible Spending Accounts


• 401(k) Retirement Plan


• Life Insurance/AD&D


• Long Term Disability and Short-Term Disability


• Paid Time Off


• Holiday Pay

All positions require a background check after acceptance of our offer. The selected candidate will be eligible to begin employment before the background check has been finalized. However, continued employment will be contingent upon the results of your reference/background check from The Building People, LLC. Your position may require special credentialing, clearance, and access as a condition of employment. In the event the government or client does not sponsor or approve your clearance, it may result in termination of your employment.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.

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