Senior Fire Protection Engineer, Team Lead

Job Juncture; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Job Juncture is assisting in recruiting a Senior Fire Protection Engineer to lead the Atlanta FP team on data center projects. The role requires managing design from schematic to construction, coordinating with architects and other disciplines, and training junior designers in a hybrid office-based environment.

The ideal candidate will have 10+ years in fire protection design, NFPA expertise, and proficiency with Revit/AutoCAD. PE license preferred; relocation not required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in fire protection, mechanical, or electrical engineering.
• 10+ years of fire suppression and alarm design experience at a consulting firm.
• Experience leading projects and supervising designers.
• NFPA 13, 20, 72, and 75 knowledge.
• Proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD, and hydraulic calculation software.
• PE license preferred.
• Data center or mission-critical experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Atlanta fire protection team, assign and schedule project work, and train designers.
• Manage fire protection design on data center projects from schematic through construction.
• Design water-based suppression, clean agent, and smoke control systems.
• Design fire alarm and emergency comms systems, including early warning smoke detection.
• Prepare fire protection drawings and specs in Revit and AutoCAD.
• Run hydraulic calculations and review team output before issue.
• Evaluate existing fire protection and alarm systems on renovations.
• Coordinate with architects, owners, contractors, and other MEP disciplines.
• Provide construction administration including site visits and submittal reviews.

Skills

Fire protection design

Data center experience

NFPA knowledge

Revit

AutoCAD

Hydraulic calculations

Construction administration

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in fire protection, mechanical, or electrical engineering

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Hydraulic calculation software

Job description

Senior Fire Protection Engineer, Team Lead

Salary: $150,000 - $190,000 per year

Location: Atlanta, GA

Posted: October 16 2026

Relocation Assistance: Not Available

About our client

Our client is an independently owned MEP/FP engineering firm with offices in several U.S. markets. They have a dedicated fire protection engineering group and a large mission critical practice that designs data centers for hyperscale, colocation, and enterprise clients.

The role

The Senior Fire Protection Engineer will lead the firm's two-person fire protection team in Atlanta. Most of the team's work is data center projects, with local university campus work alongside it. The role also works with fire protection staff in the firm's other offices on shared projects.

The position is based in Atlanta, GA, and is hybrid with three days a week in the office.

What you would be doing

• Lead the Atlanta fire protection team, assign and schedule its project work, and train the designers on it


• Manage fire protection design on data center projects from schematic design through construction administration


• Design water-based suppression (sprinkler, pre-action, standpipe, and fire pump), clean agent, and smoke control systems


• Design fire alarm and emergency communication systems, including early warning smoke detection


• Prepare fire protection drawings and specifications in Revit and AutoCAD


• Run and check hydraulic calculations, and review the team's work before it is issued


• Evaluate existing fire protection and alarm systems on renovation and expansion projects


• Coordinate with architects, owners, contractors, and the other MEP disciplines


• Provide construction administration, including site visits, submittal reviews, and responses to contractor questions


• Support fire protection projects led out of the firm's other offices

What we are looking for

• Bachelor's degree in fire protection, mechanical, or electrical engineering


• 10 or more years of fire suppression and alarm design experience at a consulting engineering firm


• Experience leading projects and supervising designers


• Working knowledge of NFPA 13, 20, 72, and 75


• Proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD, and hydraulic calculation software


• Professional Engineer license preferred


• Data center or other mission critical experience preferred