Senior Fire Protection Engineering Consultant

Michael Baker International; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 229,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Fire Protection Engineering Consultant, where your expertise will drive innovative solutions in fire protection. This role offers the opportunity to manage projects from start to finish, ensuring client satisfaction while collaborating with a dedicated team. You'll leverage over 15 years of experience to deliver high-quality designs and maintain compliance with building codes. Enjoy the flexibility of remote or hybrid work options while contributing to impactful projects across various industries. If you're passionate about engineering and client management, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401k Retirement Plan

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Life and disability insurance

Generous paid time off

Commuter benefits

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered Professional Engineer in Fire Protection required.
• 15+ years of experience in fire protection system design.
• Knowledge of IBC, NFPA codes is essential.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for project delivery and client satisfaction.
• Perform hydraulic calculations and analyze life safety requirements.
• Coordinate designs with other engineering disciplines.

Skills

Fire Protection Engineering

Project Management

Client Management

Hydraulic Calculations

Building Code Compliance

Education

BS in Fire Protection Engineering

MS in Fire Protection Engineering

Tools

Hydraulic Design Software

Job description

WHO WE ARE

Michael Baker International is a leading provider of Architecture, Engineering, and Consulting services , including design, planning, environmental, construction and program management. The company provides its comprehensive range of services and solutions to support U.S. federal, state, and municipal governments, foreign allied governments, and a wide range of private sector commercial clients. Michael Baker's more than 4,900 employees across nearly 90 office locations are committed to a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technological advancement to help solve challenges for clients and communities throughout the country. To learn more, visit https://mbakerintl.com/ .

INTEGRATED DESIGN and ADVISORY

The Integrated Design and Advisory business vertical is one of the business verticals at Michael Baker International with more than 850 professional located across the country. Established as a national professional and consulting services delivery platform, we unite architecture and engineering design expertise with strategic advisory services to deliver holistic and innovative solutions that address the business and project objectives of our clients. We serve clients across various sectors, including industrial, defense contractors, data centers, aerospace, life sciences, healthcare, higher education, aviation, rail and transit, and the federal government.

Integrated Design leverages the early involvement of all project stakeholders and key disciplines such as mechanical, electrical, plumbing, structural and fire protection (MEP+S+FP) engineering, as well as architecture and planning. Our Advisory capabilities include providing solutions across the project life cycle along with resilience services. This offering showcases the firm's expertise in areas such as strategic consulting, planning, cybersecurity, building controls, cost management, commissioning, program management, construction support, building information modeling, digital twins, emergency response, disaster recovery, operational continuity, energy resiliency and more.

Over the past 85 years, Michael Baker has built a legacy of expertise, experience, innovation and integrity as we partner with our clients to solve complex built environment and critical infrastructure challenges. We have achieved success as a company by employing a solutions-oriented mindset and continually evolving our capabilities to best serve our clients. The Integrated Design and Advisory business vertical supports our long-term growth strategy, enhanced capabilities and unique areas of expertise that focus on high performance buildings, intelligent systems and critical infrastructure. We are focused on a holistic approach, informed decision-making and innovative solutions for our clients. This supports our goal to aggressively pursue, win and execute large, complex projects for government and private sector clients, as well as expand into new markets.

DESCRIPTION
Michael Baker International is seeking a Senior Fire Protection Engineering Consultant to join our team. The Fire Protection Engineer will be a 'Doer/Seller' in the Southern California region as a client manager. They will be responsible for project delivery, client satisfaction, and they will be supported by the full MBI Fire Protection Engineering team.

Projects and clients include all aspects of fire protection engineering design from 'cradle to grave'. This includes the responsibilities of proposal preparation, complete system design, site evaluations, and testing and commissioning of systems. Typical projects and types of systems include fire sprinklers, fire pumps, high expansion foam, clean agent systems, fire alarm and mass notification systems. Industries include Department of Defense (DoD), Data Centers, Industrial and Manufacturing, and commercial clients.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Business development and client management
• Be responsible for proposal preparation, project budgets and project work schedules
• Perform hydraulic calculations for sprinkler and fire pump design
• Analyze life safety requirements for buildings, including building code compliance, occupant load calculations and egress analysis
• Perform on-site system evaluations and perform final system testing
• Coordinate designs with other engineering disciplines

Business Development:

• Grow revenue from existing client base through ensuring high quality work products and regular client interactions.
• Attend local industry events to create and maintain networking connections.
• Identify and win new work from new and existing clients.

Client Management:

• Communicate with clients to understand their needs and provide technical expertise.
• Present project proposals and updates to clients.
• Ensure client satisfaction through effective project delivery.

Required Qualifications:

• Registered Professional Engineer in Fire Protection
• 15+ years professional experience
• BS or MS in Fire Protection Engineering or related field
• Experience in fire protection system design including: fire sprinkler systems, fire pumps, clean agent systems, high expansion foam systems, fire alarm and mass notification systems
• Experience in computer generated hydraulic design
• Knowledge and experience of building and design codes, specifically IBC, NFPA 101, NFPA 13 and NFPA 72
• US Citizen Required

COMPENSATION
The approximate compensation range for this position is $131,634 to $228,048. This compensation range is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation is dependent upon factors such as education, qualifications, experience, skillset, and physical work location.

WORKPLACE FLEXIBILITY

This position can be remote or hybrid, for a candidate located in the Southern California region of the United States.

BENEFITS
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Life, AD&D, short-term, and long-term disability
• Professional and personal development
• Generous paid time off
• Commuter and wellness benefits

About us

Michael Baker International, a leading provider of engineering and consulting services, including design, planning, architectural, environmental, construction and program management, has been solving some of the world's most complex infrastructure challenges for more than 80 years with a legacy of expertise, experience, innovation and integrity.

Based in Pittsburgh and with nearly 100 offices nationwide, we partner with clients on everything from roads, bridges, tunnels, mass transit, and airports, to water treatment plants, arctic oil pipelines, environmental restoration and specialized overseas construction. We serve as a trusted adviser to the communities we serve, making them safer, more accessible, more sustainable and more prosperous.

We provide visionary leadership in facilitating transformational change for our clients. Our work delivers differentiating innovations and dedicated experts who challenge the status quo and share a world of diverse experience and an impassioned entrepreneurial spirit. We deliver quality of life.

We Make a Difference.

Michael Baker International is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Michael Baker International provides equal employment opportunity for all persons, in all facets of employment. Michael Baker International maintains a drug-free workpla ce and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for any open position for which they feel they are qualified and all will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status.

EEO is the Law. Applicants to and employees of Michael Baker International are protected under Federal law from discrimination.

*It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Michael Baker International is seeking aSenior Fire Protection Engineering Consultantto join our team. The Fire Protection Engineer will be a 'Doer/Seller' in the New England region as a client manager. They will be responsible for project delivery, client satisfaction, and they will be supported by the full MBI Fire Protection Engineering team.