Senior Fire Protection Engineering Technologist

Los Alamos National Laboratory; Los Alamos (NM); On-site; USD 106,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental & Vision

Life & Disability

Parental leave

401(k) plan

Tuition assistance

PTO & holidays

Onsite gym

Job summary

Los Alamos National Laboratory is seeking an Engineering Technologist at level 3 or 4 to support fire protection and life safety across our nuclear and nonnuclear facilities in Los Alamos, NM. The role includes technical reviews, hazard analyses, plan reviews, and program oversight.

Higher level duties emphasize mentoring, program leadership, and collaboration with safety professionals to maintain standards and ensure compliance with DOE directives and NFPA codes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field with 8+ years of related experience.
• Higher level requires 12 years of related experience or equivalent.
• Active Q Clearance and professional engineer certification are desirable.
• Proven leadership in mentoring junior engineering staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide fire protection and life safety SME technical support to facility management and programmatic groups.
• Prepare and maintain fire hazard analyses and related documentation for complex facilities.
• Conduct plan reviews, project support, and acceptance testing of fire protection systems.
• Sustain and monitor fire protection and loss prevention programs; mentor staff.

Skills

Fire protection SME

Technical reviews

Leadership

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

NFPA codes

DOE Directives

CoE processes

Job description

Los Alamos National Laboratory is seeking an Engineering Technologist at level 3 or 4 to support fire protection and life safety across our nuclear and nonnuclear facilities in Los Alamos, NM. The role includes technical reviews, hazard analyses, plan reviews, and program oversight.

Higher level duties emphasize mentoring, program leadership, and collaboration with safety professionals to maintain standards and ensure compliance with DOE directives and NFPA codes.