Senior Fire Protection Federal SME

Poutrix; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 147,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking a Fire Protection Federal Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support the Places Design & Engineering Group. Location is negotiable based on the candidate and will focus on fire protection for U.S.

federal facilities. The role requires a fire protection engineer with extensive experience in facility and site design for federal agencies, and the ability to lead design teams, review packages, and collaborate with client teams.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or fire protection engineering.
• At least 10 years of consulting engineering experience in facility design; 15 or more years preferred.
• Active Professional Engineer license in the United States; licensure in multiple states preferred.
• Extensive experience producing issued-for-construction design packages for federal facilities.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead design teams and mentor junior staff in developing coordinated, construction-ready drawing and specification packages.
• Provide project-level leadership for fire alarm, smoke control, fire suppression, life safety analysis, and related design reviews.
• Apply relevant industry standards, building codes, and safety requirements, including NFPA, NEC, NESC, UL, UFC, and UFGS.
• Use design and modeling software, including Revit, Autodesk Construction Cloud, AutoCAD, HydraCAD, Navisworks, and SpecsIntact.
• Travel to project sites for engineering surveys, fire protection data collection, and collaboration with client teams.
• Design fire protection systems for industrial, commercial, process, electric vehicle assembly, lithium‑ion battery manufacturing, data center, and other facilities.
• Develop project budgets, proposals, schedules, project plans, and staffing plans.
• Review designs, documentation, cost estimates, and related materials for compliance with project scope and quality requirements.
• Establish discipline‑specific design budgets and ensure work is completed on schedule, within budget, and to professional standards.
• Provide technical contributions within areas of qualification and coordinate quality‑control and interdisciplinary reviews.
• Identify, qualify, and pursue potential clients and project opportunities.
• Build professional relationships across federal, state, and local government markets to support business development.

Skills

Strong presentation and communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or fire protection engineering

Active Professional Engineer license in the United States

Tools

Revit

Autodesk Construction Cloud

AutoCAD

HydraCAD

Navisworks

SpecsIntact

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description

Arcadis is seeking a Fire Protection Federal Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support the Places Design & Engineering Group. This role requires a fire protection engineer with extensive experience in facility and site design for U.S. federal agencies. The position’s location is negotiable based on the candidate.

Arcadis supports the following federal agencies, among others:

• ANG, Air National Guard
• USAF, U.S. Air Force
• USACE, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• NAVFAC, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command
• USMC, U.S. Marine Corps
• USCG, U.S. Coast Guard
• GSA, General Services Administration
• DOE, U.S. Department of Energy
• DHS, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation
• DOS, U.S. Department of State

Role accountabilities

• Lead design teams and mentor junior staff in developing coordinated, construction-ready drawing and specification packages.
• Provide project-level leadership for fire alarm, smoke control, fire suppression, life safety analysis, and related design reviews.
• Apply relevant industry standards, building codes, and safety requirements, including NFPA, NEC, NESC, UL, UFC, and UFGS.
• Use design and modeling software, including Revit, Autodesk Construction Cloud, AutoCAD, HydraCAD, Navisworks, and SpecsIntact.
• Travel to project sites for engineering surveys, fire protection data collection, and collaboration with client teams.
• Design fire protection systems for industrial, commercial, process, electric vehicle assembly, lithium‑ion battery manufacturing, data center, and other facilities.
• Develop project budgets, proposals, schedules, project plans, and staffing plans.
• Review designs, documentation, cost estimates, and related materials for compliance with project scope and quality requirements.
• Establish discipline‑specific design budgets and ensure work is completed on schedule, within budget, and to professional standards.
• Provide technical contributions within areas of qualification and coordinate quality‑control and interdisciplinary reviews.
• Identify, qualify, and pursue potential clients and project opportunities.
• Build professional relationships across federal, state, and local government markets to support business development.

Qualifications & Experience

• U.S. citizenship.
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or fire protection engineering.
• At least 10 years of consulting engineering experience in facility design; 15 or more years preferred.
• Active Professional Engineer license in the United States; licensure in multiple states preferred.
• Extensive experience producing issued-for-construction design packages for federal facilities.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills‑based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to a policy of non‑discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• EAP
• 401K
• STD
• LTD
• AD&D
• life insurance
• paid parental leave
• reward & recognition program
• wellbeing benefits
• adoption assistance
• tuition reimbursement

We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year.

The salary range for this position is $147,312 - $220,968. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.