Senior Fire Protection Engineer

Client: A client in the engineering consulting industry

Location: Dallas, TX

Work mode: On-site

Work authorization: US Citizen/Permanent Resident

Relocation: Not available

Openings: 1

The right candidate will have work history that includes performing consulting services for external and internal clients utilizing fire protection engineering technical skills, with extensive experience delivering comprehensive fire and life safety consulting services across a wide range of building types and occupancies. Experience should include both system design and providing building and life safety code consulting services. Demonstrated ability to support both new construction and existing facilities, providing practical, code compliant, and constructible solutions that balance life safety, project goals, and operational needs. Proven track record of working collaboratively with owners, architects, and multidisciplinary design teams, as well as authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs). Project experience should include a variety of markets such as high-rise, residential, mission-critical, higher-education, assembly, industrial, high-piled storage, and healthcare.

Requirements Include:
• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in engineering from accredited college or university with a PE License required

• Fire Protection Engineering License by examination issued by any state in the United States

• Minimum of 10 years working experience in the Fire Protection profession

• Travel is required (estimated travel percentage 20%)

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including oral presentation skills

• Ability to work on a high functioning team

Duties and Skills:
• Performing analysis of existing fire protection systems, as well as designing new fire protection systems including suppression systems, fire detection, alarm and mass notification systems

• Performing building, fire, and life safety code analysis and interpretation

• Managing day-to-day contacts with internal and external clients while utilizing experience and technology to meet expectations

• Perform business development and development of proposals and review of resumes and qualifications for pursuits

• Possess project management skills for managing internal projects as well as external client needs

• Performing research and documenting for internal and external distribution

• Project management skills for managing internal projects as well as external client needs

• Provide peer reviews of colleagues’ work product

• Attend and participate in local and national professional organizations, such as SFPE and NFPA

This position is not eligible for sponsorship.