Fire Protection Engineer - Alexandria, VA OR Fort Worth, TX

Role Description: Our office has a great full-time opportunity for a Fire Protection Engineer.  This role works with multi-disciplinary design teams in the completion of studies, development of plans and specifications for a broad range of projects. The successful candidate will lead full-service fire protection design and consulting projects and support multi-discipline public and private sector clients.  

Location: Alexandria, Virginia or Fort Worth, Texas
Reports to: Vice President/Principal-in-Charge
Employment Type: 40 FT Hours
Compensation Type: Salary
Registration(s): Licensed Fire Protection Engineer
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Fire Protection Engineering (BSFPE) from an ABET Accredited Program

Duties:

• Evaluate fire protection and alarm systems on existing facilities.
• Develop fire protection system requirements to include, but not limited to fire pumps, tanks, distribution systems, hydrants, and sprinkler systems.
• Perform fire protection engineering design functions on a variety of large public and private developments.
• Direct junior engineers as necessary.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers and other clients.
• Maintain currency on development in codes and standards within the Fire Protection industry.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Prepares and follows comprehensive Project Framework Instructions and proper work planning for a project. Ensures proper staff is assigned and utilized on their projects.
• Reviews  project reports and performance metrics to track project progress and budget. Leads successful projects (profit, on-schedule, quality, satisfied client). 
• Contributes to successful delivery and performance of projects
• Cultivates relationships with clients and holds strong relationships with clients
• Takes active steps in the pursuit of winning new business or additional  opportunities with existing clients and may be responsible for a stated portion of office sales goal. Assists and/or leads team in pursuit of new work (repeat work, SOQ and Proposals).  Develops and/or executes project Win strategy.
• Understands and follows QMS and Quality initiatives. Ensures quality control  measures are being adhered to on projects and daily operations.  
• Actively engages and participates in the training, coaching, and mentoring of junior staff 
• Understands duties and responsibilities, possesses necessary job knowledge and technical skills, maintains job knowledge current.

Role Competencies: 

• Sharing  Information: Conveying  up-to date information in the most efficient and useful manner to the appropriate stakeholders.
• Critical  Thinking: Analyzing problems and solutions by evaluating the quality of the information available from different sources and avoiding decision-making bias.
• Executes  Strategy: Ensuring that people remain focused on accomplishing strategic goals by thoughtfully planning tasks and overcoming obstacles
• Fosters  a Learning Culture: Creating an inspiring and engaging atmosphere where people feel motivated to grow, experiment, and  learn new skills.
• Identifies Talent: Actively maintaining awareness of internal and external talent, current abilities, and hiring needs. 

Qualifications:

• Licensed Fire Protection Professional Engineer.  
• B.S. Degree in Fire Protection Engineering from an ABET Accredited Program.
• Minimum10 years’ experience with fire codes and in designing fire protection systems.
• Experience designing fire protection equipment, alarms, and suppression systems for commercial and industrial facilities. 
• Experience with building and fire safety code analysis, fire dynamic analysis, and fire risk analysis is required.
• Working knowledge of NFPA standards. Experience with DoD UFC criteria a plus.
• Working knowledge of applicable computer-aided design programs (Revit, Autosprink for Revit and AutoCAD.
• Experience in developing contract documents for a wide variety of fire alarm and suppression systems (including special suppression systems).
• Specialization in fire sprinkler systems and other water-based systems design.
• Experience leading or growing a team is a plus

Benefits:

• Health insurance (BCBS TX BlueChoice PPO)
• Dental insurance (BCBS TX BlueChoice PPO)
• Vision insurance (BCBS TX BlueChoice PPO)
• MDLive Telehealth
• Employer-Paid Short- & Long-Term disability
• 8   Paid Holidays
• Employee Morale/Teambuilding events and activities
• Paid Vacation/Annual Leave
• Paid Sick Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Commuter Benefits
• Professional Societies and Registrations Fee Reimbursements
• Term Life / AD&D insurance
• Cancer and Specified Disease insurance
• Two retirement plans: 401(k) and an ESOP

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds on occasion
• The employee must be able to concentrate on details, work under deadline pressures, apply sound logic and judgment, and prioritize tasks and responsibilities

 

Kodi Miller (Miss)
Talent Scout
AKP Recruiting
kodi@akprecruiting.com
www.akprecruiting.com

Josh May
President
AKP Recruiting
(406) 633-1654
josh@akprecruiting.com
www.akprecruiting.com