Some Typical Duties & Responsibilities Include:

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
• Conducting fire hazard analysis
• Conducting NFPA/ICC code reviews
• Specifying technical aspects of fire protection systems to ensure Life Safety compliance
• Performing building walkdowns to assess for compliance according to Department of Energy standards
• Mentoring and providing direction to less senior engineers within the organization
• Scoping technical tasks and develop creative solutions to assigned problems.
• Utilizing SRNS systems and meeting SRNS requirements with minimal supervisory guidance.
• Accepting complex tasks and receiving minimal guidance from senior professionals.
• Incorporating conventional engineering or scientific practices and a variety of complex features such as complicated technical requirements, application of new or special materials or processes and difficult coordination or oversight requirements into problem solving and program planning.
• Providing limited guidance and direction to less senior engineering professionals.
• Carrying out development and qualification programs on tasks concurrent with other phases such as design and fabrication to better evaluate and minimize future problems.
• Developing alternate solutions to existing problems.
• Performing all detail work necessary to determine best solutions.
• Evaluating proposals and make recommendations based on proposed projects/tasks in area of assignment.
• Delegating and managing portions of the detail work to less senior personnel
• Preparing costs and schedule estimates on proposed projects/tasks in assigned area.
• Demonstrating cost and schedule consciousness through timely completion of assigned tasks and projects.
• Preparing manuals and other documents supporting or publicizing the technical effort.
• Demonstrating creative ability through medium of patent disclosures, problem solving, engineering reports, technical papers and articles.

Senior Fire Protection Engineers should be able to:
• Build and maintain relationships with coworkers outside the field of engineering, this may include operations, maintenance, construction, nuclear and criticality safety, etc.
• Perform tasks both individually and as members of cross-functional teams
• Lead cross-functional teams and drive the work tasks to completion
• Manage time effectively and balance working on multiple projects, technical documents, etc. concurrently
• Communicate complex topics in language fitting for the audience
• Originate and edit written technical documents
• Provide direction and guidance to less senior fire protection engineers

Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in an engineering or relevant field plus at least five years of experience (YOE) in a relevant role, OR Master's degree in relevant field plus at least two years of experience (YOE), OR Doctoral degree in relevant field
• Equivalencies to experience and education requirements will be considered with qualification as a Fire Protection Engineer (QFPE 1 or 2)

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Degree in Electrical Engineering, Fire Protection Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Civil Engineering.

Understands and applies advanced knowledge of discipline's standard theories, concepts, principles and techniques within Fire Protection Engineering.

Working knowledge of standard engineering/scientific practices and applications.

Discipline Description

Fire protection engineers develop and implement fire protection programs and procedures to maintain fire protection and life safety systems. They implement programs and procedures to ensure employee and facility safety is in accordance with codes and standards including DOE standards, ICC codes and NFPA Code and Standard requirements. They conduct Fire Hazard Analysis and develop Fire Scenario Documentation for nuclear and non-nuclear facilities to prevent fire and determine controls that protect personnel, facilities, and the environment from the effects of a fire. Fire protection engineers maintain current knowledge of building and fire protection codes and regulations to assure compliance, survey facilities to determine potential fire hazards and recommend corrective action. They review and approve the more complex documents required for new construction or modification of existing facilities to determine appropriate fire prevention. They specify and monitor inspection, testing and maintenance of fire protection systems and equipment to ensure that in an emergency they operate and perform to applicable codes and standards, and participates in the investigation of all facets of any fire to determine the origin, cause, and what, if any, breakdown in the fire protection plans and procedures may have occurred.

Career Band Description
• Roles in this band apply the knowledge in area of expertise to analyze information; design and develop new approaches, methodologies and processes; and, provide professional advice and guidance to others in accordance with professional quality standards
• Applies a theoretical knowledge-base to work to achieve goals through own work
• Characterized by specific functional expertise typically gained through formal education
• May provide guidance to others as a project manager using technical expertise

Job Family Description

Engineering roles perform engineering work in operations, production, construction, or maintenance environments. They may design and scale up manufacturing processes, instruments and equipment and tests manufactured products to maintain quality. They may plan, design, and estimate time and cost and oversees construction and maintenance of structures, facilities, systems, and components. They analyze and develop solutions to engineering problems related to manufacturing equipment and systems or the causes of component failures. They develop and apply engineering standards and procedures and provide advice on issues within the engineering field.

Note for Salary

This is the range within which SRNS expects the majority of qualified candidates would enter this role if offered. Actual offers may be more or less than the amounts shown depending on candidate's qualifications, experience, internal equity, and other factors.