Arup Group Limited

Fire Engineer

Arup Group Limited • $98K — $101K *
Los Angeles, CA 90011In-Person
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • At least 3 years of professional experience in Fire Protection Engineering.
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Fire Protection Engineering or a related field.
  • Strong team collaboration and communication skills.
  • Proficient presentation skills for conveying technical solutions to diverse audiences.
  • Familiarity with relevant software like Office suite, FDS, AutoCAD, and Revit.

Responsibilities

  • Provide fire protection and life safety consulting to a variety of clients.
  • Perform dynamic egress modeling and develop structural fire calculations.
  • Contribute to prescriptive and performance-based design strategies.
  • Create and review life safety drawings for compliance with codes.
  • Develop specifications for fire alarm, detection, and suppression systems.
  • Conduct smoke control analysis and fire modeling.
  • Execute hazardous material analysis for code compliance.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and welfare benefits for employees and families.
  • Participate in a profit share scheme based on company performance.
  • 401(k) plan with up to 10% company match for future savings.
  • Flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and skills development.
Full Job Description
Our West+LATAM Geography is seeking a Fire Protection Engineer in Arup's fire engineering practice to join us in the Los Angeles office.

This position will work closely with leading architects/engineers, process designers, end-users and building developers/owners, and will provide innovative, facility-specific, and performance-based solutions for a wide range of projects spanning commercial, property, healthcare, government, and institutional markets. The successful candidate will complement our fire protection engineering team contributing to technical engineering services on our projects and assist in managing ongoing projects.

The America's fire and life safety team forms an integral part of the global fire engineering team which spans around the globe. The role will involve interactive and collaborative working with our fire engineers and multi-disciplinary colleagues. The projects will be diverse, exciting and range from conceptual fire strategy development to delivery of landmark projects in the built environment.

The Opportunity

In this role you will provide fire protection and life safety consulting engineering services to a variety of potential clients, such as architects, developers, owners, government and insurers, including:
  • Provide consulting for life safety, building, and fire code compliance.
  • Perform dynamic egress modeling.
  • Develop structural fire calculations.
  • Contribute to the development of prescriptive and performance-based design strategies.
  • Work alongside senior engineers to incorporate fire and life safety strategy concepts into the designand review.
  • Create life safety drawings for conformance with the life safety.
  • Develop fire alarm, detection, and fire suppression systems design documents and specifications.
  • Perform smoke control analysis and fire modelling.
  • Perform risk assessments.
  • Perform hazardous material analysis for code compliance, including but not limited to hazardous material classifications, quantity analysis, and inventory management strategies.
  • Knowledge of hazardous material occupancy code requirements, including the concepts of control areas, laboratory units, and/or high hazard occupancies.
  • Perform project site visits and communicate with architects, contractors and consulting teams.
  • Prepare and present technical reports and presentations to project stakeholders.
  • Contribute to client proposals.

Is this role right for you?
  • At least 3 years of professional working experience in Fire Protection Engineering.
  • Bachelors or Masters degree in Fire Protection Engineering or related field.
  • Strong communication skills essential for team-based working.
  • Strong presentation skills and ability to convey technical findings and solutions to owners, user groups and design teams.
  • Working knowledge of relevant software, including Office suite of software, FDS, AutoCAD / Revit.

Please note that all applicants must apply directly via the job portal.

What we offer you

At Arup, we care about each member's success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognizes the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive - through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup's legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

Benefits at Work - At Arup, we have a comprehensive and valuable benefits program that works for our employees and their families while keeping costs low. These benefits provide health and welfare security for you as well as paid time off for rest and renewal. As a member of Arup, everyone shares in our success through a global profit share scheme (payments are dependent on the firm's financial performance). Our Global Profit Share Plan (paid bi-annually) provides an opportunity for you to share in the success of the Firm. As a valued employee of Arup, you can also choose to participate in our 401(k) plan with up to 10% company match to help you save for your future

Flexible Working - We believe that flexible arrangements create a more inclusive way of working that supports our diversity and the wellbeing of our people. Options for alternative schedules and the ability to work outside of the office for a portion of your workweek are available

Los Angeles Hiring Range - Hiring Range - The good faith base salary hiring range for this job if performed in Los Angeles is $98,200 - $101,700. This range is commensurate with experience, educational background, and skill level. Benefits are not included in the base salary. Please note hiring ranges for candidates performing work outside of Los Angeles will differ.

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About Arup Group Limited

Arup Group Limited is a British multinational professional services firm that provides engineering, architecture, design, planning, project management and consulting services for all aspects of the built environment. The company was founded in London in 1946 by Sir Ove Arup. It has a global presence with offices in over 40 countries and employs over 16,000 people. Arup has worked on many high-profile projects including the Sydney Opera House, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, and the Beijing National Stadium. The company is known for its innovative and sustainable approach to design and has won numerous awards for its work.
Learn more about Arup Group Limited
Size
16,000 employees
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
* Ladders Estimates

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