Coffman Engineers, Inc

Fire Protection Engineer (3-6 years)

Coffman Engineers, Inc$90K — $115K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Fire Protection Engineering or related engineering field with fire protection experience.
  • 3-6 years of relevant experience in fire protection engineering.
  • EIT or passed FE exam with ability to obtain EIT within one year.
  • Preference for Professional Engineer (PE) licensure.
  • Intermediate computer skills in office applications.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct fire and life safety code analysis and egress analysis.
  • Design and analyze automatic suppression and fire detection systems.
  • Prepare life safety plans and perform fire hazard analyses.
  • Conduct site inspections and witness life safety system testing.
  • Engage in technical writing and project management for internal and external projects.

Benefits

  • Flexible PTO program and family-friendly policies.
  • Support for tailored professional and technical advancement.
  • Access to mentoring from experienced colleagues with over 50 years of combined expertise.
  • Opportunity to work on diverse and exciting engineering projects in a collaborative environment.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Coffman Engineers is seeking a Fire Protection Engineer with three to six years of working experience, who wants to be a part of our office growth and culture. The successful candidate will have a desire to work, grow, and have fun with a multi-discipline engineering team. They are passionate about their craft and looking for an environment that promotes professional growth, diverse experience, and professional excellence.

The successful individual will have a passion for protecting lives from fire risks in the built environment. The ideal candidate will have a fire protection engineering degree, however, an engineering degree in other fields (mechanical, architectural, civil, etc.) with working experience in fire protection will also be considered.

This position will support the team in providing our clients with: fire and life safety code analysis; egress analysis; fire resistant rated construction analysis; automatic suppression system design and analysis; fire detection, alarm and communication system design and analysis; smoke control system design and special inspections; site inspections and witness of life safety system testing; fire hazard analysis; performance-based design; as well as general fire protection and life safety concepts.

The Denver Fire Protection Engineering department collectively has 50+ years of experience in Fire Protection Engineering across our department of six, all of whom will provide you with training, mentorship, and support to help you grow your career. We enjoy working together collaboratively in the office and supporting each other to deliver good engineering work that makes the world a safer place.

Qualifications

Requirements Include:
  • Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from accredited college or university in Fire Protection Engineering or Fire Sciences. B.S. in other engineering field combined with fire protection work experience also considered.
  • 3-6 years of relevant experience.
  • EIT or having passed the FE exam with the ability to obtain EIT within one year.
  • Professional Engineer (PE) licensure (preferred).
  • Intermediate level computer skills necessary for daily activities, including email, word processing, spreadsheets, and simple graphics.
  • Managing day-to-day contacts with internal and external clients utilizing experience and technology to meet expectations.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including oral presentation skills.
  • Ability to work on a highly-motivated team, think outside the box, and be proud of the work you do while having a passion for expanding your knowledge and skills.
  • Working in-person in our Westminster, CO office, full-time, Monday through Friday.

Desired Skills and Duties:
  • Technical writing skills.
  • Project management skills for managing internal projects as well as external client needs.
  • Attend and participate in local and national professional organizations, such as SFPE and NFPA.
  • Perform building and fire code analysis and code interpretations.
  • Prepare life safety plans.
  • Perform analysis of existing fire protection systems, as well as designing new fire protection systems including suppression systems, fire detection, alarm and mass notification systems
  • Perform research and documentation for internal and external distribution.
  • Utilization of AutoCAD, Revit to prepare fire protection system designs.
  • Utilization of FDS, Pyrosim, CONTAM programs to execute performance-based design efforts.

This position is not eligible for current or future sponsorship.

The expected annual salary range for this position is $90,000 - $115,000. No relocation assistance is provided.

Additional Information

Coffman Engineers is a company that truly focuses on its employees. We support and encourage individually tailored professional and technical advancement as well as personal growth. We offer an excellent salary/benefits package, a desirable location, and a professional office environment with the opportunity to work on exciting projects.

Coffman offers comprehensive benefits, including a flexible PTO program and family-friendly policies. See more about benefits at www.coffman.com/careers.Our Denver Metro office is located in Westminster, close to Westminster promenade with restaurants, shopping, and conveniences. We welcome the dedicated and the driven. Join us.

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