Coffman Engineers, Inc

Fire Protection Engineer (5+ Years)

Coffman Engineers, Inc$95K — $145K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Professional Engineer (PE) registration required
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in fire protection engineering
  • Able to analyze existing fire protection systems and design new ones
  • Experience with building and fire code analysis
  • Strong communication skills with colleagues and clients
  • Ability to manage project profitability and client relationships
  • Experience in research and documentation for fire protection projects

Responsibilities

  • Perform analysis and design of fire protection and suppression systems
  • Conduct fire code analysis and interpretation for projects
  • Manage team coordination to create high-quality design sets
  • Oversee client communications and project management
  • Engage in business development and maintain client relationships
  • Develop project budgets and author proposals
  • Participate in trade organizations and industry networking

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package with eligibility for annual bonuses
  • Focus on tailored professional development and personal growth
  • Collaborative team environment
  • Located in a newly renovated office in Burlington, WA
  • Exposure to exciting projects in the area and Seattle
  • One-on-one mentorship opportunities for career advancement
Full Job Description
Job Description

Designing a better world is more than a career, it's a calling! Come work with a team of professionals dedicated to design excellence at Coffman Engineers' Burlington office.

We are seeking a dynamic, innovative, and quality-oriented Fire Protection Engineer with a minimum of five years of experience to perform consulting services for internal and external clients. You must have excellent written and verbal communication skills along with a high-level ability to manage multiple clients and multiple projects at one time.

Technical skills will include, but not limited to: automatic suppression system design; fire detection, alarm and communication system design; code analysis; egress analysis; fire resistant construction analysis; smoke control analysis; as well as general fire protection and life safety concepts and research.

Qualifications
  • Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) required
  • Perform analysis of existing fire protection systems and design new fire protection systems including suppression systems, fire detection, alarm and mass notification systems.
  • Perform building and fire code analysis and interpretation.
  • Manage effective communication with colleagues and clients.
  • Lead and manage internal team to provide well-coordinated and high-quality design sets.
  • Manage profitability of projects and maintain working relationship with clients.
  • Perform research and documentation for internal and external distribution.
  • Attend and participate in local and national trade organizations, such as SFPE and NFPA.
  • Conduct business development activities and foster long term client relationships and create new ones.
  • Develop project budgets and write proposals.

Expected annual salary of $95,000 - $145,000+.

This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Additional Information

Why You Want To Work Here

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 and comprehensive benefits package (including eligibility for annual bonuses), a desirable location, and a professional office environment with the opportunity to work with a collaborative team.

Coffman's Burlington office is located in a newly renovated space that is easily accessible from anywhere in the Northern Washington counties, and is a short drive from Bellingham, WA. Burlington offers a different quality of life being minutes from the famous tulip farms, and we have many state and national parks to explore! Our team of talented engineers work on exciting projects with many of them in Seattle and also the local area. Our team of engineers can provide one-on-one mentorship to help develop your technical abilities as well as foster professional growth. Join us.

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Coffman At A Glance:
  • 43 years in business
  • 650+ employees serving clients throughout the U.S. and overseas from more than 20 locations
  • Multi-discipline engineering services plus corrosion control, commissioning and project/construction management
  • 70+ employees in 9 offices, providing Fire Protection services since 2014
  • #27 Top 80 Engineering Firms, Building Design+Construction, 2019
  • #29 Zweig Group Hot Firm List, Zweig Group, 2021
  • #157 Top 500 Design Firms, Engineering News-Record, 2022

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