Fire Protection Engineer - Hybrid

RG Vanderweil.com

$95K — $115K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Fire Protection Engineering.
  • 7+ years of fire protection engineering experience with a focus on fire protection and alarm systems.
  • Proficient in AutoCAD and Revit; fluency in MS Office and cloud tools required.
  • Superior oral and written communication skills, with strong interpersonal abilities.
  • Ability to create and modify technical drawings and specifications.
  • Customer service-oriented with effective communication skills across all staff levels.
  • Willingness to travel for system installation reviews.
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license highly preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Design fire suppression and alarm systems for the Mission Critical Market and other sectors including academic, commercial, and healthcare.
  • Lead the design of automatic sprinklers, standpipes, fire pumps, and special technology fire detection systems.
  • Coordinate with design teams and construction staff for project planning and site visits during administration.
  • Use Revit, AutoCAD, and HydraCALC for system design and drawing creation.
  • Conduct site surveys to document existing conditions and assess fire safety infrastructure.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work environment enabling flexibility with up to 2 remote days per week.
  • Emphasis on wellness programs for physical and behavioral health support.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and skill development through mentorship by industry experts.
  • Commitment to work/life integration, fostering a supportive workplace culture.
Full Job Description
Some of your responsibilities include the following:
  • Design of fire suppression and fire alarm systems in the Mission Critical Market Sector with the potential to work throughout all company market sectors including academic, commercial, healthcare, and science and technology.
  • The engineer will be responsible for designs of automatic sprinklers, standpipes, fire pumps, gaseous agent suppression, fire alarms, voice evacuation, mass notification, special technology fire detection and smoke control.
  • Coordinate with the design team and/or construction staff to lead related portions of construction planning and visit the project construction site throughout the construction administration process along with field reports, RFI responses, and FP / FA shop drawing and submittal reviews.
  • Design and layout systems, and create drawings using Revit, AutoCAD, and HydraCALC.
  • Survey existing project sites to document existing conditions and to assess existing FP / FA infrastructure.


Essential Skills & Requirements:
  • Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Fire Protection Engineering.
  • 7+ years of professional fire protection engineering industry experience designing fire protection and fire alarm systems.
  • Proficiency in AutoCAD and Revit with fluency in MS Office products including Word, Excel and Outlook and cloud tools. Strong communication and computer skills are required.
  • The preferred candidate will have excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal, problem solving and analytical skills
  • Candidate must have the ability to create and modify technical drawings and specifications
  • Customer service perspective with the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff
  • Ability to travel to review Fire Suppression and Fire Alarm system installations
  • PE highly preferred
  • Proven Leadership Experience


Our Flexible and Hybrid Culture:

We know that work/life integration is important to our employees. Our hybrid work style (up to 2 days remote per week) allows team members to have flexibility while building their skills through in-person exposure to industry experts.

Our wellness programs prioritize our team members' physical and behavioral health.

If you would like to connect with us for more information, please contact a member of our recruitment team or to learn more about our work culture, please visit us at www.vanderweil.com

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