Fire Protection Engineer

SMSI

$110K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
15+ years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 20-25 years of fire protection experience in DOE or DOD environments.
  • Nuclear facility fire protection engineering experience required.
  • Fire protection certifications are highly preferred.
  • Experience in fire hazard analysis essential.
  • Advanced knowledge of fire protection principles essential.
  • Specific design experience with DOE and military projects preferred.
  • Proficiency in fire protection computer simulation is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Provide fire protection engineering services for LANL facilities.
  • Independently apply diverse knowledge of fire protection principles.
  • Work on major and moderately complex projects.
  • Collaborate with teams to ensure design accuracy and quality.
  • Perform design tasks including system selection and layout.
  • Coordinate design efforts and quality assurance processes.
  • Meet with clients to discuss project scope and prepare fee proposals.

Benefits

  • Remote work flexibility with occasional onsite support.
  • Opportunity to work on projects for a prestigious national laboratory.
  • Engagement with complex and impactful fire protection systems.
  • Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
  • Potential for career advancement in a specialized field.
Full Job Description
Job Summary

SMSI is hiring a senior level Fire Protection Engineer / Subject Matter Expert to support our client. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). The candidate will work remotely with business trips as needed for onsite to support at LANL. Extensive experience as a Fire Protection Engineer / Subject Matter Expert within DOE facilities is required.

Responsibilities
  • Will provide fire protection engineering services for facilities within the LANL DOE complex.
  • Must be able to independently apply extensive and diversified knowledge of principles and practices in broad areas of assignments and relates fields.
  • Will work on a major project or several projects of moderate scope with complex features.
  • Receives supervision and guidance relating to overall objectives, critical issues, new concepts, and policy matters.
  • Included are design tasks like conceptual studies, program requirements, design analyses, calculations, equipment selection and layout, and system selection and layout.
  • Ensures internal communication and coordination of design efforts occurs.
  • Coordinate all support activities required to complete all design efforts and quality assurance processes.
  • Work with other disciplines to ensure accuracy of the package, meet schedule, and budget commitments.
  • Meet with clients to prepare and/or validate proposed scope of work.
  • Prepare fee proposals for fire protection design work.


Required Skills/Abilities
  • The qualified candidate should have anywhere between 20-25 years of experience in fire protection within DOE or DOD environments.
  • Experience with fire protection engineering in a nuclear facility is required.
  • Certifications with fire protection preferred.
  • Experience performing fire hazard analysis.
  • Uses advanced techniques in the modification or extension of theories and practices.
  • Specific experience in designing fire protection systems for DOE and military projects is preferred.
  • Experience with building and fire safety code analysis, fire dynamic analysis, and fire risk analysis is required.
  • Experience with computer-based fire dynamic and evacuation simulation modeling is a plus.
  • Design in HVAC and plumbing systems is a plus.
  • Experience interfacing with client contacts online and in person.
  • Design/Build experience is required.
  • Proficiency with MS Office.
  • Familiarity with fire protection design software programs like AutoSPRINK a plus.
  • AutoCAD, Revit, Microstation and/or Bentley BIM is a plus.
  • Candidate must be a US citizen.
  • Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance.
  • Candidates with active DOE Q clearances are highly preferred.
  • Candidate must have a Real ID driver's license.
  • Candidate must have reliable high speed internet for remote work.
  • Candidate should live within 6 hours of LANL for emergency onsite requirements that could arise, last minute.


Education
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field ie Engineering, Fire Protection, Mechanical plus 25 years of experience or Master's degree in Fire Protection plus 20 years of experience.
  • Certifications in Fire Protection highly preferred.
  • Registered Fire Protection Professional Engineer is highly preferred.
  • Society of Fire Protection Engineers Professional Member is preferred.

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