Job Description

The built environment shapes how communities live, work, and interact. Our Buildings practice brings together multidisciplinary expertise to design safe, resilient, and high-performance environments across Canada and internationally.

We are seeking a Fire Protection Engineer to join our national fire protection engineering team. In this role, you will plan, design, and deliver complex fire protection systems for institutional, commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects, working closely with multidisciplinary teams across Canada.

This position may be based in either of our Toronto, Ottawa or Markham offices and offers a hybrid work environment combining office collaboration, remote work, and site visits.

Responsibilities

Your Key Responsibilities

Engineering and Technical Design

• Contribute to the design and development of fire protection systems for building projects, ensuring safety, code compliance, and system performance.
• Perform hydraulic calculations, fire hydrant flow analysis, and system sizing in accordance with NFPA standards and Canadian codes.
• Prepare and review engineering drawings, specifications, technical reports, and presentations using BIM, CAD, and related design tools.
• Conduct fire and life safety code analyses and provide technical guidance to project teams and clients.
• Apply engineering judgment to resolve complex technical challenges where precedent is limited.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of fire protection engineering standards, design guidelines, and technical practices.
• Conduct field investigations, construction site visits, inspections, and data collection to verify installation quality and design compliance.

Additional responsibilities may be part of the role depending on the candidate's interests and expertise. These may include:

• Participate in all phases of project delivery, including concept development, detailed design, construction documentation, and construction administration.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary project teams and participate in project coordination meetings with internal teams, clients, contractors, consultants, and sub-contractors.

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

Solid knowledge of fire protection engineering principles, mechanical systems, and building fire safety strategies.Working knowledge of NFPA codes and standards, the National Building Code of Canada (NBCC), and the National Fire Code of Canada (NFCC).

Familiarity with provincial building codes and regulatory requirements across Canada is considered an asset

Experience performing sprinkler system hydraulic calculations using tools such as HydraCAD, HydraCalc, or AutoSprink.

Good understanding of the relationship between engineering drawings, technical specifications, and project documentation.

Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams throughout project development and construction phases.

Well-developed analytical, problem-solving, and technical communication skills.

Ability to review project deliverables for accuracy and completeness under senior guidance, while supporting adherence to project budgets and schedules.

Experience using Revit, AutoCAD, and Microsoft Office; exposure to additional building performance tools is considered an asset.

Ability to work effectively with project teams across multiple regions and time zones.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Fire Protection Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Canada and member in good standing with a provincial or territorial engineering regulatory authority, with the ability to obtain licensure in additional jurisdictions as required.
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in fire protection engineering.
• Experience delivering projects in institutional, commercial, industrial, or infrastructure environments is preferred.

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may require travel and include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.