Senior Fire Protection Engineer

McMillen, Inc.

$140K — $230K *
Real Estate & Construction
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Fire Protection Engineering or related field
  • 15-18 years of experience in fire protection engineering
  • Fire Protection Professional Engineering Licensure
  • Strong knowledge of codes and standards (e.g., NFPA, NEC)
  • Proven ability to cultivate client relationships
  • Willingness to travel for project needs

Responsibilities

  • Lead planning and design of fire protection projects
  • Serve as the main point of contact for clients
  • Manage project scope, budget, schedule, and quality
  • Collaborate with teams and stakeholders for project success
  • Provide technical leadership in system design and compliance
  • Mentor junior engineers and project staff
  • Represent the company in client meetings and industry events

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Flexible spending accounts (FSA) and health savings accounts (HSA)
  • 401(k) plan with match
  • Generous paid time off plus 9 paid holidays
  • Opportunity for stock ownership and wellness reimbursement
Full Job Description
Senior Fire Protection Engineer

McMillen, Inc. is seeking a highly skilled Senior Fire Protection Engineer who will oversee projects from concept through completion, providing technical expertise, client engagement, and project management leadership. This is a client-facing role, requiring strong communication skills, the ability to build long-term client relationships, and proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead the planning, design, and execution of complex fire protection engineering projects.
  • Serve as the primary client interface, cultivating and maintaining strong client relationships.
  • Manage all phases of project delivery, including scope, budget, schedule, and quality.
  • Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure project success.
  • Provide technical leadership in fire protection system design, code compliance, and risk analysis.
  • Mentor and support junior engineers and project staff.
  • Represent the firm in client meetings, industry events, and professional associations.

Qualifications:

  • Regular, predictable attendance is required.
  • Ability to get along and work effectively with others.
  • Bachelor's degree in Fire Protection Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline
  • 15-18 years of progressive experience in fire protection engineering and project management.
  • Fire Protection Professional Engineering Licensure
  • Knowledge of industry standards, building codes, and safety standards such as NFPA, NEC, NESC, UL, UFC and UFGS
  • Strong client-facing skills with a track record of cultivating and growing client relationships.
  • Willingness to travel 10-25% for client and project needs.
  • Physical Demands:

  • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The inability to cope with a stressful work environment does not constitute a protected disability.

    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is seldom required to sit. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear; work at elevated heights. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

    Compensation Package:

    • Pay Range: $140,000 - $230,000 (DOE)
    • Benefits: McMillen provides a full Benefits Program comprising medical, dental, vision, life, disability, FSA, EAP, HSA, 401(k) and match, 9 paid holidays, generous PTO, opportunity for stock ownership, and wellness reimbursement.

    Visa sponsorship, including renewal during employment, will not be provided for this position.

    No recruiters, please.

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