Senior Fire Protection Engineer

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Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Fire Protection Engineer to join our team! In this role you will get to support various industrial, commercial, transportation, and water projects .

What You'll Be Doing:

• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.
• Ability to multi-task, work with minimal supervision, follow written and oral instructions, show attention to detail and demonstrate problem-solving skills
• With minimal support, carrying out and reviewing fire engineering calculations including smoke exhaust and evacuation analysis.
• May act in an advisory capacity to senior management personnel on engineering related matters.
• Estimate 10-40% travel per year.
• Review/Create Architectural Life Safety Code Analysis. Requires specific knowledge of the IBC and NFPA 101.
• Perform interpretation and application of local, state, and federal requirements, and regulations, relative to all aspects of fire protection and life safety
• Conduct Fire Protection Engineering inspection, studies, design, and complex calculations
• Design fire suppression system, fire alarm system, and prepare technical specifications
• Complete site surveys and identify code issues and offer compliant solutions
• Plan, direct, and oversee engineering activities including project execution
• Extracts engineering information from CAD drawings. Prepares engineering computations, material quantity takeoffs, estimates, surveys, and designs.
• Prepare and present technical audits, reports, and exhibits
• Occasional visits to construction sites (commissioning witness, As Built Verification/Generation) may require travel with overnight stay.
• May be required to provide the seal and signature of the professional engineer, as appropriate, ensuring compliance with all applicable codes, regulations, and ordinances.
• Reviews supplier drawing submittals and performs technical bid analyses.
• Review fire protection submittals (Shop Drawings for construction) for code compliance prior to submittal to the AHJ for permitting.
• Ability to mentor junior staff

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Experience in using Hydraulic Calculation software such as HASS or AutoSPRINK.
• Possess certifications, training, and working knowledge of all ICC and NFPA codes and standards including NFPA 13, 14, 11, 15, 16, 20, 22, 24, 25, 2001, 70, and 72.
• US citizenship is required.
• Refer to for Education and Experience Requirements

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Ability to design fire alarm, fire suppression, and life safety systems using Revit is preferred.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (or related field) and typically 8+ years of related work experience. Professional Engineer registration may be required.

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Not Applicable/None

This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.

For more than 75 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in diverse, collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see new possibilities.

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

The position may require a COVID vaccination or an approved accommodation/exemption for a disability/medical condition or religious belief as required by customer requirements and some cases federal, state, provincial or local mandates.

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Diversity is ingrained in who we are, how we do business, and is one of our company’s core values. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for minority, female, disabled, protected veteran and LGBTQ+.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!