Job Description

Fire Protection Engineer

Position Type: Temp with Temp-to-Hire option

Pay Rate Range: $29.42-$53.00/hr

Start Date: 9/02/24

Location: Remote (Preference for CST or EST time zones)

Work Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm

Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident required

Interviews: Required via phone/TEAMS

Overview: Our client is seeking a skilled Fire Protection Engineer to join their team in a remote capacity. This role offers the opportunity to apply your expertise in fire protection engineering across various exciting projects. Candidates must hold a PE license to practice in Alberta, Canada. While the position is remote, candidates should ideally be located in the United States within the CST or EST time zones.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee and direct engineering activities, ensuring successful project execution.
• Conduct fire protection inspections, studies, and perform related design and calculations.
• Perform site surveys, identify code issues, and provide compliant solutions.
• Interpret and apply local, state, and federal fire protection and life safety regulations.
• Prepare and present technical audits, reports, and exhibits.
• Design fire suppression and alarm systems, and draft technical specifications.
• Handle multiple tasks, work with minimal supervision, and solve problems effectively.
• Occasionally visit construction sites for commissioning witness and As-Built verification, though no travel is currently required.
• Carry out and review fire protection engineering calculations, including smoke exhaust and evacuation analysis.
• Review and create architectural life safety code analyses based on IBC and NFPA 101.
• Review fire protection submittals for code compliance before submission to AHJs for permitting.
• Extract engineering information from CAD drawings, perform engineering computations, and prepare designs and material quantity takeoffs.
• Review supplier drawing submittals and perform technical bid analyses.
• Perform other related responsibilities as required.

Required Skills:

• Comprehensive knowledge and certifications in ICC and NFPA codes and standards, including but not limited to NFPA 13, 14, 11, 15, 16, 20, 22, 24, 25, 2001, 70, and 72.
• Experience using Hydraulic Calculation software, such as HASS or AutoSPRINK.

Desired Skills:

• Proficiency in designing fire alarm, fire suppression, and life safety systems using Revit.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or a related field.
• At least 3+ years of relevant work experience.
• PE license to practice in Alberta, Canada is required.

Additional Notes:

• No travel to Canada is required for this position.
• Candidates will not be required to sign engineering documents as a contractor.

If you meet the qualifications and are interested in applying your expertise to impactful projects, we encourage you to apply!

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