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0-5 years of experience
Direct the development of design concepts, layouts and other engineering documentation for various system elements working with Project Managers, Structural Engineers, Process Engineers, other Designers and Manufacturing staff to assure designs meet customer expectations, performance criteria and cost targets.
- Effectively manage design hours, budgets and other engineering activities to assure assigned engineering work is completed on time and within established budgets.
- Provide design leadership on projects, which are medium to large in size and complexity.
- Work closely with the Project Managers to provide direct engineering support to our Customers, including design development, field measurements and engineering liaison.
- Utilize existing designs, design standards, drafting standards and CAD practices so project costs are reduced, lead times are shortened and construction issues are minimized.
- Assist in the development of universally acceptable design and drafting standards, which are accurate and easily implemented by both internal and external customers.
0-5 years of experience
Developed performance standards of construction materials, fire extinguishing systems and safety features to protect passengers and crew on domestic and international commercial vessels from fire, smoke explosions, and related fire hazards. Evaluated suitability of fire safety and lifesaving products for USCG approved equipment. Analyzed new and unique design concepts not addressed by existing standards. Advised USCG offices, field units, industry and the public on technical fire safety issues.
- Updated and revised fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) grating fire test criteria and policy, which significantly advanced the safe use of FRP materials in ship and offshore platform construction and streamlined the USCG approval process.
- Represented the U.S. at the International Maritime Organization and ensured U.S. interests were fully addressed on fire safety provisions to the High Speed Craft Code advancing vessel and personnel safety.
- Coordinated design and implemented a web-based search engine for all USCG approved lifesaving, fire safety and navigation equipment resulted in real time access to the information for industry and USCG field units, and reduced workload by 10%.
- Provided critical assistance to numerous fire safety equipment manufacturers ensured thorough compliance with all national and international safety standards resulted quick turnaround in approval process.
6-10 years of experience
Provided professional fire protection engineering services to large industrial clients in the Highly Protected Risk insurance markets.
- Conducted cost-benefit analyses for the proposed installation of fire protection systems at large industrial facilities.
- Developed design and bidding specification for fire protection projects.
- Completed acceptance testing and approval of industrial fire protection project installations for large industrial facilities in order to save on insurance costs with a favorable amortization of project funding.
- Engaged professional engineering consulting services to acquire new business revenue for the firm.
6-10 years of experience
Provided professional fire protection engineering services to large industrial clients in the Highly Protected Risk insurance markets.
- Conducted cost-benefit analyses for the proposed installation of fire protection systems at large industrial facilities.
- Developed design and bidding specification for fire protection projects.
- Completed acceptance testing and approval of industrial fire protection project installations for large industrial facilities in order to save on insurance costs with a favorable amortization of project funding.
- Use of professional engineering consulting services in order to acquire new business revenue for the firm.
0-5 years of experience
Fire Safe Shutdown Analysis, Conformance to 10CFR50 Appendix R – III G, J, & O and Appendix A to BTP APCSB 9.5-1. Conducted field walk-downs of fire safe shutdown equipment and raceways.
- Supported the Fire Hazard Analysis and Design Change Groups through reviews as to the impact on the fire safe shutdown analysis.
- Created the first fixed cable combustible loading calculation with equivalent fire severities and two revisions thereof.
- Maintained and controlled the Fire Protection and the Safe Shutdown Analysis database.
- Reviewed and critiqued the plant fire protection program, fire hazards analysis and NFPA code conformance inspections.
6-10 years of experience
Responsible for the fire protection design for large and small capital projects and facility projects for Sunoco’s refinery and chemical facilities. Created and maintained corporate engineering and Health Environmental and Safety (HES) fire protection standards and guidelines for use across different business lines, incorporating the requirements of NFPA, API and insurance industry loss prevention guidelines. Collaborated with Sunoco’s insurance underwriters to determine the design basis for the fire / safety requirements for projects based on insurance industry guidelines such as; Factory Mutual Loss Prevention Data Sheets and XL Gap Loss Prevention Guidelines. Coordinated project utilizing fire protection requirements and design specifications with local building and fire code officials based on building and fire codes, NFPA standards, and recommended practices.
- Corporate subject matter expert for fire protection, providing guidance concerning fire protection issues for new and existing facilities across different business lines.
- Corporate fire protection expert for incident investigations involving fire protection issues.
- Reduced dependency and cost on outside contractors and consultants by performing the work internally.
- Participated in PHA and LOPA reviews and audits of completed LOPA’s for compliance with newly developed standards.
0-5 years of experience
- Independently proposed a new fire protection for an entire existing high rise. Proposal included pump requirements to meet estimated demand and NFPA 20, location of risers, and a dry system for the penthouse.
- Created complete fire protection drawings, including all general/drawing notes, symbols, details, and an architecture background.
- Created an Excel program (using Hazen-Williams equation) to size sprinkler piping.
- Specified and located sprinkler heads, piping, and hose connections and related equipment (fittings, valves, supports) in accordance to NFPA 13 and 14.
- Designed wet, dry, and deluge systems for new facilities.
- Located fire/smoke detection and alarm systems on drawings. Coordinated with electrical (control, power, wiring) and HVAC (detectors, dampers, equipment).
0-5 years of experience
Designed in Autocad reviews for plans to conform with Fire Protection requirements for sprinkler systems, test, inspection, and maintenance
- Designed in Autocad and supervised the fire alarm and fire suppression system for the electrical substation in Punto Fijo, Venezuela
- Designed in Autocad and construction of the fire pump house for Venceramica corp.
- Consulted with authorities to discuss safety regulations and to recommend changes as necessary.
- Directed modification, installation, maintenance, and operation of fire protection systems.
0-5 years of experience
- Evaluated local Codes and Standards; developed Design Criteria and Basis of Design
- Designed and drafted Plumbing and Fire Protection systems for commercial and institutional projects
- Developed technical specifications
- Sized piping systems utilizing hydraulic calculation with HASS 8.0 in Window XP environment
- Coordinated system designs with other trades
- Surveyed field conditions as start of renovation projects, reviewed installation progress and provided punch list for various projects
0-5 years of experience
Maintained and upgraded fire protection systems in multiple nuclear facilities with a combined replacement value of $1.4 Billion for the Department of Energy
- Supported implementation and compliance with DOE Documented Safety Analysis.
- Performed detailed Fire Hazard Analyses incorporating all aspects of fire protection and life safety.
- Authored and reviewed site and facility operation procedures.
- Provided performance based design analysis utilizing state of the art fire detection and suppression technologies
- Performed design calculations such as asphyxiation rates, hydraulic design, and transient combustible exposure
- Provided fire protection designs to allow for main business operations to continue uninterrupted
- Provided support for the installation and maintenance of active and passive fire protection systems
- Collaborated with engineers, construction, quality assurance and operations personnel
- Analyzed the existing underground fire water supply system for the Savannah River National Lab for safety system status
- Evaluated various fire scenarios including gloveboxes, laboratories, and operation areas using CFAST and FDS
0-5 years of experience
Performed technical code compliance review of design and layout of active and passive fire protection systems, including: fire detection systems, automatic and manual fire extinguishing systems, fire alarm systems, smoke management systems, emergency power and emergency lighting, fire resistive construction, opening protection, and arrangement of the means of egress and exits.
- Reviewed the following documents: design plans, specifications and shop drawings for the installation of systems in private, commercial, and residential buildings, as well as in government buildings such as schools, hospitals, office buildings, and similar structures
- Prepared compliance reports on each project
- One year of working experience using IBC, IRC, International Fire Code, NFPA 13, and NFPA 72
- Interfaced with customers for consultation on a regular basis
- Employed as a subcontractor by The Midtown Group; working at [company name]
0-5 years of experience
- Successfully designed fire alarm systems for various Design Build Projects using International Fire Code, NFPA 72 Fire Alarm Code, and NFPA 70 National Electrical Code (NEC).
- Successfully designed life safety systems for various Design Build Projects using NFPA 101 (Life Safety Code) and International Building Code (IBC).
- Successfully designed fire alarm and life safety systems for the DOD and military facilities using UFC 3-600-01, NEC and NFPA codes.
0-5 years of experience
- Developed and analyzed numerous complex CFD simulations using a combination of CONTAM, Exodus, and FDS; including a CONTAM analysis of a 600 million dollar mixed use complex.
- Provided concise code consultation and plan review for various projects under numerous state amended ICC, and NFPA standards.
- Conducted companywide smoke management and CONTAM training.
0-5 years of experience
Assisted the Cotai, Macau fire protection team via fire suppression plan review, code consultation, and contractor education of fire protection materials.
- Performed plan review of fire sprinkler submissions for all parcels of Venetian Cotai Ltd.
- Provided code consultation for [company name] (ICC) compliance
- Performed plan review of exit egress and fire rating/compartmentation submissions
- Conducted workshops with fire sprinkler, exit egress and fire rating/compartmentation contractors regarding the design and planning of current and future development strategies
0-5 years of experience
- Applied NFPA/IBC codes and standards to existing/ongoing projects.
- Reviewed fire suppression and alarm systems within the Tritium Facility.
- Provided technical information in the field of fire protection engineering.
- Performed facility fire protection system calculations.
- Handled classified information.
0-5 years of experience
- Provided oversight of the fire protection program for the Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Ensured fire protection systems, features, and administrative controls in nuclear and hazardous
- Worked with the Los Alamos National Laboratory engineering staff to determine adequacy and appropriateness of equivalency proposals to DOE and national fire protection standards.
- Reviewed new construction projects to ensure compliance with national standards
- Assisted other safety oversight team members in interpreting and applying fire protection
10+ years of experience
Responsible for the review of construction plans to ensure regulatory compliance with development process, county ordinances, reference materials & fire codes. Including National Fire Protection Association Code, Life Safety Codes, Standard Fire Prevention and Building Codes.
- Assist the Director of Economic Development in overseeing the research and preparation of new and existing Fire Codes and County Ordinances to expedite plans & permits.
- Assisted the Building Administrator with developing new procedure to improve the inspection & permitting process. Also conduct site inspections with inspectors when needed.
- Directs the preparation and implementation of the budget for the fire prevention division.
- Provide public relations services and communicate via in person or thru email with citizens, contractors, developers, engineers and attorneys regarding life safety codes.
- Attends seminars, conferences, conventions and special educational meetings to stay current with modern techniques involving fire fighting, rescue and hazardous materials.
- Review automatic sprinkler, 96 suppression systems, fire alarm systems and associated documentation.
0-5 years of experience
Engineer of Record – Prepare PE-sealed design drawings, calculations, and specifications for all types of fire protection systems, often fast-track schedules
- Review contractor drawings for code and specification compliance
- Conduct site construction inspections
- Prepare code evaluations of existing or proposed construction, and recommend methods of compliance
- Prepare scopes of work, cost estimates, and bid packages
- Consult with architects, engineers, and owners regarding fire protection design issues
- Initial implementation of O’Neal internal safety program; conducted initial training
0-5 years of experience
Designed and specified complete fire protection systems from conceptual
architectural plans
- Performed hydraulic calculations for fire pumps, sprinklers, and standpipes
- Performed project management on all contracted projects with fire protection
- Performed construction administration on all fire protection projects
- Performed shop drawing review on all fire protection projects
0-5 years of experience
Design Fire Water systems including hydraulic calculations, P&IDs and layouts.
- Design Fire Protection equipment layouts for various project plot plans.
- Create and write specifications for passive and active Fire Protection.
- Create and write specifications for Fire and Gas detection.
- Write safety philosophies and design layouts.
- Experience in HAZOP/HAZID reviews.
10+ years of experience
Responsible for overall technical operations to include: designing, training, scheduling and ordering.
- Provide training to all technical personnel in installation and maintenance of fire protection systems.
- Produce designs and bids for all new fire protection systems.
- Coordinate communications between the sales department, project management and design department.
- Manage personnel that reproduced shop drawings for final approval, correction and delivery to customers.
- Produce AutoCAD lisp routines to reduce drawing time and standardized department procedures.
- Responsible for setting up new design department that produced shop drawings on integrated systems for commercial buildings.
- Produced project database, thus reducing redundant files and saving a great deal of administrative time.
- Responsible for overall project management to include meeting codes, laying out devices and ordering products.
- Estimated cost of both design/build and pre-engineered fire protection systems for sales department.
0-5 years of experience
- Develop fire protection design criteria for facilities based on Industry Codes & Standards, NFPA guidelines, insurance company requirements and the Owner’s standards.
- Responsible for defining the extent of Fire Hazardous Areas based on applicable industry standards.
- Develop Fire & Gas detection/suppression system layout drawings and C&E logic diagrams
- Develop Fire water Layouts and corresponding P&ID’s
- Oversee/ check project documents completed by Fire safety group
- Assignments
0-5 years of experience
- Responsibilities included client contact, code review and research, editing specifications, start to finish design, drawing production, shop drawing review and coordination with other disciplines.
- Plumbing projects included hotels, public schools, commercial office buildings, medical offices, churches and restaurants.
- Plumbing systems designed include domestic hot and cold water, sanitary waste and venting, grease and oil waste, high and low pressure natural gas, storm, overflow storm, recirculating hot water, booster systems, condensate drainage, and medical gases.
- Fire protection systems specified include NFPA-13 automatic wet and dry sprinklers, standpipes (wet and dry), and fire pumps.
- Fire protection systems designed include NFPA-13 automatic sprinklers with standpipes and associated hydraulic calculations, sprinkler head layout and sprinkler main layout.
0-5 years of experience
Plan checking architectural drawing
- Creating egress design solutions
- Report writing for submittal to the AHJ.
- Expert advice for interpretation and clarification of the IBC, CBC, CFC, LSC
- Computer modelling of fires
0-5 years of experience
- Provide fire protection engineering design services, facility assessments, and code consulting services.
- Perform detail and performance-based design of fire alarm systems and fire suppression systems in facilities throughout the US and around the world.
- Inspect existing fire protection systems, performing hydrant water flow tests as well as perform third party reviews of new and existing facilities for compliance with minimum design standards.
10+ years of experience
Site review and inspection of fire protection system installations.
- Review of fire protection drawings.
- Review and inspection of drawings and installations for overseas projects.
- Familiar with Autosprink and Autocad, firm knowledge of hydraulic calculation programs
6-10 years of experience
Develop and implement a Windstorm Resistant Building Code for Texas.
- Develop a prescriptive high wind building code based on state and national standards.
- Conduct education classes on use and enforcement of the new code.
- Review product test information to ensure structural compliance with the new code.
- Inspect commercial and residential construction to ensure compliance with code.
- Review plans and calculations submitted by engineers to ensure structural code compliance.
- Inspect and analyze municipal fire protection capability.
- Perform municipal waterworks plan review for fire protection capability.
- Conduct engineering and cause and origin investigations as Deputy State Fire Marshal.
Fire Protection Engineer Duties and Responsibilities
While a fire protection engineer’s day-to-day duties and responsibilities are determined by where they work, there are many core tasks associated with the role. Based on our analysis of job listings, these include:
Consult with Designers on Fire Safety Issues Fire protection engineers provide expert technical support to other engineers, architects, and contractors to strengthen fire protection within blueprints. They create plans for fire detection tools, such as extinguishers, alarm systems, sprinklers, fire pumps, and more. Their work also helps designers evaluate a building’s lifetime safety. The construction plans that fire protection engineers put in place guarantee needed protection measures are present.
Direct Fire Safety Installation Activities Managing the installation of fire safety devices is another important role of fire protection engineers. They direct the maintenance and repair of fire prevention equipment and coordinate key safety activities within departments.
Perform Fire Prevention Investigations Fire protection engineers carefully investigate deficiencies in buildings and construction sites that could cause fires in the future. They are also responsible for determining the causes of recent fires to uncover how they could have been prevented. Fire protection engineers work with fire departments to prevent blazes by drafting sprinkler design specifications, making hydraulic calculations, and selecting fire pumps.
Conduct Fire Prevention Trainings Conducting fire prevention workshops and training sessions is another responsibility of fire protection engineers. They educate managers, designers, construction workers, and company employees. During fire prevention classes, they share fire safety rules and regulations and suggest policy changes.
Write Documentation Reports Preparing and writing reports that outline specific fire prevention topics and procedures is another responsibility of fire protection engineers. They review work performed and provide written updates to key stakeholders.
Fire Protection Engineer Skills and Qualifications
Fire protection engineers have strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Employers typically seek candidates with at least three years of fire safety experience and a bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering. The following skills are essential for getting the job done:
- Fire hazard analysis – monitoring and examining potential fire hazards in buildings, water supplies, and construction sites is a key responsibility for fire protection engineers
- Research skills – researching and testing fire retardants, ignition sources, and methods of extinguishing flames is another important responsibility
- Fire safety equipment design – fire protection engineers help design alarm systems, fire prevention systems, and other detection devices
- Building inspection – it is the responsibility of fire protection engineers to examine buildings for flaws that could cause fires
- Technical writing – fire protection engineers document written procedures for other fire safety contractors to follow
- Administrative skills – these engineers examine fire protection policies and fire codes and must to keep track of new or revised policies
- Communication skills – fire protection engineers must communicate technical information and give important safety training to a variety of different people
Fire Protection Engineer Education and Training
It is common for fire protection engineers to have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in fire safety engineering, fire protection technology, or a related engineering field. Candidates with educational backgrounds in different engineering areas can usually take additional courses in fire protection or get on-the-job training. Employers typically seek candidates with at least three years of fire protection experience. A professional engineering (PE) license makes candidates especially attractive. Engineers who gain significant career experience may become eligible for certification by the Society of Fire Protection Engineers. This certification is an official mark of recognition within the field.
Fire Protection Engineer Salary and Outlook
According the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual wage for fire protection engineers is $88,510. The lowest 10 percent of earners make less than $51,820. However, the highest 10 percent earn more than $139,630. Industry employment of fire protection engineers is projected to grow 9 percent through 2026. The BLS notes that this is about as fast as average for all occupations. As buildings, products, and processes become more complex, and as companies look to decrease costs while protecting lives, demand for fire protection engineers will rise.
Helpful Resources
We searched the web to find the best industry resources to help you continue exploring a career as a fire protection engineer. From thought leaders to industry groups, this list is packed with opportunities to learn, connect, and engage:
Society of Fire Protection Engineers – the official global organization fire protection engineers, SFPE has 92 chapters and offers networking events, educational opportunities, free training, and an online community
An Introduction to Fire Dynamics – this book covers the core fundamentals of fire dynamics, giving you the scientific knowledge necessary to succeed as a fire protection engineer
Industrial Fire Protection Engineering – this book details how engineers build fire protection into equipment and everyday products
Performance-Based Fire Safety Design – check out this book get advice from top experts in fire science. Readers learn how safety engineering can solve fire detection issues and how buildings perform during fires
“How to Become a Fire Protection Engineer” – read this article to discover the different paths you can take to become a fire protection engineer
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