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Architect of the Capitol · 2 days ago

Fire Protection Engineer

Washington, DC

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$118K/yr - $181K/yr

4+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Manages fire protection engineering portions of major new construction and/or renovation projects and incorporates fire protection design practices into all phases of design and construction; Ensures adequate fire protection and life safety requirements are incorporated into all segments of the project.

Specifies and analyzes project design including a wide variety of fire protection systems for fire detection, containment, extinguishment, smoke control and evaluation.

Participates in intermediate tests of fire protection systems and equipment in facilities and property.

Develops innovative and economically satisfactory solutions to fire protection problems.

Interprets guidelines, standards, policies and engineering criteria as established by national organizations.

Plans and conducts advanced work in areas where fire protection criteria are not established.

Investigates new developments in fire protection systems and applies them to existing facilities and new projects.

Prepares designs for installation of or modifications to, fire alarms, fire detection and fire suppression and egress systems, to bring the systems into or maintain them in code compliance.

Provides oversight and direction to associate architects and engineers performing surveys, studies, designs, etc., for the AOC.

Makes field surveys of existing fire protection, mechanical or electrical installations when required for a specific hazard or project.

Records and reviews field data in the form of sketches, drawings, calculations or other manner for the purpose of assessing and evaluating existing or proposed fire protection systems, equipment, assemblies or buildings and their conformance to nationally recognized and organizationally adopted codes, standards or directives with jurisdictional adopted codes, specifically in the code editions adopted by the AOC.

Uses information from many engineering disciplines (e.g., fire protection, mechanical, electrical, civil, structural) to determine levels of safety.

Helps prepare documents for a wide range of engineering products, either in the form of an invitation for bid or a purchase requisition.

Prepares comprehensive technical reports, bulletins, and issuances for agency guidance, reflecting the results of research studies and tests of new fire protection equipment.

Uses advanced technical knowledge of the limitations of proven concepts and practices of fire prevention/protection systems, equipment and/or hardware to correctly evaluate problem resolution alternatives or the risk associated with using or replacing a nonconforming component.

Ascertains proper performance on completed projects, as required during the investigative portion of a project or as assigned, performing thorough system testing in the form of airflow measurement and/or balance, heat transfer measurement, sound level testing and temperature measurement as applicable.

Identifies, investigates and reports hardware, procedural and documentation problems, anomalies and discrepancies and monitors corrective action.

Undertakes varied and complex project management duties in conjunction with coordinating project teams and making decisions affecting areas of responsibility that are controversial and precedent setting.

Functions as a technical authority and staff specialist for fire protection projects of major size and complexity and for fire prevention/protection info.

Reviews or directs the review of fire protection features of plans, specifications and analyses of design, as submitted by contracted and/or in-house engineers for accuracy and technical competency and approves such plans, specifications and analyses as appropriate and required.

Acts as a Project Manager or Task Leader on assigned projects.

Designs or directs the development of fire protection equipment or systems to meet specific requirements and coordinates with the appropriate personnel to ensure compliance with design schedules, material deliveries and construction schedules and inspects job progress and conformance to specifications as required.

Examines plans, specifications, and cost estimates for technical adequacy. Reports progress and/or problems.

Guides and evaluates contractor efforts and assesses technical progress in relation to the established schedule and resources allotted.

Checks the submissions developed by and the performance of contractors to ensure compliance with contract documents and coordinates and negotiates with contractors as necessary when disputes arise.

Accepts, adapts or declines completed A&E contractor work and evaluates overall performance.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualification

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Required

Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.

Specialized experience equivalent to at least 52 weeks at the next lower grade level (GS-12) in the Federal service, demonstrating managing the development and design of fire protection and life safety systems, preparing designs for installation and/or modification of fire protection systems, reviewing drawings and specifications for compliance with fire protection design standards, performing tests of fire protection systems and equipment, and providing technical advice and guidance in fire protection and life safety.

Meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements for the advertised position.

Pass a drug test.

Meet the education required for Engineers.

Be a citizen of the United States, a person lawfully admitted for permanent residence, a refugee, an asylee, or a current officer or employee of the U.S. Government.

Your resume and question responses must demonstrate the job-related KSAs.

Meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement.