AcuTech Consulting Group · 5 hours ago

Fire Protection Engineer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Advise clients on fire hazards and risk assessments, fire code analysis, fire protection systems design, and/or quantitative risk assessments using performance-based approaches including fire development and explosion modeling.

Determine fire protection system requirements for highly protected risk applications handling flammable and combustible liquids and gases such as petroleum, chemical and other manufacturing facilities.

Design fire detection equipment, alarm systems, and fire suppression systems for industrial facilities.

Investigate causes of fire and explosion incidents.

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Fire Protection EngineeringFire Hazard AssessmentsFire Code AnalysisFire Protection Systems DesignQuantitative Risk AssessmentFire Detection Equipment DesignAlarm Systems DesignFire Suppression Systems DesignNFPA Standards KnowledgeBuilding Fire Codes KnowledgeCombustion PrinciplesExplosion PrinciplesPerformance-Based AssessmentIncident InvestigationSystem DesignCode Consulting ExperiencePE LicenseClient Relationship Development

Required

Bachelors’ degree in fire protection engineering or equivalent related field.

Minimum 5+ years of direct experience with fire protection engineering.

Ability to determine fire protection system requirements for highly protected risk applications handling flammable and combustible liquids and gases such as petroleum, chemical and other manufacturing facilities.

Experience with designing fire detection equipment, alarm systems, and fire suppression systems for industrial facilities.

Knowledge of internationally accepted fire protection equipment and techniques as well as fire codes and standards interpretation and compliance especially for NFPA 30, 400, 1, 13, 15, 11, 68, 69, 101 and standard building fire codes, such as IBC/IFC.

Knowledge of combustion and explosion principles and ability to conduct performance-based assessment using fire hazard and consequence modelling methods.

Ability to investigate causes of fire and explosion incidents.

Ability/willingness for frequent travel (on average 25-50%) within the US, with occasional international travel for client work and conferences. Valid driver's license required.