Vanderweil Engineers ยท 2 months ago
Senior Fire Protection Engineer
Alexandria, VA, US
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expVanderweil Engineers is a nationally recognized engineering firm specializing in MEP/FP and technology services. They are seeking a Senior Fire Protection Engineer & Team Lead to design fire suppression and fire alarm systems across various sectors and lead junior engineering staff.
ConsultingInformation TechnologyLegalReal EstateSoftware
Responsibilities
Design of fire suppression and fire alarm systems throughout all company market sectors including academic, commercial, healthcare, science and technology, and mission critical
The engineer will be responsible for designs of automatic sprinklers, standpipes, high-rise fire pumps, gaseous agent suppression, fire alarms, voice evacuation, mass notification, special technology fire detection and smoke control
Coordinate with the design team and/or construction staff to lead related portions of construction planning and visit the project construction site throughout the construction administration process along with field reports, RFI responses, and FP / FA shop drawing and submittal reviews
Design and layout systems, and create drawings using Revit, AutoCAD, and HydraCALC
Survey existing project sites to document existing conditions and to assess existing FP / FA infrastructure
Coordinate workload and schedules of multiple concurrent projects with junior engineering staff
Lead and mentor junior engineering staff
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Fire Protection Engineering
10+ years of professional fire protection engineering industry experience designing fire protection and fire alarm systems
Proficiency in AutoCAD and Revit with fluency in MS Office products including Word, Excel and Outlook and cloud tools
Strong communication and computer skills are required
Candidate must have the ability to create and modify technical drawings and specifications
Customer service perspective with the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff
EIT required, PE preferred LEED preferred
Proven Leadership Experience
Preferred
The preferred candidate will have excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal, problem solving and analytical skills
Benefits
Flexible and hybrid work style
Wellness programs
Company
Vanderweil Engineers
Vanderweil is a mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, technology, sustainability, commissioning, and power engineering firm dedicated to providing customized and innovative engineering solutions through excellent client service.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Eli Sherman
President & CEO
Keith Lord
CFO/Managing Principal
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