Jensen Hughes · 1 day ago
Lead Fire Protection Engineer/Consultant
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expJensen Hughes is a leader in fire protection engineering with a legacy of responsibility since 1939. The company is seeking a Lead Fire Protection Engineer/Consultant to provide fire protection consulting services, engage with a team of engineers, and collaborate with various stakeholders on diverse projects.
Mechanical Engineering
Responsibilities
Perform professional-level fire protection engineering services such as life safety code consulting, fire protection design, fire alarm/mass notification design, smoke control design, hazardous materials consulting, system commissioning services, and performance-based solution development
Develop plans, specifications, and inspection reports as needed on assigned tasks to see that these items are complete, accurate and in accordance with good professional service practice standards
Assist in the resolution of design problems by performing field investigations, research, detailed design work, and/or detailed review of design computations done by others
Identify applicable codes and standards to reference in evaluating how to respond to inquiries
Conduct and document basic building code analyses, egress analyses, fire detection and alarm systems reviews, smoke control systems reviews, and basic sprinkler and water supply systems reviews, including hydraulic calculations
Effectively communicate with team members, clients, owners, design teams, and/or other project stakeholders
Position may involve some CAD/Revit production and/or reviewing CAD/Revit documents produced by others
Read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
Manage projects including proposal development; scope, schedule, and budget management; resource coordination; deliverable milestone tracking; and client interaction
Participate in business development activities including, but not necessarily limited to client outreach, conference attendance, professional organization participation, and/or presentations
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree (B.S.) or higher
5+ years of experience in fire protection engineering (compensation and title commensurate with experience)
Demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills to write reports, business correspondence, presentations and procedure manuals, and to respond to questions from groups of managers, clients and/or other project stakeholders
Must be local to the Austin, TX, Allen, TX, Houston, TX, or Denver, CO metro areas
The ability to travel to job sites in Texas, Colorado and/or surrounding states is required
Preferred
Licensed as a professional engineer in the State of Texas preferred
Company
Jensen Hughes
Jensen Hughes is a life safety engineering and consulting service for the government, healthcare, science and technology.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2015-12-08Acquired
Leadership Team
Sanford Tassel
Chief Financial Officer
Pankaj Duggal, AICP, AIA Int’l Assoc
President & Chief Operating Officer
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