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Telgian · 11 hours ago

Fire Protection Engineer

Phoenix, AZ 85044

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

5+ years exp

Telgian is a full-service global engineering and risk mitigation consultancy specializing in complex projects. The Fire Protection Engineer will provide fire protection engineering and consultation services, ensuring compliance with fire-related standards and codes while collaborating with multi-discipline teams to meet client requirements.

Facilities Support Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Establish criteria for the design of fire alarms, suppression and/or life safety systems based on client’s environmental and regulatory compliance needs

Review existing fire alarm, suppression and/or life safety systems for operational functionality, compliance and regulatory requirements; determines improvement recommendations

Develop and deliver reports to clients on recommended updates to ensure compliance and /or operational functionality of fire, suppression and/or life safety systems

Meet with jurisdictional authorities and clients as needed to resolve compliance questions around client fire, suppression and/or life safety systems

Prepare for and attend appeals and hearings as required to support and/or resolve regulatory findings

Perform modeling of fire, smoke, water distribution and other related variables for fire, suppression and/or life safety systems

Identify and/or establish design criteria for specific systems applications; may include specific UL/FM test criteria and performance-based tests as required

Perform information and document gathering, and serves as Engineer of Record, on assigned projects working with design/consulting teams to meet the project requirements; signs/seals engineering documents as required

Apply standard techniques, principles and criteria to perform assigned tasks

Maintain a working knowledge of relevant fire protection, risk, building codes and constructions technologies; identify trends and recommends proactive solutions to meet/exceed requirements

Qualification

Professional Engineer (PE) certificationFire Protection EngineeringFireLife Safety CodesNICET certificationCertified Fire Protection Specialist5 years field experienceMS Office proficiencyVerbal communication skillsWritten communication skillsPresentation skills

Required

4 years college degree (ie: Bachelors) or a combination of equivalent experience and certification, Engineering or related field, required

Professional Engineer (PE) certification (or ability to obtain), required

Ability to travel

Working knowledge of Fire, Life Safety and Building Codes, NFPA Standards, and UL/FM standards

Ability to apply broad knowledge of principles and practices in a specific area of practice

Ability to manage small project of limited complexity

Ability to evaluate, select and apply standard techniques and procedures and criteria to perform a task

Working competency with MS Office software

Ability to perform basic calculations using egress, fire smoke and water modeling software

Demonstrated proficiency in verbal, written, presentation skills

Preferred

NICET certification, preferred

Certified Fire Protection Specialist, preferred

5 years field engineering/consulting experience in fire protection and/or architecture, preferred

Benefits

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits package with market leading (low!) health-care costs

Place to advance your career

Company

Telgian

Telgian is the only independent, unbiased service provider in the industry.

Founded in 1985

Phoenix, Arizona, USA

201-500 employees

http://www.telgian.com/

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