Jensen Hughes · 5 days ago
Lead Fire Protection Engineer - Fire & Egress Modeling
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expJensen Hughes is a leading fire protection consulting firm known for its expertise in fire protection engineering since 1939. They are seeking an experienced Lead Fire Protection Engineer/Consultant to manage and implement a variety of engineering design and consulting projects, focusing on life safety, fire protection, and security for clients worldwide.
Mechanical Engineering
Responsibilities
Perform professional-level fire protection engineering services such as life safety code consulting, sprinkler design, fire alarm design, performance-based fire engineering design, with other P.E’s. or experienced consultants
Develop and review 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 or inspections, detailed design work, and detailed checking of design computations done by others, or general coordination of specific design aspects into a project
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
Manage, plan and direct engineering activities for your own projects with support from others
Conduct building and fire code reviews and analyses
Provide quality control reviews of fire protection system designs including fire alarm, sprinkler and special hazard systems
Lead and provide quality control reviews for projects that involve fire and egress modeling, including FDS, Pathfinder and/or Contam
Manage projects which involve computer-based modeling and review computer-model inputs for quality control
Prepare and present technical reports and presentations
Be a key player in Business Development activities
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience in code consulting, design of fire suppression and alarm systems, and developing performance-based strategies in a project design environment is required
Registered Professional Engineer required
Have excellent report writing and interpersonal skills
Should have the ability to present clear and technically sound fire protection engineering strategies and have good communication and negotiations skills
Can work independently and as part of a team, enjoy professional challenges and wants to be an integral part of the long-term growth of Jensen Hughes
Benefits
Elite fitness center for employee use
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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