Crescent Solutions · 2 weeks ago
Fire Safety Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid Level
$60/hr - $65/hrCrescent Solutions is seeking a Fire Safety Engineer to act as a subject matter expert for utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS). The role involves reviewing fire safety system designs, ensuring compliance with safety codes, and fostering relationships with fire institutions and first responders.
Enterprise SoftwareHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyCRMStaffing Agency
No H1B
Hiring Manager
Michael French
Responsibilities
Act as a Fire Safety subject matter expert (SME) for utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS)
Review all UL 9540a reports from cell-, module-, and up through unit/installation-level, and provide direction
Analyze, approve, and offer guidance toward the fire safety system designs of BESS manufacturers and projects
Review, provide feedback, and offer guidance for all project- and product-level designs regarding BESS safety and code compliance, ensuring adherence to all applicable codes and standards, including UL, NFPA, and IFC
Oversee all safety analyses for project-level reports, including hazard mitigation analysis (HMA), failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), heat flux analysis, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations ensuring that all fire safety requirements are met or exceeded
Initiate and foster relationships with national, state, and local fire institutions and first responders, including Fire Marshalls, Fire Departments, and educational institutions
Travel to local jurisdictions to present BESS and fire safety to first responders, authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs), public utility commissions (PUCs), and community meetings, addressing and educating about the concerns of each stakeholder
Work closely with local firefighters and first responders to educate them about the potential BESS hazards, hazard mitigation, fire safety system designs, sequences of operation, and emergency response/operation plans (ERP/EOPs)
Standardize information around BESS fire safety systems throughout the organization, ensuring consistent messaging in every region in which our projects are deployed
Participate in task groups and technical committees for collaboration and direction of the advancement of industry codes and standards pertaining to the safety of battery energy storage systems
Templatize and create standard outlines for third party analysis and reporting to allow for consistency across the board with various suppliers and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of onboarding a new supplier
Qualification
Required
Act as a Fire Safety subject matter expert (SME) for utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS)
Review all UL 9540a reports from cell-, module-, and up through unit/installation-level, and provide direction
Analyze, approve, and offer guidance toward the fire safety system designs of BESS manufacturers and projects
Review, provide feedback, and offer guidance for all project- and product-level designs regarding BESS safety and code compliance, ensuring adherence to all applicable codes and standards, including UL, NFPA, and IFC
Oversee all safety analyses for project-level reports, including hazard mitigation analysis (HMA), failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), heat flux analysis, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations ensuring that all fire safety requirements are met or exceeded
Initiate and foster relationships with national, state, and local fire institutions and first responders, including Fire Marshalls, Fire Departments, and educational institutions
Travel to local jurisdictions to present BESS and fire safety to first responders, authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs), public utility commissions (PUCs), and community meetings, addressing and educating about the concerns of each stakeholder
Work closely with local firefighters and first responders to educate them about the potential BESS hazards, hazard mitigation, fire safety system designs, sequences of operation, and emergency response/operation plans (ERP/EOPs)
Standardize information around BESS fire safety systems throughout the organization, ensuring consistent messaging in every region in which our projects are deployed
Participate in task groups and technical committees for collaboration and direction of the advancement of industry codes and standards pertaining to the safety of battery energy storage systems
Templatize and create standard outlines for third party analysis and reporting to allow for consistency across the board with various suppliers and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of onboarding a new supplier
Company
Crescent Solutions
Crescent Solutions is a staffing and recruiting company offering IT professionals and services.
Founded in 2001
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Brian Fischbein
CEO and Co-Founder
Wayne Karro
Independent Consultant - CFO
Company data provided by crunchbase