USAJOBS · 6 days ago

Fire Protection Engineer

Washington, DC

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

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Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership, training, and mentoring in fire protection, Facility System Safety, and Life Safety Strategy.

Create hands-on fire protection design drawings and specifications.

Provide technical fire protection engineering expertise for buildings and structures.

Facilitate information sharing, coordination, and distribution of technical data within the organization and Architect-Engineering (A-E) firms.

Develop and maintain project criteria, schedules, and budgets in conformation with project and customer requirements.

Qualification

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Federal EmploymentE-VerifySecurity ClearanceDAWIA CertificationEthics OrientationProcurement Integrity CertificationGovernment Credit CardProfessional Engineer (P.E.)Fire Protection EngineeringSpecialized Experience

Required

Must be a US Citizen.

Must be determined suitable for federal employment.

Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.

New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.

Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.

Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.

You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver's license.

This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes.

You may be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.

You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment and annually thereafter.

Procurement Integrity Certification may be required in accordance with Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 USC 423) as amended.

This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.

Applicants must be a current registered professional engineer (P.E.) in the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, or any State in the U.S. who has passed the Fire Protection Engineering examination administered by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). NOTE: You must include a copy of your license with your application.

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Preparing fire protection engineering design drawings, specifications and documentation for facility components and systems; 2) Preparing contract requirements, proposals and bidding procedures and documentation for the acquisition of facilities fire protection systems; 3) Managing fire protection projects to ensure project scope, schedules and costs are not exceeded; and 4) Providing technical solutions to fire protection engineering issues.

Successful completion of a professional engineering degree. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.