Fire Protection Engineer IV - Buildings + Places

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Job Description

AECOM is actively seeking a talented and highly motivated Fire Protection Engineer PE for immediate employment in our Tampa, FL office. This position will work within the Building & Places (B+P) organization and will provide engineering expertise in relation to Buildings, Facilities, and other Structures within Tampa B+P.  AECOM’s Buildings + Places practice includes architecture, interiors, building engineering, workplace strategy, master planning, urban planning, civil engineering, and landscape architecture.  Our Tampa office includes all disciplines and regularly works across offices and the region.

Ideal candidates have a strong background and interest in vertical building development, having the ability to be part of a collaborative project team, be client-focused, and produce great works.  This individual will participate in all aspects from conceptual to final designs and providing support activities during construction.

The Fire Protection Engineer position presents an opportunity for a candidate to excel in their expertise and contribute to growing our growing team and expertise, leadership growth, and mentoring program.  The position will also provide for growth in client relationships and internal relationships across offices and region.  AECOM actively supports continued education, training, and innovations in professional development. 

The job responsibilities for the position will include, but may not be limited to, the following:

• Serving as Fire Protection engineer on a variety of building and facility project types, including mid-to large size projects.  Role will have the opportunity to serve as “lead” project engineer.
• Able to organize workload and work independently on project-specific design tasks and lead project staff.
• Able to communicate and present with Clients and discuss/explain technical solutions to project conditions.
• Performing quality control reviews of work developed by others.
• Providing technical input to studies and design assessments, with expertise for benefit of client and/or team.
• Coordinate scope, schedule, budget in working with project managers and other senior level team members.
• Familiarity and working with AutoCAD and Revit, as working platforms for delivering design.
• Mentoring and providing guidance to junior level staff for specific technical design aspects and professional service.
• Provide direction to prescriptive and performance-based specifications.
• Participating in development of technical proposals (including estimates for the engineering budget and schedule)
• Reviewing permitting agency/engineering standards and regulations necessary to develop proper project design and permitting applications.
• Work closely with other departments from the AECOM project team/office, building engineering, architecture, interiors, traffic engineers, and others, to provide value and partner in project opportunities.
• Participating and supporting site field investigations and construction related activities.

Qualifications

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• BA/BS in Engineering plus 6 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Registration as a Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Florida (current FL PE License), or able to register for the Principles & Practice (PE) Exam within 1 year.
• Demonstrated experience working on building and facility design projects specifically in a fire protection and life safety specialty.
• Experience preparing calculations and design documents (reports, plans, specifications)
• Experience using AutoCAD and Revit.
• Demonstrated experience with industry software utilized for fire protection and life safety