WHERE PASSION + PURPOSE ALIGN

We are the curious. Problem solvers. Driven to unlock the potential in every system.  Across five countries are 1,100 engineers, designers, and consultants collaborating to elevate the human experience, create more resilient communities, and protect the health of the planet. We transform the built environment by creating dynamic solutions — living systems — that are smart, resilient, and connected.

At Introba, this is why we show up every day. To use our curiosity for good.  To inspire change. To empower changemakers

Introba provides world-class building engineering design, analytic, and consulting services at all scales, specializing in net-zero first thinking. Through the cultivation of thought leadership, we deliver sustainable and forward-thinking solutions to the most complex design challenges facing the world’s leading clients and partners.

Job Summary

Introba is seeking a Principal, Director Fire Protection candidate to provide leadership and execution of fire suppression and fire alarm design, commissioning, and construction expertise alongside a talented team of fire protection designers and engineers. In this role you will work on projects related to commercial, government, industrial, educational, and aviation facilities for clients across the US. This position will require travel to perform client site visits and discovery in order to acquire new projects and ensure appropriate execution of new and existing projects. Additionally, you will be required to determine staff assignments and workflow, interview potential new hires, perform employee reviews, provide on the job training, and determine staff forecasting.

On many projects the role will require the ability to visit construction sites, problem solve, provide options to clients, and write feasibility studies, as well as perform initial site visits for new jobs and new clients. This position requires prior experience with department financial oversight and developing fees and budgets for new projects, offer engineering opinions and reports, design submittal reviews, write engineering specifications, perform QC/QA, review invoices, and review fire protection and alarm documents.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Responsibilities:

• Create and continue to grow the Fire Protection capabilities and make Introba a more complete A/E firm with Fire Protection offerings for all US based clients

• Direct and encourage professional development of staff through conferences, educational training, project assignment and affiliation with professional organizations- the goal is to ensure the maintenance of discipline certifications, and the identification of new certifications as required for the firm’s business development efforts.

• Support the firm’s business development effort by being actively involved with the marketing and business development efforts of the firm.

• Direct interaction with Sector, Office, Region, and niche leaders for specific opportunities.

• Identification of future business opportunities.

• Advocate for collaboration between the various disciplines and offices of the firm.

• The must possess a working knowledge of the standard of care within the fire protection industry.

• Enhance the organization’s profile and regionally reach across the industry to ensure industry-wide and clients’ recognition with coordination with firm wide business development efforts to align with core goals and required certifications.

• Practical alignment with company policies, which include implementation of new and revisions to current policies and standards and ensure consistency in discipline quality, budgetary constraints and expectations and that appropriate project and control mechanisms are developed and administered.

• Ensures design activities, processes and technical standards are effectively implemented and empower the professionals of the discipline to excel and be passionate about their careers while supporting individual goal setting for professional career advancement for members of the discipline across all offices and regions.

• Committed to repeatable positive outcomes on projects through proper staff assignment which include attention to timing and deliverables of the projects.

• Performed fire suppression design following site observation visits.

• Provide fire suppression and fire alarm services.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, Mechanical Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Fire Protection Engineering from