Fire Protection Engineer

Overview

Are you ready to move your career forward, and start the BEST job of your life? Haskell is committed to providing you with the resources to help you grow and discover your potential. We promote an environment that encourages innovative ideas and allows you to develop the best “how” to get the job done.

Haskell’s Design & Consulting Team unites architecture, engineering, and consulting professionals from across industries and geographies. Our diverse and innovative team allows Haskell to serve our clients with multiple project delivery methods including design-build, engineer-procure-construct, fee-for-service, or consulting services. These services allow our team to form a strong rapport with clients, marshalling them as they grow and helping them address industry and market challenges. The Design & Consulting Team serves a diverse set of markets including food and beverage, consumer products, aviation and aerospace, civil infrastructure, healthcare, and Federal Government projects. As a team member at Haskell, you’ll have the opportunity to work on impactful projects that will challenge your creativity, innovation, and expand your skill set.

In the role, you will be responsible for assigned project designs, coordination, client communications, and associated construction administration. Your responsibilities include the supervision of staff assigned to your projects, ensuring staff utilization, overseeing the work performed by the assigned staff, the fire protection project budget/time management, and ensuring the design is completed within the project design schedule and budget.

Job Responsibilities:

• Application of Knowledge of Building Systems (Conceptual Design)
  • Applies broad knowledge and skills in fire suppression, fire alarm, life safety, building codes, and hazardous materials
  • Seeks to broaden and apply knowledge in all fields of fire protection such as fire modeling, performance-based design, performance-based calculations, and specialized systems such as explosion protection, hazardous dust, hazardous materials, gaseous agent systems, and alternative suppression systems (e.g. mist, water spray)
  • Independently evaluates selects, and adapts standard techniques, procedures, and criteria
  • Works on projects of moderate size or portions of major projects
  • Ensures understanding and compliance with owner’s building program requirements and facility or corporate standards related to fire suppression, fire alarm, life safety, and code compliance building design
  • Confirms and reviews applicable codes and standards including but not limited to the International Building Code Council, National Fire Protection Association, and Unified Facilities Criteria
  • Given the scope of design services, the owner’s building program and facility standards, building code research, and relevant industry standards, establish and document the fire protection and life safety systems basis of design and in doing so provide clarification, qualifications, and design assumptions regarding relevant design issues
  • Works with building/facility owners to ensure that the appropriate cost-effective systems/products are utilized in their facility
  • Works with building owner and construction management team to validate construction cost and provide value engineering options as may be necessary
  • Knows when to obtain support from Lead Fire Protection Engineer or Senior Fire Protection Engineer for assistance to determine engineering and design building requirements
  • Interacts with clients, customers, officials, contractors, and others involved in the design and construction process
  • Attends project meetings and presents specific aspects of engineering assignments
• Design
  • Designs a complete project, system, component, process, or unique aspects as it relates to fire protection
  • Prepares complete contract documents and specifications
  • Performs and documents engineering calculations related to fire protection systems to select code-compliant systems and equipment
  • Performs and documents engineering calculations related to life safety and building code compliance
  • Performs accurate selection and layout for system(s) and equipment
  • Drafts or oversees the drafting of the fire protection systems and in doing so establishes the appropriate level of drawing detail to ensure completeness and accuracy of design and construction cost
  • Schedules fire protection equipment with the appropriate accessories and remarks
  • Independently develops the necessary schematic drawings for fire alarm and sprinkler drawings. (e.g., isometrics, single line diagrams, action matrices, etc.)
  • Independently writes all specifications for systems. Ensures that