Fire Protection Engineer - Anchorage, AK

Job Description

NANA Worley is hiring for multiple positions at varying classifications from Fire Protection Engineers to Fire Protection Specialist Engineers dependent on experience and competencies. 

 

*This position is eligible for the NANA Worley Candidate Referral Program, available only to existing NANA Worley employees*

 

This position provides fire protection discipline support as part of a multi-discipline engineering and design team by researching, specifying, developing, designing, engineering, or testing of fire and gas protective (detection, signaling, notification, mitigation, suppression, and passive protective) systems. Individuals are expected to apply advanced knowledge of engineering principles, methods, and techniques to project assignments.

 

This position is intended for execution from the NANA Worley offices in Anchorage, Alaska, USA. 

Responsibilities

• Researches and analyzes data such as client design proposals, specifications, and manuals to determine feasibility of design or application.
• Analyzes requirements of codes and standards to assess the fire protective elements required to meet fire protective objectives.
• Works with clients to develop a project’s scope of work, estimates, and/or schedules.
• Reviews and approves project drawings, standards, and specifications.
• Develops major equipment, material selection, and construction specifications.
• Uses computer assisted engineering and design software and equipment to perform engineering tasks.
• Directs and coordinates construction, installation, fabrication and/or operational testing activities to ensure services, products and/or systems conform to engineering design and client criteria.
• Ensures that all assigned activities and operations comply with applicable codes, regulations, and laws.
• Evaluates field installations and recommends design modifications.
• Coordinates activities with other project disciplines involved in fabrication, operation, application, and installation or repair of various materials, products, or systems.
• Provides technical direction, support and information to other specialists, engineers, designers, and drafters.
• Consistently demonstrates professional skills in structuring assigned activities, creativity, teamwork, communications, operational efficiencies, handling of a client’s changing needs, decision making, and analyzing and solving problems.
• Other duties that are pertinent to the department or unit’s success also may be assigned.
• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

The following describes the education and experience typically required to develop the competencies for each classification level; competencies may be demonstrated with other combinations of education, training, experience, and achievements:

 

Engineer

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline from an ABET-accredited institution required.
• A minimum of 2 years of work experience, with oil and gas industry experienced preferred; and
• Engineer in Training certificate (EIT) or passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam preferred.

 

Senior Engineer

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline from an ABET-accredited institution; and
• 4-10 years of experience in the oil and gas industry; and
• PE license strongly desired

 

Staff Engineer

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline from an ABET-accredited institution, 8-15 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, and PE license; or
• Bachelor’s degree and 15+ years of experience.

 

Senior Staff Engineer

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline from an ABET-accredited institution, 15+ years of experience in the oil and gas industry, and PE license; or
• Bachelor’s degree and 20+ years of experience.

 

Principal Engineer

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline from an ABET-accredited institution, 20+ years of experience in the oil and gas industry, and PE license; or
• Bachelor’s degree and 25+ years of experience.

 

Preferred Experience:

• Responsible engineering charge of fire protection engineering for at least one major industrial (petroleum production, processing, storage, or transport; nuclear or thermal electrical power plant; paper or chemical process plant; or similar) project from hazard analysis through final commissioning.
• Advanced knowledge and experience in multiple competency areas in fire protection engineering – fire and ga