Fire Protection Engineer

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Project Overview:

This position is long-term direct employment postion as a Fire Protection Engineer supporting the design, construction, and commissioning of Bechtel projects. The position will serve in the Mechanical Engineering functional group. You will be preparing fire hazards analyses, change packages, technical reports and supporting studies, sizing fire protection equipment and piping, performing hydraulic calculations, and performing calculations using engineering software. The ideal candidate will have solid experience in process and fire protection system design and will be capable of developing fire hazards analysis design documents that incorporate the applicable design requirements, including nuclear safety requirements. You will be interfacing and coordinating with other  engineering disciplines and the client in the development of the design. The ideal candidate will be familiar with International Building and Fire Codes and NFPA codes and standards, and be capable of providing consultation services to various Bechtel projects on these codes and standards.

Job Summary:

In this role, you will support the design and development of fire protection systems and equipment by evaluating, selecting, and applying applicable fire safety, techniques, procedures and criteria to originate reports, analyses, drawings, calculations, and more with applicable procedures, codes, standards, and contract requirements. The engineer will work with mechanical engineers, other disciplines/functions, and/or the client.

Major Responsibilities:

• Supports the design and development of fire protection systems and equipment including sprinkler, fire pump, fire alarm and mass notification systems in accordance with applicable procedures, codes, standards, and contract requirements​ 
• Analyzes life safety requirements for buildings, including building code compliance, occupancy determination, occupant load calculations and egress analysis​ 
• Performs building and fire code analyses and interpretations​ 
• Prepares technical reports, studies, and design documentation, calculations using engineering software, and specifications for complex fire protection equipment supporting systems​ 
• Applies the principles of fire safety in the design and development of structures, systems, and components
• Leads the development and maintenance of fire hazards analyses utilizing recognized fire protection industry approaches, methodologies, calculations, and analysis including advanced fire modeling
• Supports the alignment of the Fire Protection Systems design and installation with the requirements identified in the upper tier requirements in the Authorization Basis Documents, the facility Fire Hazards Analysis documents, and the Engineering Basis of Design documents
• Supports fire protection subcontracts for the installation of fire sprinklers, fire detection and alarm systems
• Provides te