Sr. Fire Protection Engineer

As the Sr. Fire Protection Engineer, here’s the work you’ll do:

• Leads and directs others in production of project documents to include Drawings (CAD / BIM), Specifications (editing and checking) and support documents (basis of design).  Checks work delegated to other engineers and designers on project to ensure scope is documented successfully. Leads construction phase contract administration activities for life safety department on project such as Submittals, RFIs, construction support, etc.
  Directly performing, or guiding others, in complex engineering calculations.
  Mentor and train other engineers and designers in the department - primarily with on-the-job training & development
  Main point of contact to clients for life safety department project responsibilities (meetings, conference calls, comment review/responses, etc.).
  Ensures positive client relationships and client service with focus on winning new work. Supporting business development activities (pursuit opportunities, fee proposals, change modifications).
  Perform other duties supporting senior engineering staff, as assigned
  Complying with data protection principles while handling personal, protected and / or Covered Defense Information on behalf of Day & Zimmermann. Data Handlers should be trained to follow documented policies, standard operating procedures and secure practices associated with protecting trusted employee and customer data

This role is for you if you have these skills:

•    Generates project plan, design and work plan capable of meeting (or exceeding) owner’s requirements; maintains successful trajectory of deliverables; seeks out innovative solutions in collaboration with others; exercises critical thinking to generate solutions for unique and challenging problems; and is proactive to ensure professional client focused success. The Sr. Engineer gains and maintains perspective beyond the technical silo of project fire protection engineering and is usually responsible for all aspects of code compliance. Develops solutions in anticipation of challenges and leverages perspective to ensure project team is appropriately focused.
•    Responsible as client facing representative of life safety department. Actively participates in business development to include project pursuit opportunities, developing fee proposals and contract change modifications. Provides critical involvement to ensure client success can be achieved. Success requires projects to be: delivered on time, within budget, well-coordinated, code compliant, and constructible.
•    Functions as senior technical project leader for department providing training and mentoring to more junior staff within team.  Expected to have command of design process, tools, procedures, calculations, systems and equipment used throughout the department. Ensures the design is coordinated with other departments consultants.    Ability to create and present ideas, internally and externally, in form of drawings, data, and other exhibits. Ability to coordinate and communicate with architects and engineers both internally and externally
•    Responsible Engineer Of Record accountable for technical sufficiency of all life safety department project deliverables, to include all aspects of the discipline.
•    Must build trusted relationships with department by maintaining ownership for assigned work and delivering efficient and high quality results. Expected to be a proactive learner, responsible to seek out support when needed, identify expectations, check own work output against quality expectations, and pursue opportunities to grow technical capabilities. And, maintains professional humility and respect in partnership with all team members in pursuit of overall project success. Is expected to know their own technical limitations and proactively seek out support where needed while maintaining role of lead department engineer for the project. Ability to take direction and guidance from more senior staff within company. Ability to provide direction and guidance to less senior staff within department.
•    Data privacy, information security and policy compliance
 

And if you have these qualifications:

•    Bachelors or Masters Degree in a relevant Engineering discipline 
•    8 + years years experience
•    Professional License in Fire Protection Engineering
•    Ability to obtain Top Secret security clearance
•    U.S Citizen
•    Great attitude and team player.
•    Successful completion of drug and background screening process.

In compliance with this state’s pay transparency laws, the salary range for this role is $100,480-$150,720 This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. (The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements).
 

We care about our employees and it shows.

Our staff receive a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical/Rx, dental and vision coverage; life, AD&D and disability insurance; flexible spending accounts; 100% paid maternity leave for up to 12 weeks, parental leave, family leave, other paid time off; voluntary benefits and discount programs to meet our employees’ individual needs including pet insurance for our furry family members!
To ensure a safe work environment while meeting the physical demands of the job, you must be able to perform the following physical and mental tasks, with or without a reasonable accommodation:
•    Visual acuity (e.g., needed to prepare and analyze data, to transcribe documents, to view a computer, to read, to inspect objects, to operate machinery.
•    Balancing (e.g. maintaining equilibrium when walking, climbing, crouching, etc.)
•    Stooping (e.g. bending the spine at the waist)
•    Reaching (e.g. reaching the arms or legs in any direction)
•    Lifting motion or lifting objects more than 15 pounds
•    Walking
•    Repetitive motion of any part of the body
•    Kneeling, crouching or crawling
•    Pushing or pulling (e.g. using a part of your body to press against something in a downward or outward direction or in a dragging or hauling motion)
•    Manual Dexterity (e.g. picking, pinching, typing, or other working that uses fingers)
•    Grasping (e.g. use of hand to apply pressure)
•    Feeling (e.g. perceiving an object’s size, shape, texture, etc.)
•    Climbing (e.g. ascending/descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, pole, etc. using feet and legs and hands/arms to climb)
•    Hearing
•    Talking
•    Capacity to think, concentrate and focus for long periods of time.
•    Ability to read complex documents in the English language.
•    Capacity to reason and make sound decisions.
•    Ability to write complex documents in the English language.
•    Capacity to express thoughts orally.
•    Ability to regularly perform all job functions at Company’s office or worksite.
•    Ability to withstand environmental conditions (e.g. extreme heat or cold, grass, wind, sand, fumes, odors, gases, extreme noise, etc.)

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