Fire Protection Engineer, Intermediate

Savannah River National Laboratory is seeking a Fire Protection Engineer who will play a key role in supporting nuclear facility operations and ensuring compliance with DOE O 420.1C, Facility Safety. This position provides technical fire protection expertise to maintain safe, compliant, and resilient laboratory and facility operations.

• Provide technical support and oversight to ensure compliance with DOE O 420.1C and related DOE directives governing fire protection for nuclear and high‑hazard facilities.
• Develop and review Fire Hazard Analyses (FHAs) consistent with DOE O 420.1C requirements, including identification of credited fire protection features and safety controls.
• Support Safety Basis development by identifying fire‑related hazards, evaluating potential accident scenarios, and contributing to hazard analyses, DSA updates, and TSR development.
• Evaluate facility fire risks and determine the adequacy of the fire protection program, including detection, suppression, life safety, and passive fire protection features.
• Review and approve engineering design packages and facility modifications to ensure compliance with NFPA codes, DOE standards, and applicable building/safety codes.
• Conduct system performance assessments and engineering calculations, such as fire modeling, hydraulic calculations for suppression systems, and evaluations of fire barriers and structural integrity under fire conditions.
• Participate in documented safety analysis reviews, unreviewed safety question evaluations, and change control processes.
• Provide technical expertise in support of fire investigations, occurrence reporting, and corrective action implementation.
• Interface with facility operations, nuclear safety engineers, design engineers, and emergency management to ensure integrated safety approaches across SRNL operations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering or another engineering discipline with relevant fire protection experience.
• Working knowledge of DOE O 420.1C, NFPA codes, and life safety standards.
• For ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, US Citizenship is legally required.
• Experience with Fire Hazard Analyses, fire protection system design, or facility safety evaluations.
• Strong technical writing ability with experience producing defensible engineering documentation.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering or related field.
• Professional Engineer (PE) in Fire Protection or ability to obtain PE within a reasonable timeframe.
• Experience working within DOE nuclear facilities, commercial nuclear, or other high‑hazard regulated environments.
• Familiarity with nuclear safety concepts, including DSAs, TSRs, and hazard categorization.
• Experience with fire modeling tools, performance‑based design methods, or assessment of passive fire protection systems.

Security Clearance Information

This position will require the selected candidate to be able to obtain a DOE Security Clearance. BSRA is required by DOE to conduct a pre‑employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, criminal records, and employment history, and education verifications. Positions with BSRA require applicants to have the ability to obtain and maintain a DOE L or Q‑level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.

Factors such as pre‑employment background review results, dual citizenship status, and unpaid and/or unfiled taxes may impact your ability to obtain a security clearance. This list of factors is not exhaustive; pre‑employment information and security clearance requests are reviewed on a case‑by‑case basis.

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Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) is a multi‑program laboratory applying state‑of‑the‑art science and practical, high‑value, cost‑effective solutions to complex technical problems to protect the nation. Located at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Savannah River Site (SRS) in Aiken SC, the laboratory develops and deploys innovative technologies to address some of the nation’s…