Senior Fire Protection Engineer

Our client is a nationally recognized, top-ranked engineering firm specializing in MEP/FP and technology services. For 75 years, they've delivered innovative solutions across diverse sectors—including Science & Technology, Mission Critical, Academic, Healthcare, and Commercial. As one of the largest independently owned engineering firms in the U.S., their team of 500+ professionals operates from nine offices nationwide, bringing deep expertise and a commitment to excellence to every project.

They are looking for a Senior Fire Protection Engineer and Team Lead in their Alexandria, VA office (Hybrid role).

Our Fire Protection Department services include fire alarm and detection system design, high-rise buildings, large campus fire alarm and protection, sprinkler, emergency communications and more.

Some of your responsibilities include the following:

• Design of fire suppression and fire alarm systems throughout all company market sectors including academic, commercial, healthcare, science and technology, and mission critical.
• The engineer will be responsible for designs of automatic sprinklers, standpipes, high-rise fire pumps, gaseous agent suppression, fire alarms, voice evacuation, mass notification, special technology fire detection and smoke control.
• Coordinate with the design team and/or construction staff to lead related portions of construction planning and visit the project construction site throughout the construction administration process along with field reports, RFI responses, and FP / FA shop drawing and submittal reviews.
• Design and layout systems, and create drawings using Revit, AutoCAD, and HydraCALC.
• Survey existing project sites to document existing conditions and to assess existing FP / FA infrastructure.
• Coordinate workload and schedules of multiple concurrent projects with junior engineering staff.
• Lead and mentor junior engineering staff.
• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Fire Protection Engineering.
• 10+ years of professional fire protection engineering industry experience designing fire protection and fire alarm systems.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and Revit with fluency in MS Office products including Word, Excel and Outlook and cloud tools. Strong communication and computer skills are required.
• The preferred candidate will have excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal, problem solving and analytical skills.
• Candidate must have the ability to create and modify technical drawings and specifications.
• Customer service perspective with the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff.
• PE required. LEED preferred.
• Valid driver’s license required with the ability to travel to project sites as needed.