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Senior Fire Protection Engineer, Team Lead

Job in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, 31199, USA
Listing for: Affinity Executive Search
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-10-17
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Building Services Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists, Electrical Engineering, Safety Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
About our client

Our client is an independently owned MEP/FP engineering firm with offices in several U.S. markets. They have a dedicated fire protection engineering group and a large mission critical practice that designs data centers for hyperscale, colocation, and enterprise clients.

The role

The Senior Fire Protection Engineer will lead the firm's two-person fire protection team in Atlanta. Most of the team's work is data center projects, with local university campus work alongside it. The role also works with fire protection staff in the firm's other offices on shared projects.

The position is based in Atlanta, GA, and is hybrid with three days a week in the office.

What you would be doing

Lead the Atlanta fire protection team, assign and schedule its project work, and train the designers on it Manage fire protection design on data center projects from schematic design through construction administration

Design water-based suppression (sprinkler, pre-action, standpipe, and fire pump), clean agent, and smoke control systems

Design fire alarm and emergency communication systems, including early warning smoke detection

Prepare fire protection drawings and specifications in Revit and AutoCADRun and check hydraulic calculations, and review the team's work before it is issued

Evaluate existing fire protection and alarm systems on renovation and expansion projects

Coordinate with architects, owners, contractors, and the other MEP disciplines

Provide construction administration, including site visits, submittal reviews, and responses to contractor questions

Support fire protection projects led out of the firm's other offices

What we are looking for Bachelor's degree in fire protection, mechanical, or electrical engineering
10 or more years of fire suppression and alarm design experience at a consulting engineering firm Experience leading projects and supervising designers

Working knowledge of NFPA 13, 20, 72, and 75

Proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD, and hydraulic calculation software

Professional Engineer license preferred

Data center or other mission critical experience preferred
Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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