Fire Protection Engineer

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Your Opportunity

We are seeking a Fire Protection Engineer to lead the design, analysis, and coordination of fire and life safety systems across a wide range of project types. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise, strong communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders. This role involves both technical design and strategic consulting to support code compliance, performance-based solutions, and client objectives.

Your

Key Responsibilities

- Design and engineer fire alarm, fire detection, fire suppression, smoke control, and special hazard systems for new and existing facilities

- Develop and review life safety plans and fire protection engineering deliverables

- Provide life safety and building code consulting services

- Analyze smoke management systems, means of egress, and fire hazards

- Develop site fire protection features and fire department access plans

- Perform alternative means of compliance (AMOC) studies and Performance-Based Design (PBD) analyses

- Interface with local AHJs and building owner insurance representatives

- Collaborate closely with architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and civil engineering teams

- Communicate with clients and prepare clear, concise technical reports and documentation

Your Capabilities and Credentials

- Professional Engineer (PE) license required, preferably in Fire Protection Engineering

- Strong working knowledge of fire alarm, fire suppression, and life safety system design

- Proficiency with Revit, AutoCAD, and fire protection-related computational tools

- Experience working with adopted building codes and government standards (DoD, VA, GSA)

- Thorough understanding of ICC and NFPA codes and standards

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Ability to collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary project teams

- Willingness to travel up to 15% as project needs require

Education and Experience

- Bachelor of Science degree from an ABET-accredited engineering program

- Minimum of 5 years of relevant fire protection engineering experience

- Prior experience in healthcare, mission-critical, and/or semiconductor markets is preferred

** Pay Transparency:
** In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

** Benefits

Summary:

** Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year.

In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements

** Primary

Location:

** United States | TX | Houston  

** Organization:
** BC-4011 Buildings-US Acquisition PSP Houston BE  

** Employee Status:
** Regular  

** Business Justification:
** New Position  

** Travel:
** No  

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* Schedule:

** Full time  

** Job Posting:
** 30/01/2026 04:01:45  

** Req :
** 1003964

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