Senior Fire & Safety Specialist

Senior Fire & Life Safety Specialist

Join HDR as an employee‑owner contributing to innovative building engineering. HDR’s employee‑owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, empowered to bring authentic ideas to work every day.

As part of HDR’s Building Engineering Services Group, you will help design the critical infrastructure that supports the digital age and shapes the spaces where people work, connect, and thrive. Your work will directly support technological advancement, sustainability, and human experience.

Due to rapid growth of HDR’s Fire & Life Safety (FLS) team, we are seeking a highly motivated Senior Fire & Life Safety Specialist to join our multi‑disciplined design and engineering teams. This individual will work closely with the regional Fire & Life Safety Business Class Lead, serving as a consultant to both internal project teams and external clients.

• Create fire suppression or fire alarm system designs in a BIM model using design information and data provided by the Engineer/Architect.
• Generate contract documents from the model and perform other BIM uses identified in the planning documents.
• Analyse design software integration and build (e.g., Revit, NFPA, and industry standards design criteria).
• Collaborate with engineers, architects, and multiple consultants; manage coordination between team members.
• Review specifications, shop drawings, CPRs, and RFIs; edit and edit specifications.
• Engage with both internal and external clients, providing technical guidance and support.
• Lead design work specific to fire & life safety, ensuring compliance with codes and standards.

• Minimum of 20 years of similar experience in building design within an A/E firm or related industry.
• NICET certification or Bachelor of Science degree.
• Experience with Autodesk products (Revit, AutoCAD, Navisworks).
• AutoSPRINK or EASE software experience, or other design analysis software.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office; PDF creation software (Bluebeam, Adobe).
• Commitment to active participation in employee‑owned culture.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally (approximately 15% of the time).

• Associate degree in a closely related field or a high school diploma with associated experience.
• Advanced levels of NFPA, ICC certifications, or other specialized credentials related to Fire & Life Safety.
• Strong computing skills using AutoCAD, Revit 3D modeling, and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to lead designs in the area of expertise.
• Commitment to be an active participant in employee‑owned culture.

Comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, short and long‑term disability, life insurance, employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus, and tuition reimbursement.

Primary

Location:

Bellevue, Washington. Other Locations:
Everett, Washington.

Salary Range: $100,716 – $143,880 (dependent on skills, experience, education, and location).

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, arrest, and conviction records.