Fire Protection Engineering Technologist 3​/4

What You Will Do

The Engineering Services Division Fire Protection Engineering Group (ES-FPE) is the Laboratory's central fire protection engineering and program support entity, responsible for providing institutional technical direction and support for the Lab's nuclear and nonnuclear facilities and programs.

This position will be filled at either Engineering Technologist 3 or 4 level, depending on the skills of the selected candidate. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if the candidate is hired at the higher level.

Engineering Technologist 3 ($106,400 - $176,000)

The successful candidate will be expected to perform the following duties of this position, but duties are not necessarily limited to:

• Provide fire protection and life safety subject matter expert (SME) technical support.
• to the laboratory facility management and programmatic organizations.
• Prepare and maintain fire hazard analyses and related documentation for complex.
• laboratory, radiological, and nuclear facilities.
• Construction project support, plan review and approval.
• Lab-wide fire alarm system operations and maintenance.
• Wild land fire risk reduction initiatives.
• Performing facility fire protection and life safety system assessments.
• Fire protection and life safety system commissioning, periodic testing and maintenance oversight.
• Preparation of equivalencies and exemptions, development of equivalencies and exemptions to DOE Directives, building and NFPA codes.
• Technical reviews of proposed new activities for fire protection program adherence.

Engineering Technologist 4 ($117,200 - $195,400)

In addition to the duties outlined above, the primary duties of this position include:

• Sustain and monitor fire protection engineering and loss prevention programs.
• Implement facility and program fire protection assessment/surveillance programs.
• Mentoring and technical leadership of staff.
• Interface with nuclear facility safety basis professionals.
• Maintain Laboratory fire protection engineering and maintenance standards.

This position at the higher level requires working with all levels of Laboratory management and representing the Division and Laboratory to internal customers, external agencies, and community organizations. As a senior level position, the candidate will review, recommend actions, and provide leadership on fire protection and loss prevention related issues for the Laboratory.

Minimum

Job Requirements:

• Demonstrative ability to perform detailed technical reviews of fire protection design documents including plans, submittals, project specs and similar documents and provides input back to the design team to ensure design construction meets applicable requirements.
• Advanced experience in effectively communicating compliance concerns both verbally and in writing for management, customers, peers, and/or craft personnel.
• Expert experience in:
  Design or plans review of fire protection and life safety features of building and of fire protection systems; or Documented assessment, analysis, or evaluation of fire hazards and risks of facilities or processes.
• Proven leadership in supporting and mentoring more junior engineering staff.

Additional Job Requirements for Engineering Technologist 4:

• Demonstrated leadership aptitude including clear focus on professional customer
• service, as well as regulatory compliance.
• Experience in evaluating fire protection needs, concerns, and requirements to solve
• complex problems through creative problem solving and appropriate compromise.
• Experience in developing processes, program, or project documentation to
• incorporate and/or implement fire protection or life safety objectives and criteria.

Education/Experience Lower Level: Position requires a Bachelor' Degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology Science, Math or related degree from an accredited institution and 8 years of directly related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.

Education/Experience Higher Level: Position requires a Bachelor' Degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology Science, Math or related degree from an accredited institution and 12 years of…