Fire Protection Designer — Lead in BIM & Code Solutions

Fire Protection Designer
Nashville, TN

At Salas O’Brien, we tell our clients that we’re engineered for impact. This passion for making a different applies just as much to our team as it does to our projects. That’s why we’re committed to living our values every day: inspiring, achieving, and connecting as shared owners of our success with a focus on a sustainable future.

Building for the long-term means that all our team members can expect to work on amazing projects with a people-first approach to problem solving. It also means that each member of our team has truly limitless potential to build unique, meaningful, and high-impact career- and they’ll receive great total rewards along the way.

Job Summary: We are looking for a personable Fire Protection Designer to join our multi-disciplined design team within our Nashville, TN office and support the design and technical delivery of fire protection systems for a wide range of commercial projects. This individual will have the opportunity to contribute to projects across aviation, K-12, higher education, retail, hospitality, and other commercial market sectors.

The role includes coordinating fire protection scope with internal design teams, supporting code-compliant and practical system solutions, and growing into technical leadership and mentorship responsibilities as experience continues to increase.

Responsibilities:

• Experience in Fire Protection design principles for the field of building construction.
• Directly manages the fire protection scope on projects and coordinates with other design staff on technical deliverables
• Operates with a high level of care and work ethic
• Effective communicator with internal and external team members
• Ability to work well independently as part of a strong team
• Excellent organization and time management skills
• Ability to navigate and prioritize tasks based on complex delivery schedules
• Assists engineering calculations and analysis using available software
• Aides in production of 3D fire protection designs using Autodesk Revit

Skills:

• Experience in application of all applicable NFPA, Unified Facilities Criteria (UFCs) and Building (IBC, SBC, etc.) codes/standards
• Proficient with fire protection design and driven for continuous learning
• Proficient with Revit and understanding of various BIM workflows with respect to Fire Protection engineering and design
• Capable of providing technical guidance to junior engineers and fire protection design staff
• Proficient written and oral communication skills essential for team-based projects
• Excellent planning and organizational skills required for overlapping project schedules

Qualifications:

• 5+ Years Experience in Design/Consulting/Construction
• Bachelor’s degree in fire protection engineering, engineering technology, or similar ABET Accredited program
• Willing to travel (