Fire Protection Systems Lead

"We energize society" by supporting our customers to make the transition to a more sustainable world, based on innovative technologies and our ability to turn ideas into reality. With nearly 100,000 employees around the world, we shape the energy systems of today and tomorrow.

As the Fire Protection Systems Lead for Global Customer Operations
- Auxiliaries, you will be responsible for providing technical leadership and engineering support working closely with sites, project engineering, customers, and suppliers. You will evaluate impacts of plant modifications, troubleshoot system performance issues, assess fire protection risks associated with auxiliary equipment, ensure compliance with NFPA standards, and company policies.

• Provide subject matter expertise during project design, engineering, execution, audits and inspections.
• Focus on system reliability, regulatory compliance, engineering reviews, and plant risk reduction.
• Ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards and company requirements.
• Recommend system improvements to enhance safety and reliability and to reduce risk.
• Develop and maintain engineering standards, guidance documents, position papers, and best practices.
• Prepare NFPA or IFC required design and testing documentation.
• Analyzing equipment for system failures and supporting root cause investigations.
• Reviewing internal and external designs and documentation.

• Bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering or related discipline (Chemical, Mechanical, etc.).
• 8+ years of fire protection engineering or related power generation experience.
• Extensive knowledge of NFPA and IFC requirements and various types of power plants designs.
• Some knowledge of IBC and OSHA 1910 and 1926.
• Detailed knowledge of suppression systems including gas, water based, and hybrid systems as well as detection systems including UV/IR, linear spot heat detections, VESDA, projected beam and spot smoke detection systems and gas detection systems (hydrogen, methane).
• Professional Engineer (PE) license, NFPA Certified Fire Protection Specialist, NICET Certification, or ability to obtain these within one year of accepting assignment
• Capability to handle cross-functional and cross-product line initiatives, domestically and internationally.
• Ability to work as part of a larger global engineering team in a collaborative manner.
• Ability to effectively communicate in both written and verbal form and to interface within a wide range of organizations both internally and externally.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization.

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

• Career growth and development opportunities; supportive work culture
• Company paid Health and wellness benefits

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