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Fire Protection Specialist

Job in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Listing for: AtkinsRéalis
Full Time position
Listed on 2025-12-28
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Environmental Engineer, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Safety Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Job Description

Fire Protection Specialist

Are you looking for a company that works on major engineering projects all over the world? Do you want to make a difference by improving the daily lives of communities worldwide? Are you seeking to join an inclusive and diverse team that you can truly count on? You’ve come to the right place!

Come join us in reshaping the future with Atkins

Réalis. Atkins

Réalis is dedicated in engineering a better future for our planet and its people.

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The Engineering Services Department is currently looking for a Fire Protection Specialist to support the Canadian Fire Protection Engineering Team. Our team of experts understands that Fire Protection Engineering is a multi-disciplinary field. As such, we are looking to build a team of specialists of various focuses within the multi-faceted fire protection industry. We are looking for innovative, forward-thinking people who enjoy challenge and actively seek to develop and improve work processes.

Your role within the team

  • Support Nuclear Fire Protection Engineering services.
  • Develop designs and specifications for fire detection and/or suppression systems.
  • Integrated Fire and Life Safety Systems Testing services.
  • Report on building and fire code compliance for new and existing facilities. Evaluate buildings and designs for fire resistance and enclosure integrity.
  • Occupancy classifications and load calculations. Developing material take-offs and cost estimates.
  • Ensuring all completed work conforms to contract requirements.
  • Conducting site visits and inspections. Coordinate with other disciplines in planning and executing project tasks.

    • Why choose
    Atkins

    Réalis
    as an employer?

    Because we offer:

  • The opportunity to work on various major projects for internal and external clients.
  • An exciting environment where work-life balance is important.
  • A wide array of learning and development opportunities.
  • Competitive pay, flexible benefits, an employee share plan, and a defined contribution pension plan.
  • A work environment focused on health and safety.

    • The ideal candidate

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Diploma in Architectural Technology or Fire Protection Engineering Technology.
  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience in related field. Understanding of nuclear engineering design processes an asset. Understanding of CSA N293/N393 and NFPA and ULC fire protection standards. Good understanding of fire protection engineering concepts and methods. Ability to cross over multi-disciplinary projects. Participation within fire protection industry associations an asset.
  • Bilingualism French and English (written and spoken) an asset. Collaborative approach and good communication skills. Good organizational skills.
  • Submit for and maintain a federal security clearance.
  • Valid driving permit is an asset.

    • Are you up for this challenge? Apply today and join our team to help engineer a Better Future for our Planet and its People.

    About Atkins

    Réalis

    Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, Atkins

    Réalis is a world-leading professional services and project management company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital.

    The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in key strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear, Operations & Maintenance and Capital.

    At Atkins

    Réalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

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