Senior Fire Protection Engineer

Senior Fire Protection Engineer

Regular Full Time – Cincinnati, OH, US

Department: Commercial, Institutional & Architects (CIA)

Reporting Relationship: Director, Commercial Midwest

KFI Engineers is a recognized industry leader in facility infrastructure design and performance. Since 1996, our culture of collaboration and unique capabilities have allowed us to make a difference in the way infrastructure and processing projects are delivered.

Headquartered in St. Paul, MN with numerous regional offices throughout the United States, and a team of hundreds of professionals, we offer opportunities for career growth, mentorship, and continued education.

The Fire Protection Engineer IV plays a key role in the successful execution of projects. This individual will provide technical and engineering excellence, ensuring successful delivery of work to our customers and maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction.

• Manage projects and teams, ensuring that work efforts and costs are accurately scoped and estimated.
• Prepare engineering documents and specifications to meet contracted scope of work.
• Develop estimates for assigned scope of work and ensure the project stays within scope and budget.
• Serve as project manager for complete projects, overseeing a project team.
• Support the business development process through input to proposals, meetings, and presentations to prospective customers.
• Provide work direction to other team members, including subcontractors.
• Offer technical and engineering support to other departments and disciplines.
• Construction administration: lead and attend meetings, review change orders, and respond to RFIs.
• Prepare fire protection system layouts and detailed drawings to produce a complete set of construction drawings in accordance with applicable codes and standards.
• Coordinate work with both internal and external stakeholders, providing technical support and work direction as needed.
• Interact with clients to cross‑market other professionals and services.
• Review fire protection contractor shop drawings.
• Provide recommendations on the feasibility of certain systems or equipment and evaluate product applications.
• Coordinate system design with other disciplines, consultants, and utilities.
• Perform site surveys and hydrant flow tests.
• Complete fire risk assessments.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering or equivalent.
• 10+ years of fire protection design and project management experience.
• Professional Engineering registration or willingness to pursue this designation.
• Ability to determine occupancy loads and evacuation provisions.
• Smoke ventilation and smoke control systems design.
• Strong interpersonal skills to enable effective interaction with designers, engineers, and project managers.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Demonstrated maturity and self‑confidence to work with colleagues and customers.
• Effective meeting management skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Adaptable and agile, responsive to quick changes in direction.
• Ability to establish rapport and credibility with customers and stakeholders.
• Highly motivated, professional demeanor with a “can‑do” attitude.
• Team‑oriented and strong work ethic.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
• Ability to research and write reports/studies.
• Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the US on a permanent basis without the need for work sponsorship now or in the future.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% (domestic travel).

• FPE License preferred.
• HydraCAD/HydraCALC and AutoSPRINK experience.
• Revit or HydraCAD for Revit experience.
• NICET Level III or IV in Water‑Based Systems Layout.
• Special Hazards Fire Suppression Systems experience.
• Basic understanding of architectural, electrical, mechanical, civil, and structural engineering construction practices.

• Some work locations will feature the tough terrain typical of construction sites or require lifting or moving field testing equipment.

• Accountable: Demonstrates persistence, acts with urgency,…