Fire Protection Engineer

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We are seeking a qualified Fire Protection Engineer (FPE) to support healthcare and federal facility projects for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD). This position is responsible for performing comprehensive fire protection and life safety (FLS) design reviews, peer reviews, and field inspections to ensure compliance with applicable federal standards, VA Technical Information Library (TIL) requirements, Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC), NFPA codes, and local life safety regulations.

As a Fire Protection Engineer, you'll play a critical role in protecting patients, healthcare staff, and federal facilities by ensuring fire protection and life safety systems meet the highest standards of engineering excellence. Through independent technical reviews, multidisciplinary coordination, field inspections, and final compliance certifications, you'll help deliver safe, code-compliant healthcare environments for the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense.

Working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams, you will ensure fire protection systems are effectively integrated into mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP), and architectural designs for complex healthcare facilities while supporting the VA throughout the design review process.

• Perform independent peer reviews of fire protection and life safety (FLS) design documents prepared and sealed by outside engineering firms.
• Review fire protection drawings and specifications for compliance with:
• VA Technical Information Library (TIL)
• Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC)
• NFPA Codes and Standards
• International Building Code (IBC)
• International Fire Code (IFC)
• Local Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) requirements
• Review stand-alone life safety upgrade designs to verify compliance with applicable VA and DoD requirements.
• Ensure fire protection systems can be effectively incorporated into hospital designs alongside mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and architectural systems.
• Review sprinkler system evaluations and fire distribution reports to ensure they meet Government (GVT) intent and Statements of Work (SOW) developed by the VA.

• Perform formal Fire Protection and Life Safety (FLS) reviews following receipt of design review requests and associated project documentation submitted by the VA's designated representative.
• Review a variety of design documents, including:
• Technical specifications
• Construction drawings
• Engineering calculations
• Requests for Information (RFIs)
• Other design documentation in accordance with VA Program Guide PG-18-15 and applicable A/E submittal requirements.
• Conduct review milestones throughout the design process, including intermediate and final design submissions.
• Perform a comprehensive backcheck of all 65% design review comments against the 100% design submission to verify all comments have been adequately addressed.
• Complete a final design review confirming compliance with all applicable codes, standards, VA criteria, and project requirements.
• Prepare and issue a final certification letter stating the completed design complies with the latest applicable codes, standards, VA TIL requirements, and Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC).

• Conduct on-site inspections of fire protection and life safety systems during construction or post-installation.
• Verify…