Senior Consultant, Fire and Safety Engineer

Overview

WSP is initiating a search for a Full-Time Senior Consultant - Fire and Life Safety (Sprinkler Designer) for our Seattle, WA offices. Other locations considered. Be involved in projects with our Fire and Life Safety Team and contribute to a growing organization that meets client objectives and solves their challenges.

This opportunity provides technical assistance and guidance for multi-site/phase due diligence, design, development, building, testing, and inspecting of fire and life safety systems on building projects in the public and private sector. Responsibilities include research, design, concept development, planning, installation, operation, maintenance, and optimal integration of automatic sprinkler, fire alarm, mass notification systems, smoke control, egress analysis, and building and fire code analysis review and compliance.

Substantiates reports and documentation regarding installation, construction, and operation specifications. Ensures responsibilities are delivered and adhere to a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety, and functionality.

• Interpretation of building code, life safety, and fire code requirements. Familiarity with ICC and NFPA codes, including IBC and NFPA 101.
• Review of architectural drawings for compliance with building and fire code requirements.
• Negotiating with authorities having jurisdiction on fire safety designs and proposals.
• Producing with limited guidance fire safety strategy documents to inform and support the chosen building form throughout the design process.
• Design of fire protection and life safety systems including automatic fire sprinkler systems, fire detection and alarm systems, smoke management systems, and egress systems.
• Carrying out and reviewing fire engineering calculations including smoke modeling and evacuation analysis from simple hand calculations to complex 3D computational modeling.
• Assist in the commissioning of fire protection and life safety systems in commercial, institutional and industrial facilities.
• Directly interfacing with the client.
• Organizing in-house resources.
• Following quality control review processes of all project documentation.
• Developing project proposals and budgets.
• Conducting financial management of all projects.
• Mentoring junior staff.
• Preparing technical reports/specifications.
• Participating in department initiatives.
• Contributing to the overall business development of the company.

• Possess a four-year degree (B.S. in Fire Protection Engineering is preferred) or equivalent combination of technical certifications and related work experience.
• 5+ years of fire protection and life safety consulting experience.
• NICET Level III
• Experience in fire protection engineering design applications.
• REVIT and AutoCAD proficiency.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• P.E. License is preferred.
• Health care consulting and design experience preferred.

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation or other personal time; paid parental leave; and paid time off for bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation:
Expected Salary (all locations): $103,000 - $136,900

WSP USA provides the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by law.

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. We design lasting solutions in buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets with more than…