Fire Protection Engineer

Job Title

Fire Protection Engineer

Duties

Serves as senior technical authority for fire protection engineering aspects of the planning, design, construction and alteration of FBI facilities. Provides guidance and oversight for the planning, budgetary and operational aspects of same.

Conducts technical design reviews (design/shop drawings and specifications) of FBI facilities (owned or leased) to ensure that FBI workplaces properly meet Federal and local building and fire codes (i.e., International Building Code, International Fire Codes, National Fire Protection Administration (NFPA) codes and standards, GSA regulations.).

Applies fire codes and standards requirements and sound assessment practices to detect fire hazards (i.e., existing conditions and practices) in FBI facilities.

Serves as a fire protection inspector, conducting periodic inspections and reviews of FBI facilities for regulatory compliance (e.g., firing ranges, warehouses, office buildings, laboratories, aircraft repair shops, automobile repair shops, hazardous waste storage/holding areas, fuel tanks and fueling stations, etc.).

Assists FBI facility management in carrying out their fire protection and fire prevention requirements by providing clear and concise technical guidance for eliminating or minimizing fire hazards found. Conducts fire protection testing for fire protection components.

Serve as a member of source selection evaluation board (SSEB) as the fire protection engineering expert in the evaluation, selection, and negotiation of architectural and engineering services.

Must be able to travel to project sites, existing facilities, and to other sites for organizational purposes within and outside of the unit, and for training.