Senior Fire Protection Engineer, Team Lead

About our clientOur client is an independently owned MEP/FP engineering firm with offices in several U.S. markets. They have a dedicated fire protection engineering group and a large mission critical practice that designs data centers for hyperscale, colocation, and enterprise clients.The roleThe Senior Fire Protection Engineer will lead the firm's two-person fire protection team in Atlanta. Most of the team's work is data center projects, with local university campus work alongside it. The role also works with fire protection staff in the firm's other offices on shared projects.The position is based in Atlanta, GA, and is hybrid with three days a week in the office.What you would be doingLead the Atlanta fire protection team, assign and schedule its project work, and train the designers on itManage fire protection design on data center projects from schematic design through construction administrationDesign water-based suppression (sprinkler, pre-action, standpipe, and fire pump), clean agent, and smoke control systemsDesign fire alarm and emergency communication systems, including early warning smoke detectionPrepare fire protection drawings and specifications in Revit and AutoCADRun and check hydraulic calculations, and review the team's work before it is issuedEvaluate existing fire protection and alarm systems on renovation and expansion projectsCoordinate with architects, owners, contractors, and the other MEP disciplinesProvide construction administration, including site visits, submittal reviews, and responses to contractor questionsSupport fire protection projects led out of the firm's other officesWhat we are looking forBachelor's degree in fire protection, mechanical, or electrical engineering10 or more years of fire suppression and alarm design experience at a consulting engineering firmExperience leading projects and supervising designersWorking knowledge of NFPA 13, 20, 72, and 75Proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD, and hydraulic calculation softwareProfessional Engineer license preferredData center or other mission critical experience preferred