Senior Fire Life Safety Engineer

Requisition ID: 180227


Job Level: Mid Level


Home District/Group: Kiewit Industrial & Water Engineering


Department: Design Engineering


Market: Industrial


Employment Type: Full Time


Position Overview

We are adding Senior level Fire Life Safety Engineers to our Industrial Engineering team. Our Fire Life Safety Engineers are often the bridge between process safety, facility engineering and construction execution. They ensure that fire protection systems are not only code compliant but also aligned with operational risk, equipment layout and process hazards. If you are looking for an opportunity to grow your skills in Fire Protection and expand your knowledge to other industries - we want to talk with you.


The Fire & Life Safety (FLS) Engineering Department primarily supports Kiewit's power generation, infrastructure, industrial and water work across all of North America. The FLS department is the go-to department within the Kiewit organization for all things fire protection and life safety related. This requires engineers within the FLS department to have a wide range of skills and knowledge ranging from site layout considerations, code and standard analysis, detailed design, to construction administration. These skills are then required to be applied across multiple project types and implementation methods from design-build to Engineering, Procurement, & Construction (EPC).


What separates Kiewit's FLS department from other firms is integration with construction. The FLS engineers are involved on projects from estimate through award including creation of bid documents, selection of subcontractors, review of submittals, and project close out. During design and procurement the FLS engineers work with our Kiewit construction personnel to ensure constructability, schedule, and costs. During construction the FLS engineers manage and track the performance of the fire protection subcontractors and serve as the responsible engineer assigned on the project for that contract. Accountability, teamwork, and ownership are key themes in our work. We are one of North America's largest and most respected engineering and construction organizations with a combined staff of more than 3,600 engineers and design professionals with expertise spanning all major engineering disciplines. Backed by over 100 years of construction experience, our construction-driven engineering focuses on constructability and safety in the earliest phases of projects to ensure on-time and on-budget project delivery.


District Overview

Kiewit Industrial & Water Engineering is a full-service consulting and engineering firm serving the infrastructure and engineering markets. Our combined staff of more than 1,700 engineers and design professionals have expertise that spans all major engineering disciplines to serve transportation, power, water/wastewater, mining, building, and oil, gas & chemical markets. Backed by 130 years of construction experience, our construction-driven engineering focuses on constructability and safety in the earliest phases of projects to ensure on-time and on-budget project delivery.


Our rapidly growing Industrial Design Group, which includes process, electrical, controls, structural, architectural, geotechnical, and civil disciplines, is a multi-faceted and leading-edge division of Kiewit with best-in-class technical expertise focused on EPC and design-build delivery of industrial projects in markets such as Data Centers, Mining, Industrial and Municipal Water/Wastewater and Campus Energy. In addition to our Industrial markets, our fire protection group provides direct support for Kiewit's Infrastructure and Power generation engineering and construction teams. In this capacity, engineers can expect to be exposed to various different project types and challenges.


Location

This position is based out of our either our Houston, TX, Dallas/Fortworth TX, Lenexa, Kansas or Lone Tree, Colorado, Bloomington MN offices or near other offices within Kiewit within the United States.. Some consideration may be made for highly skilled and Lead engineers in other remote locations. We offer relocation to our district office in Lenexa Kansas.


Responsibilities
• Provide fire protection and life safety design, analysis, construction support for industrial facilities, which includes fire and smoke modeling, hazards analysis, risk assessments and scenario evaluations, smoke management plans, explosion protection stategies, and fire-area separation concepts. Lead Fire Protection projects and other engineers.
• Perform fire hazard analysis for the site to determine hazards and appropriate active and passive fire protection schemes in conjunction with the requirements of the applicable codes, standards, and contract requirements.
• Generate calculations to size water supply, fire pumps, and underground pipe sizing.
• Develop subcontractor scope of work packages based upon the fire hazard analysis and calculations.
• Award and manage subcontractors based upon the scope of work packages developed.
• Review subcontractor fire suppression and fire alarm system plans and calculations.
• Review fire barrier and penetration seal requirements for specific hazards.
• Perform life safety reviews for buildings and industrial equipment areas. Prepare system documentation, O&M requirements, emergency response procedures.
• Travel is required (approximately 25% of the time) to meet with clients and/or job site personnel on an as-needed basis.

Qualifications
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Fire Protection Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Architectural Engineering or related engineering field. EIT preferred.
• 8 + years minimum relevant experience in Fire protection and life safety design/analysis and construction support for industrial, power or similar type facilities performing functions as outlined above. Individuals with more experience are encouraged to apply and will be evaluated accordingly.
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills to ensure concepts and requirements are fully conveyed to the various team members and clients in a professional manner.
• High level of self-discipline, motivation, ability to operate in a team environment, and willingness to do what it takes to get the job done right the first time. Willingness to travel to project sites to evaluate the job and see the job through construction/turnover.

Experience with Data Centers, Water treatment, Power, or Nuclear Facilities highly desired


Other Requirements:
• Proficiency with the following NFPA codes and standards: 13, 14, 20, 22, 24, 72, 101.
• Proficiency with the International Building Code and International Fire Code.
• Familiarity with NFPA 850 and NFPA 2001 preferred.
• Ability to navigate local code requirements/amendments, other NFPA standards and criteria such as FM data sheets on an as-needed basis.
• Construction administration experience preferred.
• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Overtime is possible as needed.
• Work productively and collaboratively to meet deadlines.

** Must be able to meet the government requirements to work in Nuclear Power facility and other highly secured buildings.


Other titles: Fire Protection Engineer, Fire Protection Project Manager, Fire Safety Engineer, Fire Protection Systems Engineer, Fire Alarm Engineer, Special Hazards Engineer, Life Safety Engineer, Fire Science Engineer, Nuclear Fire Protection Engineer, Nuclear Fire Safety Engineer, Fire Hazards Analysis Engineer, Fire Risk Engineer - Nuclear, Fire Modeling Engineer
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Other Requirements:
• Regular, reliable attendance
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment
• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.

Base Compensation: $120,000 - $160,000
(Actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as education, experience, skillset, and/or location)

This posting will be active from: 10/12/2026 - 01/05/2027


We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that's among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

There's no limit to what you'll do at Kiewit. Whether you're building or supporting projects that provide communities with dependable energy, safe transportation, clean water, or access to health care, the work you do will positively impact people's lives for generations to come.

Here you'll have endless opportunities to expand your expertise through on-the-job experience and internal and external training and development opportunities.


We offer our full-time staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that's among the best in our industry. From top-tier health care programs to employee assistance programs and retirement planning, we aim to provide you with the tools you need to be successful in the areas of life that matter most to you.

Kiewit is an equal-opportunity employer, and we believe a diverse workforce is vital to the success of our business. We continue our efforts to attract, develop and retain employees from all backgrounds who are passionate about our industry.

We are committed to veteran and military hiring and will consider relevant military experience as equivalent to qualification requirements.