Fire Protection Engineer III/IV

At HIPP, Fire Protection Engineers design fire protection and life safety systems for industrial facilities and specialize in the development of fire suppression, fire alarm, hazardous occupancy, and code-compliant life safety solutions for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and advanced manufacturing facilities. This role is responsible for delivering fire protection engineering services from conceptual planning through detailed design, construction support, and project completion.

Responsibilities and Tasks

Responsibilities and tasks focus on fire protection systems and include but are not limited to:

• Design and develop fire suppression systems, including wet-pipe, dry-pipe, pre-action, deluge, and clean agent systems.
• Design fire alarm and detection systems for commercial, industrial, pharmaceutical, laboratory, and manufacturing facilities.
• Perform hydraulic calculations and system sizing.
• Prepare fire protection drawings, specifications, and construction documents.
• Coordinate fire protection requirements with architectural, mechanical, electrical, and process engineering teams.
• Code and Regulatory Compliance
• Interpret and apply NFPA, IBC, IFC, OSHA, FM Global, and local fire code requirements.
• Perform code compliance reviews for new construction, renovations, and facility expansions.
• Assist clients in meeting life safety and fire protection requirements for highly regulated environments.
• Develop life safety plans and code analyses.
• Evaluate fire and explosion hazards associated with pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and advanced manufacturing processes.
• Support design of cleanrooms, laboratories, process spaces, utility areas, and manufacturing facilities.
• Review hazardous material storage and handling requirements.
• Develop fire protection strategies for specialized equipment and manufacturing processes.
• Interpreting and staying current with Standards and Code
• Verifying field information onsite
• Participating in project interdisciplinary coordination meetings
• Collaborating with team members to prepare mechanical utility basis of design and narratives

Qualifications

• College degree or equivalent experience
• P.E. certification preferred
• 10+ years of design firm experience; cGMP design experience preferred
• Up to 2 years of CAD and/or Revit exposure preferred
• Intermediate proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

HIPP is interested in all qualified candidates who are eligible to work in the United States, however, we are not able to sponsor work visas.