Senior Fire Protection Engineer- PE Mandatory

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Tymir.Black@yoh.com
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**Candidates must have PE certification. Client will not consider candidates without an PE Certification!**

Our locally recognized end client is in need of a Fire Protection Engineer for a PERMANENT
opportunity. Role can be worked from several locations: Remote (Anywhere in the U.S.), Glen Allen, VA, Virginia Beach, VA, OR Lexington, KY. Position
pays a salary RANGE of $94,500K to 140K.

The Senior Fire Protection Engineer in the Life Safety department will be responsible for leading the fire protection and life safety effort on very challenging projects. The Sr. Fire Protection Engineer is responsible for the Building, Fire, and Life Safety compliance of entire projects, not just fire protection systems.

As the Senior Life Safety, Fire Protection Engineer, here's the work you'll do:

• Lead and direct others in production of project documents to include Drawings (CAD / BIM), Specifications (editing and checking) and support documents (basis of design). Check work delegated to other engineers and designers on project to ensure scope is documented successfully. Lead construction phase contract administration activities for life safety department on project such as Submittals, RFIs, construction support, etc.
• Looking for someone that has more hands on design work with the engineers on commercial/office building type of design.
• Directly perform, or guiding others, in complex engineering calculations.
• Mentor and train other engineers and designers in the department - primarily with on-the-job training & development.
• Be main point of contact to clients for life safety department project responsibilities (meetings, conference calls, comment review/responses, etc.).
• Ensure positive client relationships and client service with focus on winning new work. Supporting business development activities (pursuit opportunities, fee proposals, change modifications).

This role is for you if you have these skills: * Ability to generate project plan, design and work plan capable of meeting (or exceeding) owner's requirements; maintain successful trajectory of deliverables; seek out innovative solutions in collaboration with others; exercises critical thinking to generate solutions for unique and challenging problems; and is proactive to ensure professional client focused success. The Sr. Engineer gains and maintains perspective beyond the technical silo of project fire protection engineering and is usually responsible for all aspects of code compliance. Develops solutions in anticipation of challenges and leverages perspective to ensure project team is appropriately focused.
* Experienced client facing representative of life safety department. Actively participates in business development to include project pursuit opportunities, developing fee proposals and contract change modifications. Provides critical involvement to ensure client success can be achieved. Success requires projects to be: delivered on time, within budget, well-coordinated, code compliant, and constructible.
* Ability to function as senior technical project leader for department providing training and mentoring to more junior staff within team. Expected to have command of design process, tools, procedures, calculations, systems and equipment used throughout the department. Ensures the design is coordinated with other departments consultants. Ability to create and present ideas, internally and externally, in form of drawings, data, and other exhibits. Ability to coordinate and communicate with architects and engineers both internally and externally.
* Able to be the responsible Engineer Of Record accountable for technical sufficiency of all life safety department project deliverables, to include all aspects of the discipline.
* Must build trusted relationships with colleagues through maintaining ownership for assigned work and delivering efficient and high-quality results. Expected to be a proactive learner, responsible to seek out support when needed, identify expectations, check own work output against quality expectations, and pursue opportunities to grow technical capabilities. Also expected to maintain professional humility and respect in partnership with all team members in pursuit of overall project success. Is further expected to know their own technical limitations and proactively seek out support where needed while maintaining their lead role for the project. Ability to take direction and guidance from more senior staff within company. Ability to provide direction and guidance to less senior staff within department.

And if you have these qualifications:

• Bachelors or Master's Degree in Engineering in a relevant Engineering discipline, Fire Protection preferred
• 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Professional License in Fire Protection Engineering
• Must be eligible to obtain a security clearance
• EXCEL, WORD, PowerPoint, CAD/BIM
• Great attitude and team player.
• Successful completion of background screening process.

Our staff receive a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical/Rx, dental and vision coverage; life, AD&D and disability insurance; flexible spending accounts; 100% paid maternity leave for up to 12 weeks, parental leave, family leave, other paid time off; voluntary benefits and discount programs to meet our employees' individual needs including pet insurance for our furry family members!
To ensure a safe work environment while meeting the physical demands of the job you must be able to perform the following physical and mental tasks, with or without a reasonable accommodation:
Visual acuity (e.g., needed to prepare and analyze data, to transcribe documents, to view a computer, to read, to inspect objects, to operate machinery.
Balancing (e.g. maintaining equilibrium when walking, climbing, crouching, etc.)
Stooping (e.g. bending the spine at the waist)
Reaching (e.g. reaching the arms or legs in any direction)
Lifting motion or lifting objects more than 15 pounds
Walking
Repetitive motion of any part of the body
Kneeling, crouching or crawling
Pushing or pulling (e.g. using a part of your body to press against something in a downward or outward direction or in a dragging or hauling motion)
Manual Dexterity (e.g. picking, pinching, typing, or other working that uses fingers)
Grasping (e.g. use of hand to apply pressure)
Feeling (e.g. perceiving an object's size, shape, texture, etc.)
Climbing (e.g. ascending/descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, pole, etc. using feet and legs and hands/arms to climb)
Hearing
Talking
Capacity to think, concentrate and focus for long periods of time.
Ability to read complex documents in the English language.
Capacity to reason and make sound decisions.
Ability to write complex documents in the English language.
Capacity to express thoughts orally.
Ability to regularly perform all job functions at Company's office or worksite.
Ability to withstand environmental conditions (e.g. extreme heat or cold, grass, wind, sand, fumes, odors, gases, extreme noise, etc.)
Estimated Min Rate: $94500.00
Estimated Max Rate: $140000.00

Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations. Actual pay is determined by an applicant's experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description. All qualified applicants are welcome to apply.

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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to contact us if you are an individual with a disability and require accommodation in the application process.

For California applicants, qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. All of the material job duties described in this posting are job duties for which a criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment.