Senior Fire Protection Engineer
Job Description
Working at the Naval Nuclear Laboratory we foster pride in belonging to an organization whose culture is made up of these core values: Trust, Empowerment, and Collaboration. Our company encourages diversity and inclusion in all its forms while ensuring the safety and reliability of our nation's naval nuclear reactors, and training the Sailors who operate those reactors in the U.S. Navy's submarines and aircraft carrier Fleets. Looking for a lifetime career Apply today!
Compensation and Benefits
- Health, Dental, Vision & Voluntary Benefits
- Disability, Life & Accident Insurance
- 401(k) Savings program & Captial Accumulation Plan
- Personal & Medical Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Flexible Work Schedules
- Tuition Assistance for Eligible Employees
- Student Debt Benefit Personal Time Off Sell Program
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Wellness Program
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Responsibilities
The Naval Nuclear Laboratory is seeking an experienced Fire Protection Engineer to join our Building and Fire Protection Engineering team!
As a Fire Protection Engineer, the successful candidate will support the administration and enforcement of the fire protection program at the Kesselring Site and will have the opportunity to:
• Review building modifications and new construction design for code compliance and system compatibility.
• Provide technical support to the project execution teams through system acceptance and building occupancy.
• Support the Inspection, Testing and Maintenance Programs to include fire alarm/detection, water based and gaseous suppression and passive systems.
• Review and development of fire hazard analyses and facility assessments.
• Perform code evaluations to support site operations.
• Provide technical support for emergency planning and the fire department/brigade emergency services programs.
This position will require the Engineer to interact with multiple organizations, project execution teams, systems engineers building owners and code officials to ensure code compliant design and construction. The successful candidate should be comfortable working in a self-directed environment and mentoring more junior engineers within the team.
Job Requirements
Required Combination of Knowledge and Skill
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in engineering or science related field and 6 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree from an accredited college or university in engineering or science related field and 4 years of relevant experience
Preferred Skills
- Working knowledge of the Building Code set for New York State and associated reference standards
- Working knowledge of the design and maintenance of fire protection systems
- Working knowledge of fire and life safety code reviews and fire hazard analysis
- Working knowledge with applicable NFPA standards
- Experience with the development of engineering documents (e.g. engineering analysis, technical specifications, functional requirements, cost estimates, maintenance requirements, engineering drawings, etc.
