Associate Project Consultant - Fire Safety
Job Description
Do you want to help engineer what’s next?
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) is a national engineering firm committed to delivering holistic advice for our clients’ most complex challenges. We leverage our collective and diverse experience, technical expertise, and industry knowledge of structures and building enclosures, advanced analysis, code consulting, and applied science & research to deliver unrivaled, comprehensive solutions that drive superior performance. With more than 750 employees in nine office locations throughout the United States, SGH’s industry-leading teams constantly seek to advance the meaning of what’s possible.
What You'll Do:
Work under the direction of multiple licensed fire protection engineering principals throughout the country to provide technical guidance and participate in design, rehabilitation, and investigation on fire engineering projects.
What makes careers at SGH so special?
The only way to advance is to question and explore. Every member of the SGH team is both a learner and an educator, committed to advancing ourselves, our teams, and our industry. Together we are creating a community that never settles for what is, but always seeks what could be.
There are many reasons to love SGH.
- Our Work: Our clients trust us to bring clarity and deliver outstanding solutions for their most complex projects.
- Our People: We are bold thinkers and compassionate teammates, committed to lifelong learning and professional growth.
- Our Commitment: We live with integrity and embrace an obligation to give back to our professions and communities.
- Our Contribution: We offer a comprehensive and rich compensation and benefits package with company-paid and voluntary programs to help build healthy lifestyles, strong relationships, and future prosperity.
Compensation:Anticipated annual base salary: $78,936 - $85,280/yr. This range is a good faith estimate provided pursuant to the New York Pay Transparency law.Base salary is a part of SGH’s industry leading Total Compensation package. Our Total Compensation package includes base salary, pay for extra hours worked, an annual discretionary bonus program, generous paid time off, and health and wellness benefits with a special emphasis on substantial SGH contributions to medical insurance premiums and SGH’s Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan. Benefits Overview: SGH provides the following benefits to eligible employees.
- Paid Time Off (Vacation time, Sick leave, Holidays)
- Paid Parental Leave
- Profit Sharing and 401(k) plan with a discretionary company contribution
- Health Insurance (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Short and Long-Term Disability (company paid)
- Employee Basic Life and AD&D insurance (company paid)
- Optional Life Insurance
- Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Fertility, Family Forming, and Hormonal Health benefit
- Employee Assistance Program
- Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
- AFLAC Accident & Cancer Insurance
- Legal & Identity Theft plans
- Tuition Reimbursement
Responsibilities
Duties include:
- Provide fire protection engineering consulting services.
- Contribute to the growth and development of the fire protection engineering group at SGH.
- Recommend strategies to keep SGH at the leading edge of relevant fire protection technologies.
- Assist in managing project work, including budgets, staff, and client relations.
- Provide support for and participate in forensic and litigation activities.
- Interface with building and fire officials.
- Market fire engineering services and develop business for fire protection engineering.
- Coordinate with other practice areas within SGH for the overall benefit of the company.
- Attend and assume leadership roles in identified local and national professional organizations.
- Assist in drafting and preparing professional papers for publication.
- Perform technical writing including preparing memos, letters and reports.
- Prepare and present on reports and findings to internal and external teams.
Job Requirements
Requirements:
- Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Fire Protection Engineering or closely related field.
- Must have knowledge (obtained through education or experience) of the following:
- Fire and smoke modeling software including Fire Dynamics Simulator.
- Hydraulic analysis calculations for fire sprinkler systems.
- Building and fire code consulting; Suppression/detection systems design; Performance-based design; and Fire, smoke, and egress modeling.
- Eligible to telecommute up to 3 days/week from a home office within normal commuting distance of New York, NY.
- Up to 10% domestic travel to project sites required.
