Fire Protection Engineer - Security Clearance required

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Jacobs has an opportunity for a Fire Protection Engineer supporting our long-term project at a client site in Washington, DC. or Quantico, VA.

Position Description

The Fire Protection Engineer will have essential multi-discipline team representation and be self-motivated, well organized, and customer focused. This position will be working with our Federal group as an owner’s representative. The Senior Fire Protection engineer will act as a consultant in the establishment of Fire Protection and Life Safety design standards and criteria for construction projects. Provide expert Fire Protection engineering support based on these requirements:

•    Review proposal documents for accuracy and ability to meet client standards. Provide comments and/or recommendations as necessary.    

•    Review Architectural, Electrical, Mechanical, Life Safety, and Fire Protection floor plans utilizing various NFPA and IBC Codes and Standards.  

•     Possess and utilize knowledge and understanding of the Life Safety Code (NFPA 101), especially as it pertains to Means of Egress Systems and Components. Ensure all designs meet these standards.

•    Review vendor shop drawings and equipment submittals for sprinkler systems and fire alarm systems for compliance with NFPA 13 and NFPA 72, respectively.  

•    Review sprinkler system hydraulic calculations, hydrant flow test data, and fire pump performance curves.  

•    Possess the knowledge and ability to suggest and equivalent level of protection when strict code compliance cannot be achieved.  

•    Inspect facilities and clearly identify deficiencies with respect to Means of Egress, Sprinkler Systems, Fire Alarm Systems, Emergency Lighting, Electrical Arrangements, Fire Rated Partitions, Storage Arrangements, etc.  

•    Ability to test Fire and Life Safety Systems including, but not limited to, sprinklers, fire alarm, emergency lighting, and elevator recall during Substantial Completion Inspections.

•    Provide on-site field survey measurements and verification.

•    Perform design reviews and submit comments in required format.

•    Coordinate with client colleagues, client Project Managers, customers and other contractors, and other project team members on projects as necessary.  

•    Other similar or related services not of a decision-making nature.

•    Exhibit professionalism, good customer service and communication skills and serve as a cooperative team player.

•    Collaborate and assist in resolving critical and possibly controversial issues with a multi-disciplined team of architects, engineers and federal agency clients.

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