Senior Fire Life Safety Engineer

Kiewit is one of North America's largest and most respected engineering and construction organizations, and they are seeking a Senior Fire Life Safety Engineer to join their Industrial Engineering team. The role involves ensuring fire protection systems are code compliant and aligned with operational risk, as well as providing design and construction support for industrial facilities.

Responsibilities:

• Provide fire protection and life safety design, analysis, construction support for industrial facilities, which includes fire and smoke modeling, hazards analysis, risk assessments and scenario evaluations, smoke management plans, explosion protection strategies, and fire-area separation concepts. Lead Fire Protection projects and other engineers
• Perform fire hazard analysis for the site to determine hazards and appropriate active and passive fire protection schemes in conjunction with the requirements of the applicable codes, standards, and contract requirements
• Generate calculations to size water supply, fire pumps, and underground pipe sizing
• Develop subcontractor scope of work packages based upon the fire hazard analysis and calculations
• Award and manage subcontractors based upon the scope of work packages developed
• Review subcontractor fire suppression and fire alarm system plans and calculations
• Review fire barrier and penetration seal requirements for specific hazards
• Perform life safety reviews for buildings and industrial equipment areas. Prepare system documentation, O&M requirements, emergency response procedures
• Travel is required (approximately 25% of the time) to meet with clients and/or job site personnel on an as-needed basis

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Fire Protection Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Architectural Engineering or related engineering field
• 8 + years minimum relevant experience in Fire protection and life safety design/analysis and construction support for industrial, power or similar type facilities performing functions as outlined above
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills to ensure concepts and requirements are fully conveyed to the various team members and clients in a professional manner
• High level of self-discipline, motivation, ability to operate in a team environment, and willingness to do what it takes to get the job done right the first time
• Willingness to travel to project sites to evaluate the job and see the job through construction/turnover
• Proficiency with the following NFPA codes and standards: 13, 14, 20, 22, 24, 72, 101
• Proficiency with the International Building Code and International Fire Code
• Ability to navigate local code requirements/amendments, other NFPA standards and criteria such as FM data sheets on an as-needed basis
• Regular, reliable attendance
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment
• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies
• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required
• EIT preferred
• Experience with Data Centers, Water treatment, Power, or Nuclear Facilities highly desired
• Familiarity with NFPA 850 and NFPA 2001 preferred
• Construction administration experience preferred