Senior Fire Protection Engineer

Summit Fire Consulting Senior Fire Protection Engineer

Summit Companies is a full-service company for active and passive fire detection, suppression, and security with a full suite of national capabilities that includes fire protection engineering and consulting, and fire protection system design, installation, testing, inspections, and maintenance. We serve customers across many verticals on a national scale. We're proud of our well-deserved reputation for quality work that's completed by our talented workforce at local branches. Summit Fire Consulting is a dynamic organization with endless growth opportunities spanning over 90 locations with coverage in all 50 states.

JOB SUMMARY:

Position is for Northeast Region.

We are seeking Senior level Fire Protecting Engineering Consultants to provide services such as life safety code consulting, sprinkler/suppression system design, fire alarm system design and performance-based fire engineering both locally and nationally. We are flexible with location of our engineering staff in all US regions.

We are currently looking for a self-starter with a drive to assist in building a business in a new market (geographic or service) by establishing healthy client relationships through delivering quality services on time and on budget. Proven ability to communicate effectively with team members and across multiple business functional areas. A desire to be technically excellent and involved in local and national industry focus areas. Also must have the ability to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously.

This position will be responsible for providing professional engineering services and direction of teams for projects involving building and facility fire protection planning, building and fire code consulting, sprinkler/suppression system design, fire alarm system design, fire risk analysis, hazardous materials assessment, and performance-based fire engineering both locally and nationally.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Engineering Consulting Functions:

• Ability to present Company qualifications to new and existing customers, with the intent of preparing project scopes of work and proposals.
• Ability to assess existing facilities and new project designs for preparing appropriate scope of services in proposals.
• Attendance at regional conferences and industry events to promote the capabilities of the Company, including the preparation and presentation of selected papers and speeches at these conferences.
• Establish relationships with the authorities having jurisdiction in the selected locations, to assist our customers in presenting fire protection approaches to the authorities and achieving the desired results.
• Assisting in preparation and management of the budget for the selected location, achieving planned gross margins and EBITDA.
• Assist in fire protection engineering for the construction industry and design/build projects with other Summit Companies business units, including analyses, calculations, plan reviews, etc.
• Strong participation in business development is required.
• Develop and track proposals and follow up with prospective clients to contract execution.
• Communicate status of active proposals to Management
• Manage staffing balance in relation to project backlog and office growth objectives.
• Prepare staffing requisitions, conduct interviews of candidates, and prepare employment offers and employment agreements jointly with Summit HR, Talent teams and Engineering Manager.
• Manage resources and staff on individual projects, including assistance with project set-up, staff resources, monitoring of profitability, billing, accounts receivable collections, etc.
• Coordination and resource sharing with other Summit Fire Consulting engineering offices.
• Additional Duties as Assigned.

Technical Responsibilities:

• Technical quality control and quality assurance of work performed by engineering staff in the office and for other Summit staff performing work for the office.
• Design and evaluation of fire suppression, fire alarm and smoke control systems, analysis of fire-rated separations, means of egress, and other fire life safety features in buildings.
• Building code consulting and fire code consulting for the construction industry.
• Oversee fire and egress modeling on projects.
• Classification and evaluation of hazardous materials.
• Report writing and documentation.
• On-site inspections and observations.

QUALIFICATIONS:

The qualifications listed below are representative of the elements required to perform the job successfully; however, in some cases, an equivalent combination of Education, Training, Certifications and Experience may meet the job qualifications.

Education, Training, Certifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, preferably Fire Protection Engineering or Fire Protection Engineering Technology, required.
• Professional Engineering License, preferably in Fire Protection Engineering, required.
• Current NFPA and SFPE memberships, preferred

Experience, Knowledge, Skill Requirements:

• 10+ years of Experience in building code consulting, design of fire suppression and alarm systems, and fire protection engineering analysis.
• Prior experience in preparing and managing an engineering office budget of 5+ staff.

• Experience in building code consulting, design of fire suppression and alarm systems, and fire protection engineering analysis.
• Prior experience in preparing and managing project budgets of $100,000 USD and greater, and multi-phased projects.
• Experience on NFPA technical or SFPE technical committees preferred.

Communication Skills:

• Must have the ability to effectively read, write and communicate in English with employees, customers.

Systems and Software Skills:

• Ability to operate a computer and use Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint), required.

• Experience with computer hydraulic calculations, fire and smoke simulation, egress and pedestrian movement models or suppression system design programs, preferred
• Bluebeam and AutoCAD or REVIT experience, preferred

Other Qualifications:

• Valid driver's license with acceptable driving record required.

• Must be able to comply with the Companies Drug and Alcohol policy and Background screening requirements, which may also include customer specific requirements based on contractual agreement.

PHYSICAL & WORK ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job duties.

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for long periods. Employee will occasionally be required to fly in a passenger airplane, drive, bend, kneel, balance, lift <20lb, walk, stand, ascend/descend stairs, reach above and below shoulders, stoop, and twist. Up to 25% travel may be required.

Work Environment:

Employee will consistently be required to work indoors in an office or remote setting, work alone and with others. Employees will occasionally be required to wear appropriate personal protective equipment, as required by company safety policies.

Summit Fire Consulting offers extensive training opportunities, career advancement, competitive pay, bonus opportunities, along with an industry leading and affordable benefits package for eligible employees. Our benefits package includes:

• Paid Vacation and Holidays
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Plan with Company Match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Long-Term Disability - Employer Paid
• Short-Term Disability - Employer Paid
• Additional Voluntary Ancillary Benefits such as Accident and Hospital Indemnity
• Life Insurance for Team Members and Dependents
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Program

Our Core Values

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• We are PASSIONATE about life safety
• We have INTEGRITY (Do the right thing)
• We work in PARTNERSHIP with our customers and community
• We constantly strive for OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE (Do things right)

Our company is consistently recognized for service excellence in the fire protection industry. Summit Fire National Consulting supports trade skills and workforce development. Many members of our leadership team serve on NFPA code compliance committees, regional safety boards, and support technical education in local schools. Summit Fire National Consulting supports employees in their professional development by offering continued development, training, and education by encouraging NICET and other career-advancing certifications. We continually strive to be the Employer of Choice for highly motivated team members who want to succeed in a high-growth environment. We encourage initiative, independence, diversity, and personal career growth.

Demonstrating the combination of experience, knowledge, and customer service is the key to our performance and helps us achieve our goal of providing the highest quality fire protection services possible to protect lives and property.

Summit Companies participates in E-Verify & in alignment with our commitment to safety, we promote a drug-free workplace. Summit Companies is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with a disability.

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