Fire Protection Engineer - Security Clearance required

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. LI-IR1
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Fire Protection or Mechanical Engineering
• US Citizenship
• Proficient in current version of AutoCAD software.
• 5 years of Fire Protection engineering experience.
• Active Top Secret clearance.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license is preferrable.

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