Join our team at the Los Alamos Nuclear Laboratory for a long term assignment lasting until 10/31/2023 (or longer) and contribute to a dynamic team of facility engineering professionals that provide engineering solutions across a wide variety of buildings at one of the most important research facilities in the world.Scope of Work:Contribute to a dynamic team of fire protection engineering professionals providing design oversight and approval across a wide variety of building modification projects at one of the most important research facilities in the world. Los Alamos National Laboratory is looking for enthusiastic fire protection engineers with an interest in fire protection, building systems and infrastructure to work in the Engineering Services – Fire Protection (ES-FP) group.Qualifications/Job Duties:• Performs detailed technical reviews of Fire Protection design documents including, designs, plans, submittals, project specs and similar document and provides input back to the design team on behalf of the LANL AHJ.• Approves final design documents, submittals, and acceptance test plans and procedures on behalf of the LANL AHJ.• Witnesses the commissioning of new facility projects, significant facility modifications, and new or modified programmatic and research activities for fire protection and life safety compliance to requirements and project specs.• Review, provide feedback and approve contract documents consisting of drawings and specifications which define changes to buildings and infrastructure.• Effectively communicate compliance concerns both verbally and in writing for management, customers, peers, and craft personnel on behalf of the AHJ. • Expert knowledge of Engineering principles and procedures, design guides, codes, and administrative practices. Including IBC, IFC, NFPA 101, NFPA standards and codes, FM global standards and others as applicable.• Expert knowledge of DOE , DOE-O-420.1C, DOE-STD-1066, LANL Engineering Standards Manual and others as applicable.• Ability to work in a dynamic environment as a member of a multi-discipline team of engineers and designers• Expert knowledge of engineering systems and calculations, applications of engineering methods, and application of technology aided engineering tools to conventional and non-conventional facility and operations-based engineering problems in order to properly evaluate proposed designs and related submittals.• Perform work in accordance with the Conduct of Engineering (CoE) and applicable Federal, State, and Laboratory codes and standards.• Represent the Authority Having Jurisdiction agency through interface and coordination with other engineering disciplines and the customer’s representative during design and construction.• Compare equipment selections for compliance with the project specification and other requirements.• Expert knowledge of engineering maintenance techniques and construction methodologies in order to ensure proposed designs and commissioning activities meet the design specification and LANL requirements.• Expert knowledge of project and process engineering practices.• Mentor junior-level Fire Protection Engineers to perform the requirements described above.• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or Engineering Technology with 6 years of relevant experience implementing the requirements described above.• Professional Engineering License • Familiarity with DOE-STD-1066 and LANL Engineering Standards as they relate to fire protection is desired but not required for initial consideration.Due to client requirements, candidate must be a US Citizen (no Dual Citizenship)