Fire Protection Engineer

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) Chief Operating Officer (COO) administers the Director of National Intelligence (DNI's) vision & direction to the ODNI enterprise providing elite support services including synchronizing policy, plans, procedures, & cross-functional issues that enable the ODNI mission. COO oversees most ODNI business operations, including executive support, human resources, security, facilities, continuity, governance, policies, & information management.

Qualifications:

FREE RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS

All applicants must answer the following four short, free response essay questions. The responses cannot exceed 200 words per question. By submitting your responses to the following questions, you certify that you are using your own words and did not use a consultant or AI (such as a large language model [LLM]).

1. How has your commitment to the Constitution and the founding principles of the United States inspired you to pursue this role within the Federal government? Provide a concrete example from professional, academic, or personal experience.
2. In this role, how would you use your skills and experience to improve government efficiency and effectiveness? Provide specific examples where you improved processes, reduced costs, or improved outcomes.
3. How would you help advance the President's Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role? Identify one or two relevant Executive Orders or policy initiatives that are significant to you and explain how you would help implement them if hired.
4. How has a strong work ethic contributed to your professional, academic or personal achievements? Provide one or two specific examples and explain how those qualities would enable you to serve effectively in this position.

Basic knowledge in designing, inspecting, and testing, fire alarm/detection systems, water-based systems, and special hazard systems

Knowledge in evaluating fire protection programs for a diverse range of operations and activities.

Ability to recognize hazards and identify controls and mitigation strategies

Ability to independently identify and research problems, and apply a body of knowledge of fire protection engineering and building codes, laws, policies, regulations, and standards.

Ability to prepare reports and follow-up inspections that apply to life safety, fire alarm/detection, water-based, and/or special hazard systems.

Good critical thinking and problem solving skills, including the ability to interpret complex information from multiple sources

Basic ability to read and interpret blueprints, schematics, construction specifications, and other facilities documents, and make informed decisions regarding the interpretations of this information.

Basic knowledge of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, specifically 29 CFR 1910. and of other safety regulations commonly set by OSHA, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies.

Basic knowledge of building codes, laws, policies, regulations, and standards for fire protection; current developments and strategies in fire protection engineering; techniques and procedures applied by practitioners in fire protection engineering.

Minimum Qualifications:

Experience: Generally one to three years of experience in fire protection

Education: Degree in Fire Protection Engineering from an ABET accredited program or Degree in Fire Protection and Safety

Engineering Technology from an ABET accredited program.

Certifications/Licenses: Engineer in Training (EIT) preferred

Responsibilities:

Review planning, programming, architectural and engineering designs, specifications and other technical documents for proposed construction activities to validate compliance with applicable codes and standards and to identify optimal fire protection solutions.

Assist to determine causes, circumstances, and contributing factors of fires and operational problems or failures, and ways in which they could have been prevented.

Assist with, interpret, and enforce ODNI facility policies and building operation guidelines and preparation of reports and information required by ODNI, Office of Management Budget (OMB), Congress, and other government agencies.

Provide advice that feeds into decisions on the safe building occupancy levels, fire evacuation plans, and egress.

Assist with monitoring, identification, and resolution of day-to-day ODNI fire protection and life safety facilities issues and emergency situations.

Prepare and maintain accurate records, forms, and incident reports

Assist with assessments of existing properties for compliance to codes

Assist with and witness testing of building fire protection systems, hydrant flow tests and generate reports as required

Apply standard engineering practices while researching and developing new methods and technology

Assist with preparing corporate fire protection governance and policy, standard operating procedures, and facility design standards.

Salary : $85,447