What are the responsibilities and job description for the Fire Protection Engineer (3-5 years) position at Coffman Engineers, Inc.?
Company Description
At Coffman Engineers, we serve as both prime consultant and sub consultant on projects large and small, including commercial, retail, institutional, government, industrial, and project/construction management. Incorporated in 1979, we have employees in more than 23 locations serving clients across the United States and overseas.
To meet client objectives and to integrate our many disciplines, we can create teams comprised of civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, and corrosion control, as well as project/construction managers and professionals in a variety of specialty services. This ability has made us a leader in the engineering and construction communities, and has strengthened our reputation as being progressive, innovative, and a great place to work.
Job Description
Coffman Engineers is seeking a Fire Protection Engineer with three to five years of experience who is passionate about their craft, wants to work on a high-functioning team, and looking for an environment that promotes professional growth. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, have a desire to work and grow with a multidiscipline engineering team, and be willing to have fun.
You would be providing our clients with automatic suppression system design, fire detection, alarm and mass notification system design, life-safety code analysis, egress analysis, fire resistant construction analysis, smoke control analysis and special inspection as well as general fire protection and life safety concepts and research.
Qualifications
Qualifications Include:
- BS degree in engineering or related science from accredited university
- Fire Protection specific degree (preferred)
- From 3-5 years of professional AEC Consulting experience
- PE desired, EIT with ability to obtain PE and/or CFPS
- Experience with the current version of AutoCAD and Revit (preferred)
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
Required Duties and Skills:
- Attend and participate in local and national professional organizations, such as SFPE and NFPA
- Perform building and fire code analysis and code interpretations
- Provide peer reviews of colleagues’ work product
- Have or be developing an “area of expertise” within fire protection engineering
- Design new fire protection systems including suppression systems, fire detection, alarm and communication systems. Perform analysis of existing fire protection systems
- Interest and ability to advance to a senior engineer or project manager position.
- Possess basic level computer skills necessary for daily activities including email, word processing, spreadsheets, graphics, and a working knowledge of computer‐aided drafting and Revit, (fire dynamic simulation for fire protection engineers).
- Performs other duties as may be assigned.
- Perform consulting services for internal clients, utilizing Fire Protection engineering concepts.
This position is not eligible for Sponsorship
Additional Information
Why You Want to Work Here
You could choose to work anywhere, so why work at Coffman Engineers? Because we are different – our culture sets us apart. Simply stated, we are a group of creative, high-performing people who like working together and believe that what we do makes a difference. Employees say that it feels like working with a group of friends in a small office while enjoying the benefits and perks of working for a large firm. Our culture isn’t the only thing that makes us different, but it drives everything we do.
Coffman offers comprehensive benefits, including a flexible PTO program and a fun environment with family-friendly policies. We support and encourage individually tailored professional and technical advancement as well as personal growth.
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Coffman at a Glance:
- 45 years in business
- 850 employees serving clients throughout the U.S. and overseas from more than 23 locations
- Multidiscipline engineering services plus corrosion control, commissioning and project/construction management
- 70 employees in 9 offices, providing Fire Protection services since 2014
- #34 Top 80 Engineering Firms, Building Design Construction, 2022
- #29 Zweig Group Hot Firm List, Zweig Group, 2021
- #161 Top 500 Design Firms, Engineering News-Record, 2023
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This position is direct with Coffman Engineers; we are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer of Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled individuals.
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