What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Engineer – Fire Protection Design Engineer – Alarm and Detection Systems position at Pinnacle Specialty Group, Inc.?
Duties and Responsibilities
Provide Fire Protection Design Engineering staff augmentation support to SRNS. Primary responsibilities include engineering task analysis, walk-downs, design development and generation of design output documents. Typical deliverables, based on the area(s) of expertise, include Plan Drawings, Elevation Drawings, Piping Isometrics, Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams, Riser Details, Hydraulic Calculations, Sway Brace Calculations, Connection Diagrams, Conduit / Block Diagrams, Logic Diagrams, Panel Detail Drawings, and Battery Loading Calculations. Provide technical support to site construction forces, start-up & testing, suppliers, or subcontract personnel. Prepare Data Sheets, Statements of Work, Procurement Specifications, and Design Build Specifications. Design services shall be provided using SRNS processes and procedures. Programmatic guidance will be provided by SRNS.
Work Hours:
A 40-hour work week is scheduled. SRNS utilizes various work schedules; including 5/8s (8 hours/day; five days per week), 4/10s (10 hours/day; four days per week), and 9/80s (9 hours/day, five days on week A and 4 days on week B). Workweek excludes SRNS holidays. SRNS Management will determine best schedule depending on work needs. Each workday has an unpaid 30-minute lunch break.
Area Security Access:
Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE “Q” security clearance. An
active DOE clearance is not initially required to perform assigned duties. After award, the selected candidate will be notified when to apply for a clearance based on specific work assignments.
Education: Ph.D. degree in applicable science or engineering discipline and 5 years’ experience. OR A MS with 8 years’ experience. OR A BS with 10 years’ experience or more.
Graduate of an ABET accredited Fire Protection Engineering program.
OR BS degree in an engineering discipline and at least one of the following:
- Registered Professional Engineer in Fire Protection.
- Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) NICET Level III/IV certification in the
Fire Alarm, Detection and Signaling area of expertise
- Professional or Fellow Member in the SFPE
Experience/Skills
- Candidate must demonstrate ten (10) years of recent design experience, four (4)
of which shall be in the following area of expertise:
- Fire Alarm, Detection and Signaling Design - General knowledge of electrical/control systems, connection diagrams, layout plans, logic diagrams, panel layout details, P&ID’s, and battery loading calculations.
- Working knowledge of NFPA Codes and Standards, and National Consensus
Codes and Standards such as NFPA 13, NFPA 70, NFPA 72, NFPA 90A, NFPA
101, IBC, and various other ISA and IEEE standards
- Experience with 2D MicroStation Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD)
- Ability to operate Windows Microsoft Office Applications
The following qualifications are preferred for this position:
- Previous SRS Design Engineering or DOE facility experience
- Proficiency in using MicroStation 2D Computer Aided Drafting and Design
(CADD) software.
- Previous SRS design experience and familiarity with the processes and
- procedures for providing engineering support to SRS facilities.
Additional Work Requirements
- Candidate must be able to perform weekly field walk downs of the job site for the engineering work being performed. These walk downs may involve construction sites with uneven surfaces and work in progress, walking for distances of over half a
mile, climbing of ladders to access remote areas, dressing out in protective clothing
and environments where a respirator is required.
- Please note – Travel cannot take place until it has been approved by procurement
via a fully funded requisition and added to the Task Order Authorization. A
justification, travel locations, estimated cost, and dates of travel must be provided
prior to procurement approval. SRNS will not reimburse for travel to conferences or
trainings. Please remember, all rates are fully burdened and should include all costs
outside of direct business travel.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates who have possessed an active DOE clearance (L or Q) within the past two (2) years are preferred.
