What are the responsibilities and job description for the Fire Protection Engineer Intern - SUMMER 2026 position at Summer Consultants, Inc.?
Description
When you walk into a building do you immediately start analyzing it? Do you wonder about the life safety, fire alarm and automatic suppression systems? Well, so do we. We are looking for some passionate interns to join our team of folks who are curious about building systems.
The bulk of our projects are renovations, frequently of only the MEP/FP systems, so it makes for some interesting and challenging projects. The fun of renovation work is dealing with the existing constraints imposed by the structure or building operations. We find ourselves regularly solving problems like how to make the equipment fit into an existing building or figuring out how the contractor will build your design. We are such great problem solvers that 95% of our clients would refer us to others. Clients choose us when they want the job done right the first time.
We serve our clients' missions as if they were our own, whether supporting the warfighter or our nation's finest government and educational institutions.
With our office located in Nation’s Capital Region, our interesting client list, and a focus on renovation, you will get to go into some interesting buildings, sometimes seeing history from the inside out. Check out our projects page for some examples of our work.
Curious about building systems?
Let’s see what we can do together!
What Summer Consultants Can Do For You
WHAT YOU SHOULD BRING WITH YOU
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
When you walk into a building do you immediately start analyzing it? Do you wonder about the life safety, fire alarm and automatic suppression systems? Well, so do we. We are looking for some passionate interns to join our team of folks who are curious about building systems.
The bulk of our projects are renovations, frequently of only the MEP/FP systems, so it makes for some interesting and challenging projects. The fun of renovation work is dealing with the existing constraints imposed by the structure or building operations. We find ourselves regularly solving problems like how to make the equipment fit into an existing building or figuring out how the contractor will build your design. We are such great problem solvers that 95% of our clients would refer us to others. Clients choose us when they want the job done right the first time.
We serve our clients' missions as if they were our own, whether supporting the warfighter or our nation's finest government and educational institutions.
With our office located in Nation’s Capital Region, our interesting client list, and a focus on renovation, you will get to go into some interesting buildings, sometimes seeing history from the inside out. Check out our projects page for some examples of our work.
Curious about building systems?
Let’s see what we can do together!
What Summer Consultants Can Do For You
- Give real world MEP/FP industry experience.
- Provide hands-on experience with tools such as Revit, AutoCAD, and hydraulic calculation software.
- Provide you with different projects – we have never had identical projects and we rarely have “typical” projects. Buildings are unique and so are their systems.
- Help you get your boots dirty learning from experienced engineers in the field.
- Provide a fun, small, and exciting work environment.
- Dive into designing quality projects from day one. Not just drafting them, but surveying existing conditions, analyzing life safety, layout fire alarm and fire suppression systems, and lots more fun stuff.
- Help us tackle our clients’ problems.
WHAT YOU SHOULD BRING WITH YOU
- 2 years completed towards a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering.
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
- Strong skills in Microsoft Word and Excel.
- AutoCAD and Revit experience a plus.
- Ability to conduct day-long field surveys outdoors and indoors in conditioned and unconditioned spaces, including walking up to 10-20k steps in a day, climbing up and down a 6-foot ladder, kneeling, squatting, and bending.
- Ability to obtain site access at client locations.
- Sick Leave: You will earn one hour of sick leave each 30 hours worked.
- The company reimburses costs for parking and travel to job sites.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.