Architect - Fire Protection - Design

Job Details:
Position: Principal Engineer – Architect (Fire Protection Facility Design)
Location: Central, South Carolina, United States (Onsite)
Duration: 12 Months contract with possible extension

Duties
Define scope of technical programs and develop effective, quality solutions to challenges which involve unique or controversial problems. Creatively meet all company and industry requirements and apply site systems to achieve quality, timely and cost-effective results. Give quality guidance and assistance to less senior professionals on related tasks.
Apply technical experience in field of specialization or broad-based experience in multiple technical fields, to resolve complex problems.
Incorporate advanced technical practices and a variety of complex features such as complicated technical requirements, application of new or special materials or processes and difficult coordination or oversight requirements into problem solving and program planning.
Provide leadership in determining solutions to complex problems and be recognized as having expertise in a functional area(s) of technical expertise.
Provide direction and position responsibility both inside and outside department lines on programs seeking new approaches to problems and new application of existing engineering or scientific principles.
Evaluate the results of programs and prepares reports and recommendations based on these evaluations.
Identify and recommend improvements where established technology components and methodology are inadequate for solution.
Keep informed of the advancement of technology as applied through one's area of technology.
Prepare plans including schedules, budgets and personnel requirements for solving technical tasks identified by management.
Develop schedules, monitor progress, monitor expenditures of budget and review quality of work performed.
Develop schedules, monitor progress, monitor expenditures of budget and review quality of work performed.
Communicate results and objectives verbally and in manuscripts form to customers colleagues and management.
Occasionally prepare reports for external publication. Enhance expertise in field through leadership in local technical societies.
Demonstrate creative ability through medium of patent disclosures, problem solving, engineering reports, technical papers and articles.

Additional Duties
- Provide architectural staff augmentation services. Primary responsibilities include analysis of existing facilities and space planning; development of design criteria, facility conceptual design, and construction drawings; fire protection design including fire barriers and penetration seals; coordination with structural, civil, mechanical, and electrical disciplines; materials research and specification development; building code research, analysis, and compliance; preparation of CSI specifications; vendor document reviews, construction oversight, and project closeout.
- Engineering services shall be provided using DOE processes and procedures.
Programmatic guidance will be provided by DOE.

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.

Additional Education
- BS Degree in Architecture and 10 years’ recent architectural experience in design and analysis of nuclear or industrial facilities.

The following experience/skills are required for this position:
- Industrial experience in facility layout design for industrial type equipment and manufacturing
- Commercial practice experience
- Familiarity with National Codes and Standards such as IBC, AISC (ASD and LRFD), ACI, AWS, NFPA, OSHA, CFR and ABA.
- Working knowledge of NFPA Life Safety Code 101
- Knowledge of preparation of Construction Specification Institute (CSI) formatted specifications.
- Passive Fire Protection Design Skills – Fire Barriers/Penetration Seals
- Working knowledge of MicroStation CADD (AutoCAD experience with willingness to learn MicroStation is acceptable.)

The following qualifications are preferred for this position:
- Previous DOE Design Engineering or DOE facility experience
- Familiarity with the processes and procedures for providing engineering support to DOE facilities.
- Facility security architectural experience.
- Familiarity with cost estimating and quantity takeoffs.
- Architectural Registration

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.

Preferred Qualifications
Candidates who have possessed an active DOE clearance (L or Q) within the past two (2) years are preferred.

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 ladders to access remote areas, and dressing out in protective clothing.
- 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. DOE 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.

Work Hours: Up to a 40-hour work week is scheduled. DOE utilizes various work schedules including 5/8s (8 hour/day; five days per week), 4/10’s (10 hours/day; four days per week), and 9/80’s (9 hours/day, five days on week AA and four days on week BB. Work week excludes DOE holidays. Each workday has 30-minute lunch. Overtime will be expected at times to meet deliverables and will be utilized at the discretion of the Manager.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $90.35 - $100.61 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Application Question(s):

• 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.

Additional Education
- BS Degree in Architecture and 10 years’ recent architectural experience in design and analysis of nuclear or industrial facilities.

• - Industrial experience in facility layout design for industrial type equipment and manufacturing
• - Commercial practice experience
• - Familiarity with National Codes and Standards such as IBC, AISC (ASD and LRFD), ACI, AWS, NFPA, OSHA, CFR and ABA.
• - Working knowledge of NFPA Life Safety Code 101
• - Knowledge of preparation of Construction Specification Institute (CSI) formatted specifications.
• - Passive Fire Protection Design Skills – Fire Barriers/Penetration Seals
• - Working knowledge of MicroStation CADD (AutoCAD experience with willingness to learn MicroStation is acceptable.)
• - Previous DOE Design Engineering or DOE facility experience
• - Familiarity with the processes and procedures for providing engineering support to DOE facilities.
• - Facility security architectural experience.
• - Familiarity with cost estimating and quantity takeoffs.
• - Architectural Registration

Work Location: In person

Salary : $90 - $101