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About the Role
Provide senior-level fire protection engineering expertise to develop safe, code-compliant solutions and guide projects through design, documentation, and implementation while balancing technical requirements, project objectives, and client needs.
Responsibilities
- Develop fire sprinkler, fire alarm, smoke control, and other fire protection systems for renovation and new construction projects.
- Perform fire code reviews, egress analysis, code analysis, and fire & smoke modeling to evaluate life safety conditions and project compliance.
- Complete fire protection hydraulic calculations using applicable hydraulic calculation software and perform field work to document existing conditions.
- Prepare construction documents, engineering reports, and technical specifications, coordinating designs with architects, engineers, contractors, and other project disciplines.
- Support construction administration, project scheduling, financial management, cost-benefit analysis, and proposal writing throughout the project lifecycle.
Requirements
- Minimum of 10 years of experience with a professional A/E services firm is preferred.
- Active New York Professional Engineer (PE) license.
- Experience with Contam and other tools used for fire and smoke analysis.
- Strong knowledge of applicable fire protection and life safety standards, regulations, and industry practices.
- Ability to interpret technical information, develop engineering recommendations, and communicate findings to clients and project teams.
- Experience coordinating multidisciplinary design efforts and supporting projects through construction.
- Strong written, verbal, organizational, and technical problem-solving skills.
- If hired, a Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification must be completed at the start of employment.
Skills
- Fire sprinkler system design
- Fire alarm system design
- Smoke control system design
- Fire code review
- Egress analysis
- Code analysis
- Fire and smoke modeling
- Hydraulic calculations
- Technical specification writing
- Construction administration
- Project scheduling
- Financial management
- Cost-benefit analysis
- Proposal writing
- Contam software
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Organizational skills
- Technical problem-solving
Experience Level
- Minimum of 10 years of experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Fire Science is preferred.
About the Company
- Design Hire is seeking a Fire Protection Engineer to join a highly collaborative engineering team supporting complex building projects from initial design through construction.
- This role offers the opportunity to work across fire protection, life safety, and building engineering while contributing technical expertise to both new construction and renovation projects.
- The team values thoughtful engineering, strong coordination, and practical solutions that meet the needs of clients and project stakeholders.
Equal Opportunity
- Design Hire is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer.
- It is our policy to consider for employment all individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.