Fire Protection Engineer Job

FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEER needed for a CONTRACT opportunity with Yoh's client located in Richmond, VA.

What you'll be doing:
- Perform fire hazard and risk analysis.
- Provide life safety analysis.
- Develop fire protection strategies for protecting chemical, warehousing/storage, and office facilities.
- Provide technical guidance and NFPA code interpretations to engineers, contractors and building owners.
- Conduct fire code reviews and analyses and integrate various NFPA code requirements to assure compliance with company standards and regulation.
- Specify/prepare fire safety systems and equipment design including fire detection, alarm, and fire suppression system, fire pump and water flow, smoke control, emergency lighting, communication, and egress systems.
- Evaluate the performance of existing fire protection systems to verify that they are suitable for the hazards they protect.
- Provide fire and life safety risk identification/assessment services.
- Prepare for, facilitate and write technical reports.
- Plan commissioning tests on all levels of fire protection and life safety systems.
- Assist in project process hazard and safety reviews.
- Deliver/assist with training seminars and presentations.
- Assist with on-site construction quality reviews, site observation, and system testing.
- Assist with the development of emergency response plans and procedures.

What You Need to Bring to the Table:
- Engineering degree in Fire Protection (preferred), or NICET III certified in fire alarm and water based systems.
- Experience in fire protection and life safety systems design in the chemical manufacturing sector.
- Proven expertise/experience with the National Fire Protection Code (NFPA) interpretation and guidance.
- Understanding and proven competency in fire safety, fire protection systems, and special hazards.
- Experience in reading engineering design drawings (P&ID, PFD, instrument diagrams, etc).
- Experience in producing technical reports.
- Knowledge of fire safety management and safeguarding facilities and systems.
- Knowledge of general construction methods, practices, and terminology.

What's In It for You?
- Our Client is the leading global company that has brought world-class science and engineering to the global marketplace through innovative products, materials and services. Their market-driven innovation is currently serving markets as diverse as agriculture, nutrition, electronics and communications, safety and protection, home and construction, transportation and apparel.

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RECRUITER: Rachel Wertheimer

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V.

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