Established in 1915, Leo A Daly is an internationally renowned architecture, planning, engineering, interior design and program management firm. The company’s portfolio includes award-winning projects in 65 countries, all 50 states, and the District of Columbia. The firm currently employs more than 1,100 architects, planners, engineers and interior designers in 30 offices worldwide. It consistently ranks in the top ten largest architecture/engineering and interior design firms in the U.S., and is listed in BD World Architecture’s top 25 global practices. For more information, visit www.leoadaly.com.

Fire Protection Engineer

Fire protection engineers must be able to analyze problems and find solutions. They need creativity and the ability to work with and communicate their ideas to others. FP work includes thorough examination of building designs before, during, and after construction. The fire protection and life safety analysis considers fire resistance, building usage and/or contents, water supplies, egress, and other factors. As an FPE for Leo A Daly, you will advise and assist multiple teams of architects and engineers throughout facility design for private and public organizations to safeguard life and property against fire, explosion, and related hazards. You also will design and recommend materials or equipment, such as structural components protection, fire-detection equipment, alarm systems, fire extinguishing devices and systems, height/area calculations, and egress modeling and the necessary materials, equipment, and methods for alleviation of conditions conducive to fire.

Responsibilities

· Independently utilizes sound engineering judgment and experience in developing appropriate engineering solutions, recommendations and designs.

· Applies in-depth knowledge and practical application of the current National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards including the Life Safety Code (101), and International Code Council publications including the International Building and Fire Codes.

· Competently evaluates both existing building construction and tentative new building designs for identifying fire/life safety deficiencies, necessary fire prevention, protection, detection, and suppression requirements for architectural, mechanical, plumbing, and electrical designs, as well as design equivalency comparisons.

· Analyzes and designs stairwell pressurization mechanical systems, atrium smoke control/evacuation mechanical systems, and high-rise building smoke control designs and control sequences for related mechanical systems.

· Has a working knowledge of fire/smoke detection and alarm systems, including incipient stage smoke detection and alarm systems.

· Possesses design competency in wet pipe, dry pipe, and pre-action automatic fire sprinkler suppression systems, as well as clean agent total flooding suppression systems (FM200, FE25, Inergen, NOVEC, etc.) and fire alarm/mass notification systems.

· Establishes basis of design for necessary fire protection systems and prepares complete specifications, technical studies and reports.

· Performs hydraulic calculations, selects fire protection system equipment, and develops layouts for piping, heads, and nozzles.

· Designs and assists in the production of documents as needed to meet project schedules. Provides Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) reviews for architectural and engineering discipline documents to identify areas of conflict with all disciplines, as well as deficiencies in fire protection engineering design.

· Participates in prospective new client shortlist interviews, existing client in-progress review meetings, and construction administration project phases by processing shop drawings, responding to RFI’s, and performing site visits during the construction phase.

· Supervises the tasks and methods used by others assigned to the project, as well as monitoring and tracking project progress.

· Coordinates with architects, interior designers, team engineers (mechanical, electrical, structural, and civil) and specialty sub-consultants.

Qualifications

· Licensed Fire Protection Engineer, or ability to obtain, with 5-10 years experience in fire suppression, detection and/or notification system design and complete building plan review.

· Strong knowledge of codes.

· Ability to plan, organize, and lead technical projects and teams.

· Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

· Works well independently and as a team member.

· Strong time management and organizational skills.

· Ability to coordinate in-depth fire protection work on multiple projects simultaneously while managing daily activities.

· Software proficiency with Microsoft Office.

· Working experience with AutoCAD, Revit, energy/load simulation and egress modeling software.