About this role
Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to: • Conducting fire hazard analysis • Conducting NFPA/ICC code reviews • Specifying technical aspects of fire protection systems to ensure Life Safety compliance • Performing building walkdowns to assess for compliance according to Department of Energy standards • Mentoring and providing direction to less senior engineers within the organization • Scoping technical tasks and develop creative solutions to assigned problems. • Utilizing SRNS systems and meeting SRNS requirements with minimal supervisory guidance. • Accepting complex tasks and receiving minimal guidance from senior professionals. • Incorporating conventional engineering or scientific 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. • Providing limited guidance and direction to less senior engineering professionals. • Carrying out development and qualification programs on tasks concurrent with other phases such as design and fabrication to better evaluate and minimize future problems. • Developing alternate solutions to existing problems. • Performing all detail work necessary to determine best solutions. • Evaluating proposals and make recommendations based on proposed projects/tasks in area of assignment. • Delegating and managing portions of the detail work to less senior personnel • Preparing costs and schedule estimates on proposed projects/tasks in assigned area. • Demonstrating cost and schedule consciousness through timely completion of assigned tasks and projects. • Preparing manuals and other documents supporting or publicizing the technical effort. • Demonstrating creative ability through medium of patent disclosures, problem solving, engineering reports, technical papers and articles. Senior Fire Protection Engineers should be able to: • Build and maintain relationships with coworkers outside the field of engineering, this may include operations, maintenance, construction, nuclear and criticality safety, etc. • Perform tasks both individually and as members of cross-functional teams • Lead cross-functional teams and drive the work tasks to completion • Manage time effectively and balance working on multiple projects, technical documents, etc. concurrently • Communicate complex topics in language fitting for the audience • Originate and edit written technical documents • Provide direction and guidance to less senior fire protection engineers