Fire Protection Engineer - USA Federal Projects at Arcadis

Durham, North Carolina, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

02 Jan, 26

Salary

175000.0

Posted On

04 Oct, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Fire Protection Engineering, Fire Alarm Systems, Life Safety Codes, Revit, BIM, Autodesk Construction Cloud, AutoCAD, HydraCAD, Navisworks, Project Management, Inter-Disciplinary Coordination, Client Communication, Design Packages, Construction Phases, Technical Understanding, Mentoring

Industry

Professional Services

Description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving the quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together. Role description: We're looking for an experienced Fire Protection Engineer PE to support our US Places Design & Engineering business area in delivering Federal projects across the USA. You'll work directly with other Fire Prevention Engineers within a multi-disciplinary team environment on Federal Agency facility design projects. You will lead the fire protection, fire alarm, and life safety discipline of multiple concurrent projects through the pursuit, proposal, design, and construction phases. This is a remote role but will require domestic travel to project sites (approx. 35% of time) Role accountabilities: Lead design teams and mentor junior staff to develop construction-ready design packages of drawings and specifications with inter-disciplinary coordination. Develop budgets, proposals, schedules, project and staffing plans, as well as identify, qualify, and pursue potential clients and project opportunities Fluency in design and modeling software that includes Revit, BIM, Autodesk Construction Cloud, AutoCAD, HydraCAD, Navisworks, etc. Skilled in designing fire protection systems in heavy industrial, commercial, manufacturing, and processing facilities, e.g. water and wastewater treatment sites, EV assembly plants, lithium-ion battery plants, and data centres Travel to project sites for fire protection site surveys, data collection for fire protection studies, and collaboration with client team members Qualifications & Experience: U.S. citizenship is required for this position as part of federal employment eligibility requirements Bachelor of Science (BS) in mechanical or fire protection engineering with proven experience in a similar role Fire Protection Professional Engineering Licensure in the United States is essential Extensive experience producing IFC design packages for federal agency facilities Deep knowledge of life safety codes Knowledge of industry standards, building codes, and safety standards such as NFPA, NEC, NESC, UL, etc. An advanced technical understanding of fire alarm and suppression systems, smoke control, and other related equipment and technologies Strong communication skills related to presentations, project communications, and written documents Why Arcadis? We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together. You'll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you'll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you. Together, we can create a lasting legacy. Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy. Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $110,000 - $175,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location. LI-CB1

Responsibilities

Lead design teams and mentor junior staff to develop construction-ready design packages for multiple concurrent projects. Conduct fire protection site surveys and collaborate with client team members.