Associate - Fire Protection Engineering

Summary: Jensen Hughes is a leader in fire protection engineering with a legacy of responsibility since 1939. They are seeking an Associate to join their fire protection engineering team, where the role involves performing engineering services such as life safety code consulting and sprinkler design, while also providing opportunities for career development and professional growth. Responsibilities: - Perform professional-level fire protection engineering services such as life safety code consulting, sprinkler design, fire alarm design, performance-based fire engineering design, under the direction of a P.E. or an experienced consultant - Develop plans, specifications, and inspection reports as needed on assigned tasks to see that these items are complete, accurate and in accordance with good professional service practice standards - Assist in the resolution of design problems that may include performing field investigations or inspections, detailed design work, and detailed checking of design computations done by others, or general coordination of specific design aspects into a project - Identify applicable codes and standards to reference in evaluating how to respond to inquiries - Conduct and document assigned work such as basic building code analyses, egress analyses, fire detection and alarm systems reviews, smoke control systems reviews, and basic sprinkler and water supply systems reviews, including hydraulic calculations - Apply engineering calculations such as size required, means of egress, maximum allowable building area, sprinkler system water supplies and smoke control equipment - Submit progress reports to Project Managers and Project Leaders - Effectively communicate with project team members, clients and others - Responsible self-starter with problem solving and reasoning skills Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree (B.S.) or higher in Fire Protection, Mechanical, Civil or Architectural Engineering or other related engineering field and 0-3 years' experience - Demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills to write reports, business correspondence, presentations and procedure manuals, and to respond to questions from groups of managers, clients and the general public - Passion for advancing the science of safety and in exceeding our client expectations Required Skills: Fire protection engineering, Life safety code consulting, Sprinkler design, Fire alarm design, Performance-based fire engineering design, Building code analysis, Egress analysis, Fire detection, alarm systems review, Smoke control systems review, Sprinkler, water supply systems review, Hydraulic calculations, Reasoning, Effective written communication, Effective oral communication Benefits: Retirement plan, Healthcare coverage, Broad range of other benefits