Fire Life Safety Engineer

Responsibilities

• Provide fire protection and life safety design, analysis, and construction support for industrial facilities.
• Perform fire hazard analysis to determine appropriate active and passive fire protection schemes.
• Conduct fire and smoke modeling, hazard analysis, risk assessments, and explosion protection strategies.
• Generate calculations for water supply, fire pumps, and underground pipe sizing.
• Develop, award, and manage subcontractor scope of work packages.
• Review subcontractor fire suppression and fire alarm system plans and calculations.
• Perform life safety reviews for buildings and industrial equipment areas.
• Travel to project sites approximately 10% of the time to meet with clients and job site personnel.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Fire Protection, Mechanical, or Architectural Engineering.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in fire protection and life safety design/analysis for industrial or power facilities.
• Proficiency with NFPA codes 13, 14, 20, 22, 24, 72, and 101.
• Proficiency with International Building Code (IBC) and International Fire Code (IFC).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Engineer in Training (EIT) certification.
• Familiarity with NFPA 850 and NFPA 2001.
• Experience with construction administration.
• Experience in Data Centers, Water treatment, Power, or Nuclear sectors.

Benefits

• Top-tier medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and dependents.
• Retirement plans with company matching.
• Generous paid time off.
• Voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.

About the Company

Kiewit is one of North America's largest and most respected engineering and construction organizations. With over 100 years of experience, we focus on constructability and safety to ensure on-time and on-budget project delivery across the industrial, power, and water markets.