Senior Fire Protection Engineer- Consultant

4 weeks ago

Fort Lauderdale, United States Summit Fire Consulting Full time

Summit Companies is a full-service company for active and passive fire detection, suppression, and security with a full suite of national capabilities that includes fire protection engineering and consulting, and fire protection system design, installation, testing, inspections, and maintenance. We serve customers across many verticals on a national scale. We're proud of our well-deserved reputation for quality work that's completed by our talented workforce at local branches. Summit Fire Consulting is a dynamic organization with endless growth opportunities spanning over 90 locations with coverage in all 50 states.

JOB SUMMARY:

Position is for Florida Region.

We are seeking Senior level Fire Protecting Engineering Consultants to provide services such as life safety code consulting, sprinkler/suppression system design, fire alarm system design and performance-based fire engineering both locally and nationally. We are flexible with location of our engineering staff in all US regions.

We are currently looking for a self-starter with a drive to assist in building a business in a new market (geographic or service) by establishing healthy client relationships through delivering quality services on time and on budget. Proven ability to communicate effectively with team members and across multiple business functional areas. A desire to be technically excellent and involved in local and national industry focus areas. Also must have the ability to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:

Engineering Functions:

  • Design and evaluation of fire suppression systems, fire alarm systems, smoke control systems, fire-rated separations, means of egress, fire/smoke and egress modeling and other fire life safety features in buildings and facilities
  • Classification and evaluation of hazardous materials
  • Building code consulting and fire code consulting for the construction industry to work with and support our Summit Companies installation, inspection, testing, and maintenance teams
  • Report writing and documentation
  • On-site inspections and observations.

Project and Growth Functions

  • Prepare and manage project scope of services and budgets
  • Manage resources and staff on individual projects, including assistance with job set-up, monitoring of profitability and billings
  • Establish relationships with the authorities having jurisdiction to assist our customers in presenting fire protection approaches to the authorities and achieving the desired results
  • Participation in business development activities including development and tracking proposals
  • Present Company qualifications to new and existing customers, with the intent of establishing clientele in the selected markets
  • Participate in the establishment of a new consulting engineering offices and presence, including growth of new and existing clientele
  • Collaboration with Summit Fire National Consulting team on larger projects and national accounts
  • Assist Summit fire protection contracting business by performing analyses, calculations, code and standard reviews and other functions in support of design/build opportunities
  • Attendance at regional and national conferences to promote the capabilities of the Summit Companies, including the preparation and presentation of selected papers and speeches at these conferences
  • Participation in industry and professional organizations.

Requirements:

  • Minimum of 8+ years of Fire Protection Consulting experience including code consulting, design of systems, and fire protection engineering
  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, preferably Fire Protection Engineering, or Fire Protection Engineering Technology
  • Professional Engineering License, preferably in Fire Protection Engineering

Experience

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to mentor and manage staff
  • Demonstrated leadership capabilities
  • Demonstrated capabilities in professional service business processes including preparing and managing project budgets
  • Experience with hydraulic calculations, fire and smoke simulation, egress and pedestrian movement models or suppression system design programs is a plus
  • Bluebeam, AutoCAD or REVIT experience is desirable.

Benefits

Summit Fire Consulting offers extensive training opportunities, career advancement, competitive pay, bonus opportunities, along with an industry leading and affordable benefits package for eligible employees. Our benefits package includes:

  • Paid Vacation and Holidays
  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • 401(k) Plan with Company Match
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Long-Term Disability - Employer Paid
  • Short-Term Disability - Employer Paid
  • Additional Voluntary Ancillary Benefits such as Accident and Hospital Indemnity
  • Life Insurance for Team Members and Dependents
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Employee Referral Program

Our Core Values

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  • We are PASSIONATE about life safety
  • We have INTEGRITY (Do the right thing)
  • We work in PARTNERSHIP with our customers and community
  • We constantly strive for OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE (Do things right)

Our company is consistently recognized for service excellence in the fire protection industry. Summit Fire National Consulting supports trade skills and workforce development. Many members of our leadership team serve on NFPA code compliance committees, regional safety boards, and support technical education in local schools. Summit Fire National Consulting supports employees in their professional development by offering continued development, training, and education by encouraging NICET and other career-advancing certifications. We continually strive to be the Employer of Choice for highly motivated team members who want to succeed in a high-growth environment. We encourage initiative, independence, diversity, and personal career growth.

Demonstrating the combination of experience, knowledge, and customer service is the key to our performance and helps us achieve our goal of providing the highest quality fire protection services possible to protect lives and property.

Summit Companies participates in E-Verify & in alignment with our commitment to safety, we promote a drug-free workplace. Summit Companies is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with a disability.

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