Fire Protection Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled Fire Protection Engineer to join our team at Long Island Community Hospital. As a Fire Protection Engineer, you will be responsible for providing fire protection engineering support to implement the site-wide fire protection program.

• Assist with providing fire protection engineering support to implement the site-wide fire protection program.
• Provide administrative support for projects by collecting data, providing project documentation, training staff, and performing other general administrative duties.
• Conduct various tasks under the close guidance of the Fire Protection Engineering personnel.
• Assist with providing fire protection engineering support of all site work groups as needed in areas such as procedures, work planning, work scheduling, emergency response testing and inspection, general inspection, testing and preventive maintenance.
• May assist with preparation and development of procedures for Fire Protection and Fire Services documents to meet DOE, NFPA and other requirements as necessary.
• May assist with supporting Emergency Management and Emergency Response Organization as assigned.
• Provides support in the review of less complex documents required for new construction or modification of existing facilities to determine appropriate fire prevention.
• Prepares records and reports on fire investigations.

• BS degree in Engineering and a minimum 4 years' experience, three of which are in diverse fire protection engineering work.
• In lieu of an engineering degree, must have demonstrated knowledge of principles of fire protection engineering, with three years of diverse fire protection engineering experience, or be a registered professional engineer in fire protection.

The Fire Protection Engineer will work in an environmental restoration atmosphere (outdated and/or abandoned facilities). Potential exposure to equipment movement hazards, dangerous chemicals/solvents or hazardous and radioactive materials if proper safety procedures are not followed.

The Fire Protection Engineer will be required to wear respirator and other protective equipment to enter various types of potentially hazardous areas (such as but not limited to chemical, dust fumes, mists, heat stress factors, etc.).

The Fire Protection Engineer will be required to carry several instruments/equipment or tools while walking extensively.

Potential prolonged walking/standing, repeated pushing/pulling.

Environmental conditions may include weather or temperature extremes, inclement weather (such as but not limited to wind, rain, excessive heat, excessive cold, snow/ice, etc.).

May be required to operate company vehicle during the course of work. All safety and DOT regulations and procedures must be adhered to at all times.