Principal Engineer
21 hours ago
About the Role:
The Principal Engineer - Fire Protection Specialist will be responsible for providing expert-level fire protection engineering services to Amtrak's Major Stations, including Philadelphia, New York, Washington, Chicago, Baltimore, and Newark.
The incumbent will have a thorough understanding of fire and life safety design requirements and will serve as a technical subject matter expert (SME) for fire protection and life safety with a focus on tunnels, overbuilds, rail platforms, and Major Station structures.
The position will provide service to numerous internal departments, including Stations, Planning, Mechanical, and Transportation, as well as Engineering projects/programs.
The Fire Protection Engineer will be responsible for resolving issues related to fire protection and life safety, utilizing deterministic and performance-based methods, code consulting, and egress analysis, fire protection system design and reviews, fire hazard analysis, and computer-based modeling analysis.
The incumbent will also be responsible for reviewing and collaborating project design with internal staff and external architecture/engineering firms and consultants.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure project compliance with Amtrak standards and guidelines and all applicable federal/state/regional regulatory agency requirements.
- Review, analyze, and report on all project documents, including proposals, reports, schedules, estimates, value engineering proposals, etc.
- Support construction administration activities, including reviewing field installation, RFIs, and shop drawings, and assisting in punch lists and project closeout activities.
- Analyze issues, perform research, and develop white papers/reports to communicate design strategies, address project issues, issue directives to consultants, project teams, or stakeholders, etc.
- Assist in the updating of station and facility design standards via collaboration with other Amtrak stakeholders.
Requirements:
- Minimum 7 years professional experience in fire protection engineering, including at least 3 years in the transportation industry and/or complex building.
- Bachelor's Degree in Fire Protection Engineering or equivalent degree or years of experience.
- Licensed Professional Engineer or willingness to obtain within 3 years of hire.
- Competency of building code, including NFPA 130, other relevant codes and recommended practices for fire protection equipment, controls, power sources, and SCADA.
- Infrastructure experience in maintenance, planning, design, construction preferably in a railroad environment.
- Demonstrated experience working in a matrix organization.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated experience/familiarity with building systems beyond Mechanical, including electrical and fire life safety systems.
- Project Management Institute (PMI), Project Management Professional (PMP).
- Understanding of railroad business functions, operations, and design and construction processes.
- Previous railroad projects including stations, facilities, and properties.
Work Environment:
60% office, 40% remote and/or travel to Major Stations. Occasional travel to various major stations.
Communications and Interpersonal Skills:
Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.
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