Senior Fire Protection Engineer

Senior Fire Protection Engineer

At Salas O’Brien we tell our clients that we’re engineered for impact. This passion for making a difference applies just as much to our team as it does to our projects. That’s why we’re committed to living our values every day: inspiring, achieving, and connecting as shared owners of our success with a focus on a sustainable future.

Building for the long-term means that all of our team members can expect to work on amazing projects with a people-first approach to problem solving. It also means that each member of our team has truly limitless potential to build a unique, meaningful, and high-impact career—and they’ll receive great total rewards along the way.

About Us:

Founded in 1975, Salas O’Brien is an employee-owned engineering and professional services firm focused on achieving impact for our clients, our team, and the world. We know that tomorrow’s requirements are today’s opportunities, and we are here to design lasting solutions for pressing challenges.

We work across a variety of industries providing integrated engineering and consulting services. Our specialized experience includes design for data centers, healthcare, science and technology, high-rise buildings, clean energy, education, and other building types as well as structural and building sciences, infrastructure asset management, advanced robotics, and more.

Our technical expertise is paired with an exceptional team of business development, human resources, finance and accounting, information technology, and marketing professionals, all of whom play a key role in bringing our commitments to life every day.

Job Summary:
The Senior Fire Protection Engineer role blends technical design expertise with project leadership. This individual serves as the Fire Protection Engineer of Record on assigned projects, while providing mentorship, oversight, and strategic direction to junior team members to strengthen their technical capabilities and cultivate design excellence.

This position is responsible for executing fire protection engineering and design across all phases of a project; from concept through construction, operating both independently and in close collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, coordinated solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a fire protection lead engineer in a national company.
• Communicate with fire protection engineering staff in multiple locations throughout the company.
• Coordinate staffing efforts and team assignments.
• Provide proposal/pricing assistance to Project Managers throughout the company.
• Listen to our clients’ needs and independently provide value to them by evaluating options based upon the client’s needs and desires, first cost, and life cycle cost.
• Communicate your design recommendations to our clients, project team, construction contractors, and vendors in presentations and meetings, via email and phone as necessary.
• Work on a project team with other technical staff to design and detail new systems that are needed, assuring that the work is accurate and coordinated and that the quality assurance measures have been followed.
• Participate in on-site observations, information gathering, and interactions with clients and contractors during the design and construction phases of the projects to represent Salas O’Brien in the field.
• Design fire protection systems including standard wet systems, dry systems, specialty (preaction and/or dry chemical) systems, etc.
• Develop system concepts, load analysis, equipment selection, system layout, and specification writing.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree or related Science/Engineering Degree.
• Experience: 10 or more years of experience.
• Technical Skills:
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license (preferred, but not required, to be in Fire Protection).
  • Experience with Revit.
• Demonstrates a high standard of professionalism and client focus/customer service.
• Resourceful and flexible.
• Effective at handling multiple tasks.
• Good computer skills.
• Strong presentation, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Able to effectively delegate or be delegated to while working in a collaborative format with multiple team members.

Location: Remote or Atlanta, GA
Travel: Occasional
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Compensation & Benefits:

The expected base salary range for this role is $120,000 - $150,000 USD per year. Actual compensation will be determined based on a number of factors including skills, experience, qualifications, and location.

This role is also eligible for performance-based bonuses, and a comprehensive U.S. based benefits package, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off and company holidays
• Wellness programs and employee assistance resources
• Professional development support

For more information, visit our full benefits overview here.

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

Salas O’Brien provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/provincial, or local laws. Salas O’Brien will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants as required by law.

Third-Party Agency Notice
Salas O’Brien does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiters or agencies. We only work with approved partners engaged directly by our Talent Acquisition team for specific searches. Unsolicited submissions will not be eligible for placement fees.