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Join Us! CDM Smith - where amazing career journeys unfold.

Imagine a place committed to offering an unmatched employee experience. Where you work on projects that are meaningful to you. Where you play an active part in shaping your career journey. Where your co-workers are invested in you and your success. Where you are encouraged and supported to do your very best and given the tools and resources to do so. Where it's a priority that the company takes good care of you and your family.

Our employees are the heart of our company. As an employer of choice, our goal is to provide a challenging, progressive and inclusive work environment which fosters personal leadership, career growth and development for every employee. We value passionate individuals who challenge the norm, deliver world-class solutions and bring diverse perspectives. Join our team, and together we will make a difference and change the world.

Job Description

At CDM Smith, we're committed to connecting you with work that inspires and challenges you. Our employees collaborate on meaningful projects that enhance communities and make a lasting difference in the world. We deliver legendary service and smart solutions for environmental and infrastructure challenges, creating an unmatched experience for both our clients and our team.

As a global engineering and construction firm, we partner with clients worldwide to develop innovative solutions that address today's needs and anticipate tomorrow's demands. We're currently seeking a talented Fire Protection Engineer. In this role, you'll contribute to projects that protect lives and property while helping shape resilient and sustainable environments.

We offer a hybrid work environment that allows our employees to balance time in the office with remote work from home. This position can be based out of our offices in Boston, MA, Fairfax, VA, Pittsburgh, PA, Maitland, FL, Raleigh, NC, or Dallas, TX.

Key Responsibilities Include:

+ Developing comprehensive fire protection engineering designs, including conceptual layouts, basis-of-design documentation, water supply and hydraulic analyses, and detailed plans for fire sprinkler and suppression systems, fire pumps, and fire alarm systems.

+ Acting as QFPE for work with federal projects, providing life safety, fire suppression and fire alarm analysis and design.

+ Reviewing draft designs to ensure compliance with federal, state and local regulations and signing off on completed designs.

+ Performing other duties of basic to high complexity as necessary to meet client requirements such as creating fire protection and life safety engineering designs and evaluations: egress analysis, fire separation requirements, fire hazard analysis, water supply evaluations, insurance provider recommendations.

+ Evaluating systems utilizing HydraCAD, HydraCALC, or similar software as required.

+ Reviewing draft designs for compliance with NFPA, UFC, national, state, and local regulations as applicable to project work and signing off on completed designs. Ensuring that firm policies and practices are followed on all designs.

+ Performing other duties of basic to high complexity as necessary to meet client requirements, such as creating fire protection and life safety engineering designs

+ Ensuring that firm policies and practices are followed on all designs.

+ Collaborating with sales staff to create proposals in response to current and potential client requests for proposal (RFPs). Reviewing draft proposals for adherence to firm, industry, state, local, and federal regulations, and best practices.

+ Meeting with current and potential future clients to review their current and future design needs.

+ Performing site assessments and studies, as needed to ensure designs are aligned with industry standards and local requirements.

+ Attending conferences, symposia, etc. to improve the visibility of the firm's products and services in collaboration with applicable sales staff.

+ Providing technical guidance and training to more junior staff. Mentoring more junior staff and developing them for future growth within the discipline and firm. May supervise the work of junior engineers on project work.

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Skills & Abilities

+ Expert Knowledge of computer assisted design and drafting (CADD) 3D and 4D software and practices.

+ Expert Knowledge of engineer principles of design.

+ Expert Knowledge of Microsoft business software (excel, word, etc.).

+ Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

+ Expert knowledge of federal, state and local regulations.

Qualifications

+ Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Architectural or Chemical Engineering, or in Engineering Technology or related discipline.

+ Professional engineering (PE) license.

+ 7 years of related experience.

+ Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

+ Domestic and/or international travel may be required. The frequency of travel is contingent on specific duties, responsibilities, and the essential functions of the position, which may vary depending on workload and project demands.

Preferred Qualifications

+ Bachelor's degree in Fire Protection Engineering or related discipline.

+ Professional engineering (PE) license in Fire Protection.

+ Experience working with UFC criteria for federal work.

+ Experience working with FM Global datasheet requirements and other insurance provider requirements.

+ Experience with design of suppression system (wet-pipe, dry-pipe, preaction, deluge, foam, clean agent), fire alarm/mass notification system, smoke control system, fire pumps, water storage tanks.

+ Experience with life safety requirements, building code analysis, passive fire protection systems, performance-based designs

Amount of Travel Required

10% or less

EEO Statement

We attract the best people in the industry, supporting their efforts to learn and grow. We strive to create a challenging and progressive work environment. We provide career opportunities that span a variety of disciplines and geographic locations, with projects that our employees plan, design, build and operate as diverse as the needs of our clients. CDM Smith Inc. and its divisions and subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, pregnancy related conditions, childbirth and related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression), national origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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