Job Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Fire Engineer/Code Specialist to join our Infrastructure Advisory Services (IAS) Fire-Life Safety Team. Based in either New York, NY or Boston, MA, you will join a diverse team of fire-life safety specialists involved in the delivery of a wide range of infrastructure projects throughout North America and beyond. The successful candidate will be responsible for the development of fire-life safety strategies for projects and will work closely with our mechanical, fire-protection, and electrical engineers, and other design professionals in their design and implementation.
As a Senior Fire Engineer/Code Specialist working as an integral part of the infrastructure advisory group, your duties will include, but are not limited to:
- Fire engineering with a focus on Building Code and Fire Code consulting, fire protection and egress strategies, including standpipe/sprinkler design, fire alarm design, and performance-based fire engineering design on local, national, and international projects
- Review and approve architectural and fire protection drawings, engineering calculations, and other design documents for new construction or modification of existing facilities
- Develop fire life safety strategies, and support performance-based designs that are a departure from the prescriptive code requirements
- Develop and implement fire prevention programs and procedures to eliminate personnel injury and minimize property damage due to fire
- Perform facility and life-safety evaluations to determine fire risk and provide effective and efficient engineered solutions to mitigate risk
- Perform and review hydraulic calculations for determining acceptable water supply designed to meet fire suppression demands
- Develop emergency services baseline needs assessment to document the minimum services needed to support life safety and property protection
- Coordinate and conduct building and fire code reviews and prepare project-related technical reports
- Effectively communicate with project team members, clients, AHJs and other third-party stakeholders
- Satisfy client needs and expectations by completing assigned tasks on schedule and within budget
- Business development, proposal preparation, and team building
Candidate Specification
The ideal candidate will have experience working within our primary markets along with the following preferred qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Engineering (preferably Fire Protection), Architecture, or related field
- 10+ years of experience in code consulting, design of fire suppression and alarm systems, and developing performance-based strategies in a project design environment is required
- Registered Professional Engineer or equivalent professional designation preferred
- Experience in developing building code concepts and equivalencies, conducting building plan reviews, and conducting field inspections
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Certified Fire Protection Specialist plus a combination of relevant education and experience
- Understanding of applicable federal laws, regulations, building/fire codes
- Understanding of intent and the independent and interdependent relationship between applicable building codes, fire codes, and national consensus codes and standards
- Experience using and interpreting the IBC and its referenced codes/standards (e.g.,NFPA) applicable to a diverse set of operations that include hazardous, industrial, business, assembly, and storage occupancies
- Experienced and comfortable interacting with jurisdictional authorities to present and defend proposed code approach
- A demonstrated ability to work independently, and to own initiative, in the development of successful code strategies and approaches
Salary Range for the State of NY only: $110,000 – $145,000
Benefits: 401k, medical, dental and vision insurance, STD/LTD disability, holiday, vacation and sick time, parental leave and company paid life insurance
Job Profile
Here at Mott MacDonald, we are experts in engineering, management, and development services supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. One of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves in our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through the connected thinking of our 16,000+ talented consultants. Sustainability and innovation are at the heart of all of our sectors which, in North America include Advisory, Built Environment, Energy, Transportation, and Water.
Other Information
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.
Equal employment opportunity is the law. English version , Spanish version , Chinese version .
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status or disability status.
Hybrid working policy
At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.
More about Mott MacDonald
We’re a global engineering, management and development consultancy.
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.
A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.
Our values: progress, respect, integrity, drive, excellence