Fire Protection Engineer (1-5 years)

Coffman Engineers is seeking a Fire Protection Engineer with one to five years of working experience who wants to be a part of our office growth and culture. The successful candidate will have a desire to work grow and have fun with a multi-discipline engineering team. They are passionate about their craft and looking for an environment that promotes professional growth diverse experience and professional excellence.

The successful individual will have a passion for protecting lives from fire risks in the built environment. The ideal candidate will have a fire protection engineering degree however an engineering degree in other fields (mechanical architectural civil etc.) with working experience in fire protection will also be considered.

This position will support the team in providing our clients with: fire and life safety code analysis; egress analysis; fire resistant rated construction analysis; automatic suppression system design and analysis; fire detection alarm and communication system design and analysis; smoke control system design and special inspections; site inspections and witness of life safety system testing; fire hazard analysis; performance-based design; as well as general fire protection and life safety concepts.

The Denver Fire Protection Engineering department collectively has 50 years of experience in Fire Protection Engineering across our department all of whom will provide you with training mentorship and support to help you grow your career. We enjoy working together collaboratively in the office and supporting each other to deliver good engineering work that makes the world a safer place.

Qualifications :

Requirements Include:

• Bachelors degree (B.S.) from accredited college or university in Fire Protection Engineering or Fire Sciences. Degree in other engineering field with fire protection experience also considered.
• From two to five (2 5) years of experience in the fire protection profession
• EIT or ability to obtain EIT within 2 years.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills including oral presentation skills.
• Ability to work on a highly-motivated team think outside the box and be proud of the work you do while having a passion for expanding your knowledge and skills.

Desired Skills and Duties:

• Possess intermediate level computer skills necessary for daily activities including email word processing spreadsheets and simple graphics
• Possess technical writing skills.
• Manage day-to-day contacts with internal and external clients utilizing experience and technology to meet expectations.
• Possess project management skills for managing internal projects as well as external client needs.
• Attend and participate in local and national professional organizations such as SFPE and NFPA.
• Perform building and fire code analysis and code interpretations.
• Prepare life safety plans.
• Perform analysis of existing fire protection systems as well as designing new fire protection systems including suppression systems fire detection alarm and mass notification systems
• Perform research and documentation for internal and external distribution. 
• Utilization of AutoCAD Revit to prepare fire protection system designs.
• Utilization of FDS Pyrosim CONTAM programs to execute performance-based design efforts.

This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

The expected annual salary range for this this position is $65000 - $120000. 

Additional Information :

Coffman Engineers is a company that truly focuses on its employees. We support and encourage individually tailored professional and technical advancement as well as personal growth. We offer an excellent salary/benefits package a desirable location and a professional office environment with the opportunity to work on exciting projects.

Coffman offers comprehensive benefits including a flexible PTO program and family-friendly policies. See more about benefits at Denver Metro office is located in Westminster close to Westminster promenade with restaurants shopping and conveniences. We welcome the dedicated and the driven. Join us.

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at a Glance:

• 45 years in business 
• 850 employees serving clients throughout the U.S. and overseas from more than 23 locations
• Multi-discipline engineering services plus corrosion control commissioning and project/construction management
• #27 Top 80 Engineering Firms Building DesignConstruction 2019
• #29 Zweig Group Hot Firm List Zweig Group 2021
• #157 Top 500 Design Firms Engineering News-Record 2022
• Best Place to Work BOAB Alaska Business Magazine 2023

Applying

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This position is direct with Coffman Engineers; we are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer of Veterans & Disabled individuals.  

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