Fire Protection Engineer

The Department of Energys mission is to ensure Americas security and prosperity by addressing its energy environmental and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions.

The Office of Management office works to deliver corporate support leadership and oversight at the Department of Energy for a wide range of management procurement and administrative functions. Key areas of responsibility include contract and financial assistance management; property; corporate policies and authorities. MA also ensures the smooth operation of the DOE Headquarters through essential administrative facility and employee services.

We are truly honored that DOE has been named Americas #1 Best Employer for Veterans in 2023 by Forbes-not only among Government agencies but among employers across the U.S. We are so proud of this ranking which reflects our commitment to the employment of veterans. As so many veterans at DOE renew their service to our Nation we are deeply committed to their success and advancement. Veterans shape the future of energy


As a Fire Protection Engineer you will:

• Develop and manage all elements of the fire protection and life safety programs for Department of Energy (DOE) Headquarters serving as the primary expert and authority.
• Act as the official system owner for headquarters fire alarms sprinklers and other life safety systems providing expert technical direction for their modification replacement or addition.
• Prepare evaluate and approve facility drawings construction plans and technical specifications to ensure full compliance with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) codes and other regulations.
• Resolve complex or controversial life safety issues with the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) and provides authoritative advice to senior management.
• Design and conduct fire safety training programs lead awareness campaigns and coordinate Occupant Emergency Plans.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams in conducting building surveys and fire safety investigations to identify hazards evaluate risks and confirm that deficiencies are corrected.

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31 1959 you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See .
• If selected your appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination as determined by a completed background investigation.
• If selected you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• This position is not remote the selectee will be expected to report to the duty station(s) listed. If selected military spouses veteran caregivers and spouses of foreign service employees may be eligible for applicable workplace flexibilities.
• You are required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement OGE-450 Executive Branch Personnel Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of entering the position and annually.
• This position is a Testing Designated Position (TDP) subject to applicant testing and random drug testing thereafter. Failure to test or a positive result on random drug tests conducted after appointment may result in removal from Federal employment.
• This position has been designated as High Risk and requires a security clearance at the Q. The incumbent is required to obtain and maintain this clearance; failure to do so may result in separation from federal service.
• This position is included in the Department of Energys Technical Qualification Program (TQP). The selectee must meet core position and site-specific technical qualification standards within 18 months from the date of placement in the position.
• Position requires incumbent to possess a Fire Protection Professional Engineer license.
• Occasional travel may be required.
• This position is not included in a Bargaining Agreement.
• A one year probationary period may be required.

BASIC REQUIREMENT:
0804 Fire Protection Engineer Requirements:
A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable the program must: (1) lead to a bachelors degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics such as optics heat transfer soil mechanics or electronics. OR
B. Combination of education and experience -- college-level education training and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering and (2) a good understanding both theoretical and practical of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:
1. Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI) Engineer in Training (EIT)1 or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State the District of Columbia Guam or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g. State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example an applicant who attains registration through a State Boards eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.
2. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional 1 For more information about EI and EIT registration requirements please visit the National Society of Professional Engineers website at: .2 The FE examination is not administered by the U. S. Office of Personnel Management. For more information please visit: 2 registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States the District of Columbia Guam and Puerto Rico.
3. Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical mathematical and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.
4. Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelors degree in an appropriate scientific field e.g. engineering technology physics chemistry architecture computer science mathematics hydrology or geology may be accepted in lieu of a bachelors degree in engineering provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience e.g. in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.)

In addition to meeting the basic requirements above candidates must possess the specialized experience as described below.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidates online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-13) in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as meeting 3 of the 4 of the following:

1. Develop fire protection and building safety programs for large complex facilities (such as commercial office buildings industrial facilities or research laboratories.
2. Review and approve architectural and engineering drawings facility design plans and technical specifications to verify compliance with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) codes and standards.
3. Provide professional fire protection engineering guidance and direction related to alterations and infrastructure construction including secure space to ensure proper technical requirements are met.
4. Coordinate preventive maintenance and repair activities with facility management contractor at a large Headquarters complex with multiple buildings. Provide approval for outages and lead event management and after-action analysis related fire system activation and emergencies.