Fire Protection Engineer

FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEER - (4-9 Years' Experience) - McLean, VA

Do you feel you've designed just about everything by now? We do more than 'just design'. Our clients frequently come to us only knowing the symptoms of their problems - we get the challenge (and fun) of investigating and figuring out what's really wrong. We deliver multiple solutions and work with the client to pick the best solution for their case. Then we get to do the actual work of carrying out our ideas and solving their problems for good.

Most of our projects are renovations, frequently of only the MEP/FP systems, so it makes for some interesting and challenging projects. The fun of renovation work is dealing with the existing constraints imposed by the structure or building operations. We find ourselves regularly solving problems like how to make the equipment fit into an existing building or figuring out how the contractor will build your design. We are such great problem solvers that 95% of our clients would refer us to others. Clients choose us when they want the job done right the first time.

We serve our clients' missions as if they were our own, whether supporting the warfighter or our nation's finest government and educational institutions.

With our headquarters located in Northern Virginia, our interesting client list, and a focus on renovation, you will get to go into some interesting buildings, sometimes seeing history from the inside out. Check out our projects page for some examples of our work.

This position will report to the Associate / Senior Fire Protection Engineer in charge of the Fire Protection team.

Ready to solve problems? Let's see what we can do together!

WHAT SUMMER CONSULTANTS CAN DO FOR YOU

• Provide exposure to many different facility and client types.
• Further expand your technical knowledge.
• Mentor you to become a well-rounded consulting engineer.
• Provide a fun, small, and exciting work environment.
• Provide a flexible work environment including hybrid work options.

WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR SUMMER CONSULTANTS

• Pursue the PE exam.
• Dive into designing quality projects from day one. Lead system design, including fire alarm and fire suppression systems, life safety code consulting surveying existing conditions, assisting in project management and coordination, and lots more fun stuff.
• Help us tackle our clients' problems.
• Prepare and present technical reports and presentations.
• Help maintain our 95% referral rate and high contract performance ratings.

WHAT YOU SHOULD BRING WITH YOU

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, preferably Fire Protection.
• 4 to 9 years' experience in building code and life safety evaluations and fire alarm and fire suppression design.
• Experience with performing sprinkler layouts and hydraulic calculations in Hydracalc or similar design software] a plus
• Experience in production of construction documents and follow-on construction services. Position includes performing field surveys, and preparing code analyses, calculations, equipment selections, and specifications.
• Experience performing field flow tests preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Proficient in either AutoCAD or Revit.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to conduct day-long field surveys outdoors and indoors in conditioned and unconditioned spaces, including walking up to 10-20k steps in a day, climbing up and down a 6-foot ladder, kneeling, squatting, and bending.
• Ability to obtain site access at client locations.
• Ability to travel up to 10 nights in a year, in addition to day-long field surveys.

COMPANY BENEFITS

• Fully paid individual health insurance, offering both HSA and PPO options with 50% of family premiums paid.
• Dental and vision insurance is available.
• 401K with employer automatically contributing 3% of gross salary with an additional matching option.
• Fully paid, short-term and long-term individual disability insurance, term life insurance with Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) coverage.
• Eleven paid holidays and seventeen days of paid time off per year.
• Education Assistance Program.
• A flexible work environment including hybrid work options.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws."

Please visit our website and complete the application process at: https://www.summerconsultants.com/careers/current-opportunities/