Fire Protection Engineer

The Architect of the Capitol, Office of Safety and Code Compliance, Fire Marshal Division is seeking a reliable and detail oriented Fire Protection Engineer to review and provide recommendations for the design, construction and/or modification of Fire Protection systems, equipment, assemblies or buildings under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol.

Qualifications:

You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on the OPM web site at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf

 
Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.
 Candidates for the GS-12 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower GS-11 grade level in the Federal service.  

Specialized experience is defined as having experience in at least 4 of the following: (1) Assisting in the incorporation of Fire Protection Engineering practices in all phases of design and construction documentation and the implementation for code adherence; (2) Ensuring the incorporation of adequate Fire Protection and life safety requirements are in all aspects of facility management; (3) Applying numerous Fire Protection codes, standards, and building codes to various types of facilities. (i.e.; business, child care, industrial, assembly and historic); (4) Conducting Fire Protection and life safety surveys of various types of buildings. (i.e.; business, child care, industrial, assembly and historic); (5) Providing expert technical advice and guidance on unique and complex problems and issues arising in the Fire Protection program; and (6) Applying knowledge of the principles, concepts, and practices of Fire Protection Engineering.

And: 

Candidates for the GS-13 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower GS-12 grade level in the Federal service.  

Specialized experience is defined as having experience in at least 5 of the following: (1) Managing in the incorporation of Fire Protection Engineering practices in all phases of design and construction documentation and the implementation for code adherence; (2) Ensuring the incorporation of adequate Fire Protection and life safety requirements are in all aspects of facility management; (3) Conducting fire safety surveys of various types of buildings. (i.e.; business, child care, industrial, assembly and historic); (4) Applying numerous Fire Protection codes, standards, and building codes to various types of facilities. (i.e.; business, child care, industrial, assembly and historic); (5) Developing risk assessments in accordance with the Federal Fire Safety Act; (6) Reviewing drawings and specifications for building construction and renovation to ensure compliance with current standards for Fire Protection and life safety; and (7) Serving as a subject matter expert for providing technical advice and guidance in the field of Fire Protection Engineering  to upper levels of management, engineers, and other personnel.

Education:

***A copy of your transcript(s) will be required upon selection***

Degree: professional engineering. To be acceptable, the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; 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.

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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 professional 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:

-Professional registration

-Written Test

-Specified academic courses

-Related curriculum

For additional information on General Schedule Qualifications Standards for professional engineering positions, please visit:

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf

Employment Type: FULL_TIME