Fire Protection Engineer (Okinawa, Jpn)

Planate Management Group (PMG) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, and Orlando, Florida USA with technical support centers in South East Asia and East Africa, that provide program management and facilities engineering services worldwide. Planate is a small business provider of planning, design, infrastructure management, technical consulting, engineering, and construction management services in support of the US Department of Defense (DOD) and its Service (Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps) missions, along with other US federal agencies, all over the world.
As the Fire Protection Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in providing engineering support at Kadena AFB in Okinawa, Japan. You will be responsible for providing design, review, cost estimate, and acceptance tests of Fire Protection systems for construction projects.
Key responsibilities:

• Support the Client with Fire Protection issues on existing and new projects for construction, renovations, and improvements of real property facilities and infrastructure utilizing professional knowledge of Fire Protection Engineering.
• Prepare detailed design drawings, project specifications, cost estimates, construction schedules and other requirements needed in the proper implementation of projects.
• Develop and/or review specifications and schedules.
• Coordinate projects with engineers in other disciplines, operations personnel, and other entities including Safety, Force Protection, Security Forces, Communications, and Fire Department to ensure safety, constructability, operability, maintainability, and all project considerations have been addressed.
• Maintain current engineering data for assigned projects.
• Develop reports, letters, and memos (as necessary) with the assistance of other engineers.
• Continually expand and improve technical and business skills set under own initiative with instruction, guidance, and direction from others.
• Perform other responsibilities associated with this position as needed.

Qualifications to be successful in the role:

• Must be a registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) licensed by a Licensing Board in the United States, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico
• Passed the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) examination specifically in the discipline of Structural Engineering
• Must have 5+ years of Fire Protection Engineering experience on projects of similar relevance and complexity.
• Must be ready to be deployed to Okinawa, Japan or must be a US national in Japan.
• Must have experience in the application and interpretation of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Codes and standards.
• Must have experience in acceptance tests of Fire Protection systems.
• Able to deliver complete design package which includes design/review of automatic sprinkler and fire alarm systems, technical specifications, cost estimates, schedule of works and other related documents.
• Proficient in English both written and verbal.

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Why Planate?
Joining the Planate team opens you to an experience working for a Global company where you are among a team that is considered a premier trusted partner for planning, design, engineering, asset management, and professional service solutions anytime, anywhere. We Take Care of Our Own; Personally, and Professionally, Up and Down The Line.
Full-Time employees enjoy the following benefits:

• Medical insurance
• 401K plan eligibility upon hire
• Health and Savings Account plan
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Wellness Offering
• Training and Development
• License/Certification support
• Recognition and Rewards program
• Travel Insurance

We'd love for you to be a part of our Global workforce, helping us serve as an effective and integrated partner to advance every client's mission!