Fire Protection Consultant

Company: Jensen Hughes Company
Location: Los Angeles
Posted on: November 8, 2024

Job Description:

At Jensen Hughes, we lead with our Purpose + Principles and value our people. Across our global partnership of experts, clients, and communities, we are recognized worldwide for our leadership in fire protection engineering, a legacy of responsibility we have advanced with pride since 1939. Today, our expertise extends broadly across closely related risk management fields - from accessibility consulting, risk and hazard analysis, process safety and forensic investigations to security risk consulting, emergency management and digital innovation. As we champion best practices, set industry standards and support communities with innovative solutions, we are making the world a better place.We believe that creating and sustaining a culture of trust, integrity and professional growth fundamentally includes a sustained commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.At Jensen Hughes, diversity is ingrained in our culture -- we accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background. Our differences and uniqueness are celebrated and reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks.Job OverviewJensen Hughes has a new job opportunity for a Fire Protection Consultant in our Anaheim, Los Angeles or San Diego, CA office locations. We are looking for highly motivated, experienced individuals to work in all aspects of fire protection engineering, including building code consulting, fire protection systems, and fire protection strategies.The successful applicant will have a well-rounded background in fire protection and code consulting and possess strong analytical and creative thinking skills. The role will involve many aspects of fire protection engineering with a focus on Building Code and Fire Code consulting. The position will coordinate and conduct building plan reviews, interpret the building codes, develop alternative solutions, prepare building design reports, and coordinate with fire protection engineering design teams. The candidate will be responsible for the review and implementation of fire protection strategies and will coordinate all matters with design teams and authorities having jurisdiction.Responsibilities:

• Manage and implement a wide variety of engineering design and consulting projects.
• Satisfy client needs and expectations by completing assigned tasks on schedule and within budget.
• Coordinate and conduct building and fire code reviews and analyses, including plan reviews and site visits.
• Prepare and peer review of project-related technical reports.
• Develop fire protection strategies, performance-based design approaches, and alternative solutions to resolve client design issues.
• Effectively communicate with project team members, clients, and others.
• Assist with business development activities.Qualifications:
  • 5+ years of experience in any of the following areas: fire life safety code consulting, smoke control consulting, fire suppression and alarm systems design, and/or developing performance-based strategies in a project design environment.
  • Bachelor's Degree or higher in Engineering (preferably Fire Protection), Architecture, or related field preferred.
  • Registered Professional Engineer or other professional designation preferred. We will also consider candidates that have significant industry experience in fire protection and code consulting but are not on the engineering track.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Experience in developing building code concepts and equivalencies, conducting building plan reviews, and conducting field reviews/inspections.
  • Ability to present clear and technically sound fire protection engineering strategies.
  • Ability to work well independently and to interact with other industry professionals, associated trades, and jurisdictional authorities.
  • Smoke control, fire alarm and/or fire suppression design knowledge/experience is a plus. Compensation:Please note that the salary range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting and not a guarantee of compensation. Final compensation may vary based on factors, including but not limited to, responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, geographic location, internal equity, alignment with market data.National Pay Range:$86,000 - $172,000 USDJensen Hughes is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.
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