Fire Protection Engineer - Los Angeles, United States - Coffman Engineers, Inc.

Description

Job Description

At Coffman Engineers, we serve as both prime consultant and sub consultant on projects large and small, including commercial, retail, institutional, government, industrial, and project/construction management. Incorporated in 1979, we have employees in more than 20 locations serving clients across the United States and overseas.

To meet client objectives and to integrate our many disciplines, we can create teams comprised of civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, and corrosion control, as well as project/construction managers and professionals in a variety of specialty services. This ability has made us a leader in the engineering and construction communities, and has strengthened our reputation as being progressive, innovative, and a great place to work.

We are seeking a Fire Protection Engineer with 0 – 3 years of experience to support our Fire Protection Engineering Department. This position will support projects that involve smoke control special inspections and testing services, which will require travel to active construction sites in Southern California. This position may require working flexible non-standard business hours, to meet project schedules.

The ideal candidate should have a desire to work in the field in support of smoke control special inspections and to grow as a team player within our Fire Protection department. The position will also support our Fire Protection Department in performing automatic suppression system design; fire detection, alarm and mass notification system design; code analysis; egress analysis; fire resistant construction analysis; smoke control analysis; as well as general fire protection and life safety concepts and research.

Compensation and Benefits

• Approximate Base Salary – $70,000 - $90,000 annually
• Paid overtime at 1.0 times hourly rate
• Competitive end of year discretionary bonus based on company/team/personal performance
• Compensatory Time for Flexible Working Hours
• 401k with maximum of 5% Contribution Matching for 9% Employee Contribution

• Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from accredited college or university in Fire Protection Engineering, Fire Sciences, related engineering field, or construction management.
• Flexibility to work non-standard hours and overtime hours based on project schedule demands.
• Zero to three years of experience in the fire protection engineering/consulting profession, or in the construction industry working with fire protection, fire alarm, or MEP systems.
• Desire to participate in site inspections on active construction sites.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Owns personal transportation to allow travel to multiple jobsites or meeting locations where public transportation is not available.
• Acknowledgement and understanding of commutes that require travel between workplaces and project sites.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PE, NICET level III / IV, or EIT.
• Experience coordinating with a multi-discipline design team and construction team.
• Proficiency in Bluebeam, Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Experience with managing day-to-day contacts with internal and external clients utilizing experience and technology to meet expectations.
• Experience attending and participating in local professional organizations, such as SFPE.
• Experience performing building and fire code analysis and code interpretations.
• Experience designing, inspecting, and/or testing fire protection systems including suppression systems, fire detection, alarm and communication systems and performing analysis of existing fire protection systems.
• Project management experience, including project management skills for managing internal projects as well as external client needs.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Must be a self-starter, persistent, and follow through in a consistent manner
• Passionate about the client or pursuit and takes ownership of his/her work.
• Able to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment (or demonstrate ability to develop such abilities).
• Possess strong critical thinking, organizational, and analytical abilities (or demonstrate ability to develop such abilities).
• Maintain positive working relationships with internal and external customers.
• Basic understanding of A/E/C industry terminology and procedures and basic marketing principles.
• Strong organizational ability; detail oriented; high degree of accuracy.
• Must work well under pressure.
• Positive contributor to overall office and department goals, culture, and morale
• Excellent time management skills
• A positive, can-do attitude
• Communicate and work in conjunction with others with different personality traits.
• Able to accommodate the physical demands associate with performing inspections and testing of life-safety systems.
• Committed to conform to safety standards and procedures at the jobsite, with understanding of OSHA requirements.

Why You Want To Work Here

You could choose to work anywhere, so why work at Coffman Engineers? Because we are different – our culture sets us apart. Simply stated, we are a group of creative, high-performing people who like working together and believe that what we do makes a difference. Employees say that it feels like working with a group of friends in a small office while enjoying the benefits and perks of working for a large firm. Our culture isn't the only thing that makes us different, but it drives everything we do.

The office you will be joining may provide flexibility to work from home some of the time. The specifics of your work from home options will be worked out with your manager following your hire.

Coffman offers a flexible PTO program, optional work from home options and a fun office environment with a high-performing young team. This position is for our Los Angeles office located in Downtown Los Angeles. We welcome the dedicated and the driven. Join us

Don't take our word for it. Check out what others are saying:

Coffman At A Glance:

• 45 years in business
• 750+ employees serving clients throughout the U.S. and overseas from more than 20 locations
• Multi-discipline engineering services plus corrosion control, commissioning and project/construction management
• #27 Top 80 Engineering Firms, Building Design+Construction, 2019
• #29 Zweig Group Hot Firm List, Zweig Group, 2021
• #161 Top 500 Design Firms, Engineering News-Record, 2023

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This position is direct with Coffman Engineers; we are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer of Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled individuals.

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