- Develop client relationships, pursue new business opportunities, and develop proposals.
- Provide project management for multiple projects including project planning, staffing, financial management, and successful project delivery.
- Provide fire protection consulting engineering services to a variety of potential clients, including but not limited to architects, developers, owners, government, and insurers.
- Provide fire and life safety code consulting for relevant ICC (IBC, IFC, IMC) codes and NFPA standards.
- Develop fire models, smoke control models/analysis, and pressurization models/analysis.
- Review and provide consulting for life safety, building, and fire code compliance.
- Perform structural fire calculations.
- Develop fire safety strategies for special hazards.
- Deliver prescriptive and performance-based design strategies.
- Design fire alarm, fire detection, and fire suppression systems.
- Review, develop, and commission smoke control systems.
- Perform site visits and communicate with AHJ, architects, contractors, and consulting teams.
- Participate in and lead internal team meetings and external client meetings.
- Present design approaches with authorities having jurisdiction.
- Collaborate with multiple teams across multiple offices in a multi-discipline environment.
- Manage profitability of projects and maintain working relationships with clients.
- Perform research and documentation for internal and external distribution.
- Attend and participate in local and national trade organizations, such as SFPE and NFPA.
- Bachelor's degree (B.S.) in Engineering from accredited college or university in Fire Protection Engineering, Fire Sciences, or related engineering field.
- A minimum of 6 years of professional working experience in Fire Protection.
- A minimum of 2 years managing projects.
- A P.E. license in Fire Protection Engineering or in the process of achieving this professional credential.
- Strong communication skills essential for a team-based and team-leading working environment.
- Excellent planning and organizational skills required for our fast-paced environment; must be highly motivated, proactive, and willing to take on new challenges.
- Solid understanding of relevant software, including FDS, CONTAM, egress modeling software, AutoCAD, Revit, BlueBeam, and the Microsoft Office suite of software.
- Experience with MS Office programs
- Desire to work as a pro-active team player
- Exceptional technical writing and communication skills
- 45 years in business
- 650+ 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
- 70+ employees in 9 offices, providing Fire Protection services since 2014
- #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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Job Description
Job DescriptionCompany DescriptionAt Coffman Engineers, we serve as both prime consultant and sub consultant on projects large and small, including commercial, recreation, institutional, government, industrial, healthcare, infrastructure, and energy, including alternative energy and sustainability projects. 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.
Job DescriptionDesigning a better world is more than a career, it's a calling Come work with a team of professionals dedicated to design excellence at Coffman Engineers' Portland office.
We are seeking a dynamic, innovative, and quality-oriented Fire Protection Engineer with a minimum of eight years of experience to perform consulting services for internal and external clients. You must have excellent written and verbal communication skills along with a high-level ability to manage multiple clients and multiple projects at one time.
Technical skills will include, but not limited to the following: automatic suppression system design; fire detection, alarm and communication 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.
Desired Skills and Duties
Salary Range $100,000-$140,000 annually.
Additional InformationWhy 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.
Coffman offers comprehensive benefits, including flexible work schedules and PTO program, in a fun office environment. Compensation includes competitive salaries and eligibility for annual discretionary bonuses.
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