# Sr. Consultant - Fire and Life Safety Engineer

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Atlanta, GA
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $100,800 - $136,000
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP is seeking a Full-Time Sr. Consultant - Fire and Life Safety Engineer for its Atlanta office, with other locations considered.

As a Sr. Consultant - Fire and Life Safety Engineer, you will be involved in projects with the Fire and Life Safety Team, providing technical assistance and guidance for multi-site/phase due diligence, design, development, building, testing, and inspecting of fire and life safety systems on building projects in the public and private sector.

Key responsibilities include:

- Interpreting building code, life safety, and fire code requirements, including ICC and NFPA codes

- Reviewing architectural drawings for compliance with building and fire code requirements

- Negotiating with authorities having jurisdiction on fire safety designs and proposals

- Producing fire safety strategy documents to inform and support the chosen building form throughout the design process

- Designing fire protection and life safety systems, including automatic fire sprinkler systems, fire detection and alarm systems, smoke management systems, and egress systems

- Carrying out and reviewing fire engineering calculations, including smoke modeling and evacuation analysis

- Assisting in the commissioning of fire protection and life safety systems in commercial, institutional, and industrial facilities

- Directly interfacing with clients, organizing in-house resources, and following quality control review processes

- Developing project proposals and budgets, conducting financial management of projects, mentoring junior staff, preparing technical reports/specifications, and participating in department initiatives

Requirements:

- Bachelor of Science Degree in Fire Protection Engineering or related engineering degree

- 5+ years of fire protection and life safety consulting experience

- Experience in fire protection engineering design applications

- REVIT and AutoCAD proficiency

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred qualifications:

- P.E. License

- Healthcare consulting and design experience

WSP offers a comprehensive suite of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, retirement savings, paid sick leave, paid vacation, and paid parental leave.

The expected salary range for this position is $100,800 - $136,000.

## Skills

### Required
- Fire Protection Engineering
- REVIT
- AutoCAD
- Life Safety Consulting

### Nice to have
- P.E. License
- Healthcare Consulting

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