# Senior Fire Protection Consultant

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Arlington, VA
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $107,000 - $145,000
**Category**: Consulting
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

We are seeking a Senior Fire Protection Consultant to join our team in Arlington, VA.

As a Senior Fire Protection Consultant, you will provide technical expertise and guidance to ensure the highest quality of fire protection and life safety solutions. You will lead the development and execution of fire protection and life safety strategies, foster a culture of technical excellence, drive innovation, and uphold our high standard of care.

Responsibilities:

- Oversee the design and implementation of state-of-the-art fire protection and life safety systems.

- Provide expert technical guidance and solutions to ensure compliance with industry standards, building codes, and regulations.

- Drive continuous improvement in design methodologies and technological advancements to enhance the quality of fire protection and life safety solutions.

- Act as a subject matter expert in the areas of building and fire codes, fire alarm and sprinkler design, and the industry standard of care.

- Lead building code consulting efforts, providing expert guidance to clients and project teams to ensure compliance with local, state, and national building codes and regulations.

- Collaborate with project managers and cross-functional teams to ensure the highest quality of fire protection and life safety solutions for a diverse portfolio of projects.

- Review and approve project designs, calculations, and documentation to ensure accuracy and adherence to standards.

- Maintain a deep understanding of industry best practices, codes, regulations, and emerging trends in fire protection and life safety engineering.

Requirements:

- Bachelor or Master of Science Degree in Fire Protection Engineering, or relevant years of related field experience in the fire protection industry.

- Professional Engineering (PE) license or NICET Level IV Certification; additional certifications (such as CFPS, PMP) are advantageous.

- Proven experience (5-7+ years) in the industry, the last 1 - 2 of which should be as a project manager for significant projects.

- A deep understanding of Building and Fire Codes, Standards, and Regulations (IBC, NFPA, UFC, OBO, etc).

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with clients, project teams, and regulatory authorities.

- The ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

- Ability to strategically assess and implement technological advancements in fire protection and life safety engineering.

Benefits:

- Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance

- Retirement savings

- Paid sick leave

- Paid vacation

- Paid parental leave

- Paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings

Compensation:

- Expected Salary: $107,000 - $145,000

## Skills

### Required
- Fire Protection Engineering
- Building and Fire Codes
- Standards and Regulations
- PE license
- NICET Level IV Certification

### Nice to have
- REVIT
- AutoCAD
- fire protection engineering design applications

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