Fire Protection Engineer I

Description

The company is hiring an entry-level fire protection engineer for its Roanoke, Virginia office.

New hires join the Graduate Development Program (GDP), which helps you settle in and build the core knowledge for a long career. You learn on the job and can take part in social media resources, group mentoring, professional networking, webinars and online courses.

The firm is a global infrastructure business working in water, environment, energy, transportation and buildings. It employs over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists and construction managers worldwide. It is a Fortune 500 company with fiscal 2025 revenue of $16.1 billion.

Projects range from regional work to national and international assignments.

Responsibilities

• Work under the responsible charge of a Professional Engineer and the supervision of a project manager or senior team member.
• Apply standard techniques, procedures and criteria to engineering tasks, building your judgment and your grasp of professional and ethical duties.
• Make limited decisions, mainly refining the details of the work and making preliminary choices among engineering options.
• Produce engineering calculations, drawings and visual aids.
• Help design fire protection systems for commercial and institutional buildings.
• Spot fire hazards and design safeguards that prevent, control and reduce fire effects.
• Support architects, owners and developers in judging life safety and property protection goals.
• Create basic deliverables such as presentations, calculations, design drawings, specifications and fire protection cost estimates.
• Check applicable codes and criteria, and inspect field conditions where needed to move projects forward.
• Help the lead engineer with project design or site survey tasks as needed.
• Build egress and fire models using FDS or other software.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in fire safety engineering, mechanical engineering or a related field.
• Preferred: experience with spreadsheets, word processing and standard office software.
• Preferred: basic working knowledge of industry software such as CADD, Revit, HCS, AutoCAD and hydraulic modeling tools.
• Preferred: Engineer-in-Training (EIT) or Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) status.
• Preferred: AutoCAD or Revit certification.

Conditions

Based in the Roanoke, Virginia office.

Relocation assistance is not offered for this role.

Sponsorship for US employment authorization is not available now or in the future.

All new hires must attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at a company office as a condition of employment, supporting the company's secure and trustworthy hiring process.

All applicant information is kept confidential under EEO guidelines.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage, plus life and AD&D insurance and disability benefits.
• Paid time off and leaves of absence.
• Voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options and well-being resources.
• Employee assistance program and business travel insurance.
• Service recognition awards.
• Retirement savings plan and employee stock purchase plan.