Fire Protection Engineer
CurrentJensen Hughes provides a range of fire protection engineering, environmental engineering, process safety engineering, code consulting, and in-house lab services. Since 1939, Jensen Hughes has been leaders in developing solutions that protect lives, property and reputation.Achievements/Tasks• Perform professional-level fire protection engineering services such as life safety code consulting, sprinkler design, fire alarm design, performance-based fire engineering design, under the direction of a P.E. or an experienced consultant.• Develop plans, specifications, and inspection reports as needed on assigned tasks to see that these items are complete, accurate and in accordance with good professional service practice standards.•Assist in the resolution of design problems by performing field investigations or inspections, detailed design work, and detailed checking of design computations done by others, or general coordination of specific design aspects into a project.• Identify applicable codes and standards to reference in evaluating how to respond to inquiries.• Conduct and document basic building code analyses, egress analyses, fire detection and alarm systems reviews, smoke control systems reviews, and basic sprinkler and water supply systems reviews, including hydraulic calculations.• Apply engineering calculations including size required, means of egress, maximum allowable building area, sprinkler system water supplies and smoke control equipment.• Submit progress reports to Project Managers and Project Leaders.• CADD document preparation/production.• Read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
