Remote Senior Fire Protection Engineer

Named a Top Workplace by the Washington Post, NIKA is a well-established company that is focused on growth within an entrepreneurial environment. We work with governments to operate and manage their real property. Our operations management, engineering, and project management services provide our customers with value and expertise to ensure operational readiness for complex and mission-critical facilities.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Design fire protection systems
Plan and direct engineering activities projects
Conduct building fire protection, code and life safety evaluations
Prepare and present technical reports and presentations
Performing site surveys, submittal reviews, inspections, responds to RFIs, and generating punch lists and Life Safety Code drawings for hospitals and other medical treatment facilities for the Defense Health Agency.
Assist facility managers with maintenance issues associated with compliance for healthcare environments, life safety related equipment, and operations of facilities to ensure patient safety and documentation of compliance related work orders.

Required Qualifications:

BS or higher in Mechanical, Electrical, or Fire Protection Engineering.
Minimum of five (5) years demonstrated practical experience in the healthcare field. Three (3) years of this experience must have occurred within the last four (4) years. Practical experience is defined has having the direct responsibility for execution of design, maintenance, or major repair of fire protection systems supporting institutional, industrial, or medical healthcare campuses.
AutoCAD experience and/or experience with Revit required
Experience with at least one of the three branches of service
Excellent report writing and interpersonal skills
Excellent communication skills and ability to present clear and technically sound fire protection engineering strategies
Must be a U.S. citizen
Ability to obtain security clearance is required
Travel approximately 6-12 times per year

NIKA provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Further, NIKA takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and employees are treated during employment without regard to any of these characteristics. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

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