Senior Fire Protection Specialist

About the role

Amentum is seeking a Senior Fire Protection Specialist to support its Oakridge, TN site. The role covers moderately complex to complex fire protection design, assessment, analysis, field support and program support, within an integrated fire protection engineering environment working with multidisciplinary teams. Primary expertise may lie in fire detection, alarm and emergency signaling systems, fire suppression systems, or fire protection codes, standards and regulations.

Key responsibilities

• Perform fire protection engineering and technical work on fire detection, alarm and emergency signaling systems, fire suppression and special hazards systems, fire water systems, life safety systems and code compliance
• Carry out fire hazard analyses and assessments, and fire safe shutdown evaluations
• Support fire protection programs and prepare first-pass technical deliverables such as design inputs and calculations, system layouts, specifications, technical evaluations, assessment documentation, system narratives, cause-and-effect documentation, reports, work plans, field review records and technical correspondence
• Identify technical issues, assumptions, missing inputs, design conflicts, field constraints and compliance issues requiring clarification or escalation
• Support project estimates, proposals, technical approaches, schedules, execution plans and staffing inputs
• Coordinate with project teams, clients, engineering disciplines and field personnel, and take part in field assessments, design reviews, inspections and engineering evaluations
• Maintain knowledge of current fire protection technologies, codes, standards, regulations and industry best practices

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Fire Protection Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or a related engineering discipline
• At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in fire protection engineering, fire safety design, fire hazard analysis, code compliance or a related technical field
• Demonstrated experience with fire protection systems, hazard assessments, life safety evaluations and regulatory compliance
• Experience preparing technical documentation, engineering calculations, specifications, assessments and reports
• Preferred: Professional Engineer (PE) license, CFPS certification, and experience with performance-based fire protection design and government, defense, nuclear, energy, industrial or critical infrastructure projects

Required skills

• Strong understanding of fire protection codes, standards and engineering principles
• Working knowledge of NFPA codes, International Building Code (IBC) and International Fire Code (IFC)
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and in multidisciplinary teams

What we offer

• Compensation of $120,000-$150,000
• Health, dental and vision insurance, paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits including 401(k) matching, educational reimbursement and parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan, tax-saving options, disability and life insurance, and pet insurance