Senior Fire Protection Engineering Consultant

Michael Baker International
Boston, Massachusetts
Full Time

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WHO WE ARE

Michael Baker International is a leading provider of Architecture, Engineering, and Consulting services , including design, planning, environmental, construction and program management. The company provides its comprehensive range of services and solutions to support U.S. federal, state, and municipal governments, foreign allied governments, and a wide range of private sector commercial clients. Michael Bakers more than 4,0900 employees across nearly 90 office locations are committed to a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technological advancement to help solve challenges for clients and communities throughout the country. To learn more, visit .

INTEGRATED DESIGN and ADVISORY

The Integrated Design and Advisory business vertical is one of the business verticals at Michael Baker International with more than 850 professional located across the country. Established as a national professional and consulting services delivery platform, we unite architecture and engineering design expertise with strategic advisory services to deliver holistic and innovative solutions that address the business and project objectives of our clients. We serve clients across various sectors, including industrial, defense contractors, data centers, aerospace, life sciences, healthcare, higher education, aviation, rail and transit, and the federal government.

Integrated Design leverages the early involvement of all project stakeholders and key disciplines such as mechanical, electrical, plumbing, structural and fire protection (MEP+S+FP) engineering, as well as architecture and planning. Our Advisory capabilities include providing solutions across the project life cycle along with resilience services. This offering showcases the firms expertise in areas such as strategic consulting, planning, cybersecurity, building controls, cost management, commissioning, program management, construction support, building information modeling, digital twins, emergency response, disaster recovery, operational continuity, energy resiliency and more.

Over the past 85 years, Michael Baker has built a legacy of expertise, experience, innovation and integrity as we partner with our clients to solve complex built environment and critical infrastructure challenges. We have achieved success as a company by employing a solutions-oriented mindset and continually evolving our capabilities to best serve our clients. The Integrated Design and Advisory business vertical supports our long-term growth strategy, enhanced capabilities and unique areas of expertise that focus on high performance buildings, intelligent systems and critical infrastructure. We are focused on a holistic approach, informed decision-making and innovative solutions for our clients. This supports our goal to aggressively pursue, win and execute large, complex projects for government and private sector clients, as well as expand into new markets.

DESCRIPTION
Michael Baker International is seeking a Senior Fire Protection Engineering Consultant to join our team. The Fire Protection Engineer will be a Doer/Seller in the New England region as a client manager. They will be responsible for project delivery, client satisfaction, and they will be supported by the full MBI Fire Protection Engineering team.

Projects and clients include all aspects of fire protection engineering design from cradle to grave. This includes the responsibilities of proposal preparation, complete system design, site evaluations, and testing and commissioning of systems. Typical projects and types of systems include fire sprinklers, fire pumps, high expansion foam, clean agent systems, fire alarm and mass notification systems. Industries include Department of Defense (DoD), Data Centers, Industrial and Manufacturing, and commercial clients.

Primary Responsibilities:

Business development and client management
Be responsible for proposal preparation, project budgets and project work schedules
Perform hydraulic calculations for sprinkler and fire pump design
Analyze life safety requirements for buildings, including building code compliance, occupant load calculations and egress analysis
Perform on-site system evaluations and perform final system testing
Coordinate designs with other engineering disciplines

Business Development:

Grow revenue from existing client base through ensuring high quality work products and regular client interactions.
Attend local industry events to create and maintain networking connections.
Identify and win new work from new and existing clients.

Client Management:

Communicate with clients to understand their needs and provide technical expertise.
Present project proposals and updates to clients.
Ensure client satisfaction through effective project delivery.

Required Qualifications:

Registered Professional Engineer in Fire Protection
15+ years professional experience
BS or MS in Fire Protection Engineering or related field
Experience in fire protection system design including: fire sprinkler systems, fire pumps, clean agent systems, high expansion foam systems, fire alarm and mass notification systems
Experience in computer generated hydraulic design
Knowledge and experience of building and design codes, specifically IBC, NFPA 101, NFPA 13 and NFPA 72
US Citizen Required

COMPENSATION
The approximate compensation range for this position is $143,634 to $248,048. This compensation range is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation is dependent upon factors such as education, qualifications, experience, skillset, and physical work location.

WORKPLACE FLEXIBILITY

This position can be remote or hybrid, for a candidate located in the New England region of the United States.

BENEFITS
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including: