🔥 Senior Fire Protection Engineer

📍 Location: North Carolina (Hybrid or In-Office Preferred)
🕒 Employment Type: Full-Time | Senior Level
💰 Compensation: $120,000 – $180,000 (DOE)
🏢 Industry: Fire Protection / Life Safety Engineering Consultancy

About the Role

We’re working with a well-established and growing fire protection engineering consultancy that is looking to hire a Senior Fire Protection Engineer to support continued growth across North Carolina and the wider Southeast.

This role is ideal for a technically strong Fire Protection Engineer who enjoys leading projects, working directly with clients, and contributing to complex fire and life safety solutions across a wide range of building types.

You’ll play a key role in delivering high-quality engineering, mentoring junior staff, and helping shape the technical direction of the team.

What You’ll Be Doing:

Lead fire protection and life safety engineering projects from concept through construction
Provide expert code consulting services, including IBC, IFC, NFPA, and local jurisdiction requirements
Design and review fire alarm, sprinkler, smoke control, and special hazard systems
Prepare technical reports, calculations, drawings, and specifications
Coordinate with architects, MEP engineers, owners, contractors, and AHJs
Support project planning, schedules, budgets, and quality control
Mentor junior engineers and support their technical development
Participate in client meetings and act as a trusted technical advisor

What We’re Looking For:

Bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline
8–15+ years of fire protection engineering experience
Professional Engineer (PE) license required
Strong knowledge of NFPA standards, IBC/IFC, and local/state codes
Experience working within a consulting engineering environment
Confident communicator with client-facing experience
Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities independently

Why This Opportunity:

Competitive compensation range: $120k–$180k, based on experience
Hybrid or in-office work environment in North Carolina
Work on complex, technically interesting projects across multiple sectors
Long-term career growth with a stable, respected consultancy
Opportunity to play a senior technical and mentoring role within the team

If you’re a Senior Fire Protection Engineer looking for a role where your expertise is valued and your career can continue to grow, this is an opportunity worth exploring.

📩 Apply now or contact us directly to learn more.