Senior Fire Protection Engineer - Special Hazards SME

Arcadis

The Role

Overview

Lead fire protection design for special hazards in industrial and chemical projects.

Key Responsibilities

  • code analysis
  • drawing review
  • design packages
  • quality control
  • facility design
  • site surveys

Tasks

-Include life safety code analysis and drawing reviews. -Identify, qualify and pursue potential clients and project opportunities -Lead design teams and mentor junior staff to develop construction-ready design packages of drawings and specifications with inter-discipline coordination. -Coordinate and facilitate quality control/coordination reviews for all assigned projects -Review project design, documentation, cost estimates and other materials to ensure compliance with the project scope -Ensure projects are within budgets, completed on schedule and meet or exceed professional standards of work -Establish individual discipline design budgets for all assigned projects -Develop a network of professional relationships within industrial and chemical clients. -Contribute technically to projects in areas where qualified in support of work prepared by the respective disciplines -Design facilities such as industrial, commercial, process (water, sanitary wastewater, industrial wastewater, fuel systems), EV assembly plants, Lithium Ion Battery Plants, data centers, among others. -Develop budgets, proposals, schedules, project plans and staffing plans -Lead the Arcadis AFFF Foam Transition Program including developing new business and clients. -Travel to project sites for engineering site surveys, data collection for fire protection studies, and collaboration with clients’ team members and business development.

Requirements

  • pe licensure
  • revit
  • autocad
  • risk analysis
  • business development
  • 10+ years

What You Bring

-AFFF Foam Transition in Industrial and chemical plants -Excellent presentation and communications skills. -Have project leadership level of experience in fire alarm, smoke control, fire suppression, Vesda and other related design Knowledge of industry standards, building codes, and safety standards such as FM Global NFPA, NEC, NESC, UL, UFC and UFGS. -Fire Protection Professional Engineering (PE) Licensure in United States. -Risk Analysis and Insurability Studies -Knowledge of insurance processes, client insurability and mitigation of risk utilizing engineered solutions based on noted industry standards -Experience producing IFC design packages for federal agency facilities. -United States citizenship. -BS in Mechanical or Fire Protection Engineering with 10 years’ minimum experience in consulting engineering performing facility design. -Strong Business Development skills. -Professional Engineering Licensure in United States -Fluency in design and modeling software (Revit, Autodesk Construction Cloud, AutoCAD, Hydra CAD, Navisworks).

Benefits

-Lithium Ion Bus/Municipal Vehicle charging and Maintenance Facilities -Railroad Mobility Systems

The Company

About Arcadis

-Evolved into a global design, engineering and consultancy powerhouse. -Excels in major infrastructure, water management, urban building, transport and industrial manufacturing projects worldwide. -Recent standout assignments include flood defences in New York, the Sydney Metro, and sustainable legacy planning for the Paris Olympics. -Structured around core business areas—Places, Mobility, Resilience and Intelligence—backed by digital centres of excellence. -Notable for blending data-driven tools with traditional consulting to optimise asset lifecycles and smart infrastructure.

Sector Specialisms

Infrastructure

Water

Environment

Buildings

Transport

Utilities