Senior Plumbing Fire Protection Engineer
At Salas O’Brien we tell our clients that we’re engineered for impact. This passion for making a difference applies just as much to our team as it does to our projects. That’s why we’re committed to living our values every day: inspiring, achieving, and connecting as shared owners of our success with a focus on a sustainable future.
Building for the long-term means that all of our team members can expect to work on amazing projects with a people-first approach to problem solving. It also means that each member of our team has truly limitless potential to build a unique, meaningful, and high-impact career—and they’ll receive great total rewards along the way.
About Us:
Founded in 1975, Salas O’Brien is an employee-owned engineering and professional services firm focused on achieving impact for our clients, our team, and the world. We know that tomorrow’s requirements are today’s opportunities, and we are here to design lasting solutions for pressing challenges.
We work across a variety of industries providing integrated engineering and consulting services. Our specialized experience includes design for data centers, healthcare, science and technology, high-rise buildings, clean energy, education, and other building types as well as structural and building sciences, infrastructure asset management, advanced robotics, and more.
Our technical expertise is paired with an exceptional team of business development, human resources, finance and accounting, information technology, and marketing professionals, all of whom play a key role in bringing our commitments to life every day.
Job Summary:
The Senior Plumbing Fire Protection Engineer will engage in all phases of a project from inception to completion of construction. This involvement is intended to grow individuals and nurture design talents.
In this role, you will:
- Listen to our clients’ needs and independently provide value to them by evaluating options based upon the client’s needs and desires, first cost, and life cycle cost.
- Communicate your design recommendations to our clients, project team, construction contractors, and vendors in presentations, meetings, via email and phone as necessary.
- Work alone on projects or work on a project team with other technical staff to design and detail new systems that are needed, assuring that the work is accurate and coordinated and that the quality assurance measures have been followed.
- Provide timely services that meet the needs of the clients and the overall project schedule requirements.
- Participate in on site observations, information gathering, and interaction with clients and contractors both during the design and construction phases of the projects to represent BVH in the field.
- Maintain appropriate contact with our existing clients so that they think of our firm when services are needed.
- Work as part of a multi-disciplined design team for new and existing clients by meeting with them to discuss the projects, conducting presentations, evaluate design alternatives, and produce design deliverables.
- Perform design calculations following office standards.
- Stay abreast of new design and analysis technologies and building materials through continuing education activities.
- Design fire protections systems (including hydraulic calculations), plumbing systems and equipment, and medical and laboratory gas systems
- Develop plumbing and fire protection scope of services including schedules and managing resource requirements.
- Analyze data and observations to form recommendations for clients and senior internal staff members
You will be a great fit if:
- You have a BS Degree in Mechanical or Fire Protection Engineering
- You have a Professional Registration
- CPD and CFPS preferred
- You have Revit or other BIM project experience
Skills/abilities:
- Ability to manage multiple projects from concept stage through construction in a fast-paced environment with multiple deadlines.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team setting.
- Proficiency with mechanical, life safety, and building codes.
- Ability to provide clear direction to junior team members in a collaborative mentorship.
Location: Bloomfield, CT
Equal Opportunity Employment Statement
Salas O’Brien provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/provincial, or local laws. Salas O’Brien will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants as required by law.
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