Design Hire is a seeking a Senior Plumbing Engineer to handle challenging new construction and renovation projects where fire protection, life safety, and multidisciplinary coordination are central to successful outcomes. This role offers the opportunity to provide senior-level technical leadership while contributing to project delivery and the continued growth of the fire protection practice.
Key Responsibilities
Develop fire protection concepts, strategies, and engineering solutions for new construction and renovation projects, incorporating sprinkler, alarm, smoke control, and other life safety systems.
Produce and review construction documents, engineering reports, code evaluations, and technical deliverables while coordinating requirements across multiple design disciplines.
Perform fire protection hydraulic calculations, egress evaluations, fire code reviews, and fire and smoke modeling using applicable engineering tools and methodologies.
Support construction administration, design coordination, project scheduling, and resolution of technical issues throughout project delivery.
Contribute to fire protection project management through proposal development, cost-benefit evaluations, financial oversight, and client-facing technical support.
Qualifications
10+ years of experience with a professional A/E services firm preferred, with significant experience in fire protection engineering or related building systems design.
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Fire Science preferred.
Professional Engineer (PE) license required; New York PE License strongly preferred.
Advanced knowledge of Fire Protection Design, Fire Sprinkler Design, Fire Alarm Design, and integrated Fire Protection Systems.
Experience with Fire Protection Hydraulic Calculations, Hydraulic Calculation Software and Fire & Smoke Modeling.
Strong understanding of Fire Code Review, Egress Analysis, Code Analysis, and applicable fire and life safety requirements.
Demonstrated ability to manage complex Fire Protection projects involving A/E Services, Construction Administration, Multi-Discipline Design, and Design Coordination.
Strong communication and business development skills, including Proposal Writing, client presentations, technical leadership, and mentoring of engineering staff.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Design Hire is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. It is our policy to consider for employment all individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Employment Eligibility if hired, a Form I-9
Employment Eligibility.
Verification must be completed at the start of employment. Temporary work authorization or the need for sponsorship may disqualify you from employment.
Numbers & Facts
Location
Albany, New York
Skills
Administrative Skillsunmatched
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Building Systemsunmatched
Business Developmentunmatched
Code Reviewsunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Constructionunmatched
Construction Administrationunmatched
Construction Designunmatched
Construction Document Setunmatched
Construction Supportunmatched
Cost Benefit Analysisunmatched
Customer Relationsunmatched
Financial Managementunmatched
Fire Alarmunmatched
Fire Assessmentunmatched
Fire Safetyunmatched
Hydraulic Engineeringunmatched
Internet/Online Serviceunmatched
Life Safety Systemsunmatched
Mechanical Engineeringunmatched
Mentoringunmatched
Plumbingunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Professional Engineerunmatched
Project Scheduleunmatched
Project/Program Coordinationunmatched
Project/Program Managementunmatched
Proposal Developmentunmatched
Proposal Writingunmatched
Safety Trainingunmatched
Sales Presentationunmatched
System Integration (SI)unmatched
Technical Deliveryunmatched
Technical Leadershipunmatched
Technical Presentationunmatched
Technical Supportunmatched
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