Fire Protection Engineer

Location: Burlington, WA
Employer: Coffman Engineers
Salary per year: $110,000 – $160,000 USD Dollar + Straight Time (Company will pay above range for top talent)
Benefits: Coffman covers 95% of Employee Medical, Dental, Vision

About the Role

Coffman Engineers is seeking a dynamic, innovative, and quality-focused Fire Protection Engineer with at least five years of experience to provide high-level consulting services to both internal and external clients. This individual must be highly organized, skilled in communication, and able to manage multiple clients and multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced consulting environment.

The role involves advanced technical work, including fire suppression and detection system design, life safety analysis, code interpretation, egress studies, and research into fire protection solutions.

Key Responsibilities

* Perform analysis of existing fire protection systems

* Design new fire protection systems (suppression, detection, alarm, mass notification)

* Conduct building and fire code analysis and interpretation

* Perform egress, smoke control, fire resistance, and life safety analyses

* Manage communication with internal colleagues and external clients

* Lead and coordinate internal design teams to deliver high-quality construction documents

* Manage project profitability and maintain strong client relationships

* Conduct technical research and produce documentation

* Attend and participate in NFPA, SFPE, and other industry organizations

* Support business development and cultivate long-term and new client relationships

* Develop project budgets and write proposals

Qualifications

* Professional Engineer (PE) license required

* Minimum 5 years of fire protection engineering experience

* Experience designing suppression systems, detection systems, alarm/mass notification systems

* Strong ability to perform building/fire code analysis and interpretation

* Strong verbal and written communication skills

* Experience managing teams and coordinating design work

* Experience managing project profitability

* Ability to manage multiple clients and projects simultaneously

* Experience with research, documentation, and technical writing

* Ability to participate in industry associations (NFPA, SFPE)

* Experience in business development and proposal writing

Screening Questions Based ONLY on Qualifications & Requirements

These 7 questions evaluate whether the candidate meets the mandatory experience, technical expertise, licensing requirements, and project management competencies.

1. PE License (Required)

2. Do you currently hold an active Professional Engineer (PE) license? If so, in which state(s) is it registered?

3. Minimum 5 Years of Fire Protection Engineering Experience

4. How many years of fire protection engineering experience do you have, and what types of fire protection systems have you designed or analyzed?

5. Technical Design Capabilities

6. Can you describe your experience designing suppression systems, fire detection systems, alarm/mass-notification systems, and performing fire protection system analyses?

7. Code & Life Safety Analysis Skills

8. What experience do you have conducting building and fire code analysis, egress analysis, fire-resistance evaluations, or smoke control studies?

9. Project & Client Management Ability

10. How do you manage multiple clients and multiple projects simultaneously? Can you provide an example of how you ensured project profitability and client satisfaction?

11. Team Leadership & Coordination

12. What experience do you have leading internal design teams? How do you ensure high-quality design deliverables?

13. Business Development & Industry Involvement

14. Have you participated in NFPA or SFPE activities, and what experience do you have writing proposals or supporting business development initiatives?

Tipo de puesto: Tiempo completo

Sueldo: $160,000.00 al año

Beneficios:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance

Lugar de trabajo: Empleo presencial