Senior Fire Protection Engineer

Join a remote-first fire protection consulting team supporting commercial, industrial, healthcare, data center, and government projects across the Eastern US. This full-time role blends hands-on engineering with approximately 40% regional business development, offering a path to expand client relationships while leading designs, modeling, and code consulting work. Hybrid option is available from Framingham, MA, with travel to client sites as needed.

Compensation & Benefits

• $175,000–$215,000 per year; target around $180K
• 6% annual bonus
• Open to a commission-based structure tied to business development performance
• Mileage and travel expenses reimbursed

What You’ll Do

In this Senior Fire Protection Engineer role (non-nuclear), you will lead regional growth efforts while delivering technical fire protection services end-to-end. Responsibilities include designing systems, performing advanced analysis, supporting due diligence, and contributing to proposals and marketing initiatives.

• Regional business development (~40% of the role): cultivate and expand client relationships, present to prospective clients, contribute to proposals, and execute a regional growth strategy
• Fire protection system design and oversight: sprinkler systems, fire detection and alarm systems, smoke control systems, and special hazard suppression systems across diverse building types and industries
• Modeling and analysis: 3D hydraulic modeling, fire modeling, evacuation analysis, and dust or flammable gas explosion hazard analysis using industry-standard tools (including AutoSprink, Bluebeam, AutoCAD, Revit)
• Fire safety due diligence and code consulting: perform building fire safety surveys and provide NFPA and ICC code consulting
• Construction administration support: support active project sites during delivery
• Project and team execution: manage your workload independently, contribute to proposals and marketing initiatives, and mentor junior engineering staff as the team grows
• Business plan as part of the interview process: develop and present a regional business development plan (target markets, existing relationships, and ramp-up strategy)

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering or a closely related engineering field
• Minimum 5 years of experience with a degree required; 10+ years strongly preferred
• Demonstrated expertise in fire protection system design (sprinkler, fire alarm, smoke control, special hazard suppression) and solid working knowledge of NFPA codes and standards
• Proven ability to develop and maintain client relationships, including an existing professional network in fire protection or broader AEC/MEP space and a credible path to generating new business in a regional market
• Strong communication skills for written proposals, client presentations, and internal coordination
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment and comfortably manage some ambiguity in a growth-stage market
• Comfort working on active job and construction sites of all types; ability to lift up to 50 lbs
• Reliable personal transportation required; travel to client sites expected
• Must submit a written business plan prior to final interview
• Must present the business plan in-person to VP Tom Jutris
• Must demonstrate operational or P&L experience
• Must have existing professional network or book of business in fire protection or AEC/MEP

Preferred / Plus

• PE licensure strongly preferred
• Familiarity with AutoSprink, Bluebeam, AutoCAD, Revit or equivalent hydraulic calculation software
• Experience across Eastern US markets (Florida, Massachusetts, greater Washington D.C. area, Ohio). Boston area ideal but not required
• California candidates considered

Tools & Technologies

• AutoSprink
• Bluebeam
• AutoCAD
• Revit
• 3D hydraulic modeling software
• Fire modeling software
• Evacuation analysis software
• Dust and flammable gas explosion hazard dispersion and blast wave analysis software

Location, Schedule, and Start

• Location: Framingham, MA (hybrid remote); Framingham, MA 01701 headquarters
• Remote-first: open to candidates across the Eastern US, particularly Florida, Massachusetts, greater Washington D.C. area, Ohio, and other high-growth locations
• Schedule: Weekdays 9–5 with occasional weekend site visits; must meet client and project deadlines
• Travel: expected for client sites
• Start timeline: ASAP; interview process designed to move quickly

Training and Onboarding

• First month remote to learn systems
• Week-long in-person training visit to the Framingham or Raleigh office
• Guidance available from the existing team

Employment Details

• Employment type: Full-time
• Industry: Non-Nuclear Fire Protection Engineering Consulting (Commercial, Industrial, Healthcare, Data Center, Government)
• Language: English