Edgewater Technical Associates is seeking a seasoned Fire Protection Engineer to lead fire protection and life-safety engineering for a large industrial construction project onsite in Johnson City, Tennessee. The role centers on coordinating with regulatory authorities, insurers, and project stakeholders to ensure compliance with NFPA, IFC/IBC, FM Global, OSHA, and related standards from concept through commissioning.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development and integration of fire protection engineering strategies across all project phases, from conceptual design through commissioning.
- Provide authoritative interpretation of NFPA, IFC/IBC, FM Global, OSHA, and other relevant codes and standards.
- Oversee fire hazard analyses, risk assessments, and performance-based design evaluations for high-hazard industrial processes.
- Approve fire protection system designs, including suppression, detection, alarm, smoke control, and passive fire protection systems.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant field of study
- 20+ years of progressive fire protection engineering experience, with at least 10 years in industrial or high-hazard environments.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license in Fire Protection Engineering (or ability to obtain).
- Extensive experience with NFPA codes
- Demonstrated leadership in large-scale construction projects, including design-build or EPC environments.
- Proficiency with fire modeling tools (e.g., FDS, Pathfinder) and hydraulic calculation software.
- Strong communication skills and ability to interface with multidisciplinary teams and regulatory bodies.
Technologies
- FDS
- Pathfinder
- Hydraulic calculation software
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Vision insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions and 100% vesting starting Day 1
Working with Edgewater Technical Associates
Founded in 2003, Edgewater Technical Associates, LLC (Edgewater) is a New Mexico-based small business headquartered in Los Alamos, NM, with five regional offices across the United States to locally support their growing presence at project sites.
Edgewater has a proven track record and is a trusted provider of fixed-price construction projects, engineering, and technical services for the Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Defense (DOD), National Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Canadian Commercial Nuclear Industry, and private sector commercial contractors involved in nuclear, high-hazard, or complex operations.
Originally founded to support the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Edgewater now supports customers across the U.S. and Canada. Edgewater has five offices, with corporate headquarters in Los Alamos, NM and regional offices in Carlsbad, NM; Oak Ridge, TN; Aiken, SC; and Richland, WA.
Edgewater is committed to recruiting and maintaining a staff of highly skilled professionals to support our customers. In keeping with this objective, we offer highly competitive salaries and employee benefit packages structured to best suit your needs. We offer multiple individual and family benefit options including paid time off, medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance, and a pre- and post-tax 401(k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for
Equal Opportunity Employer
Edgewater is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veterans, or individuals with disabilities in accordance with EO 14173.
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