Principal Fire Protection Engineer

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🌵 Arizona, Colorado, +2 more states – Remote

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💵 $145k - $174k / year

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SOLV Energy

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501 - 1000 employees

🏭 Manufacturing

📦 Logistics

⚡ Energy

Manufacturing • Logistics • Energy

SOLV Energy is a renewable energy solutions provider for utility solar, energy storage, and high voltage projects in North America. Our passionate teams work seamlessly to drive innovation and deliver performance from build to operations, with safety at the forefront of everything we do. We are here for the long haul, developing lasting relationships with our customers, investing in our communities, and offering opportunities for our employees to build meaningful careers in better energy.

📋 Description

• Serve as the technical authority and strategic lead for fire and life safety systems across utility-scale energy storage, power, and industrial EPC projects • Provide expert guidance on complex fire safety challenges and risk mitigation • Establish company-wide engineering standards, design criteria, and best practices • Lead and participate in national fire protection code and standards committees • Serve as the primary technical interface with AHJs, fire marshals, insurers, and independent engineers • Travel to attend in-person meetings as required • Develop project-specific basis-of-design documents for fire protection systems • Develop scopes of work, RFPs, and evaluation criteria for third-party fire protection EOR firms and equipment vendors • Manage and oversee fire protection EORs, including design deliverable schedules and engineering budgets • Perform QA/QC of third-party work products, including Hazard Mitigation Analysis, Emergency Response Plan, and Fire Alarm Design • Collaborate with electrical and SCADA engineering disciplines • Optimize fire protection designs for cost, performance, and constructability • Provide technical support during fire system testing and commissioning • Engage with owners to answer questions about fire protection design and strategy • Provide technical training to the SOLV team

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of fire protection engineering experience • At least 2 years of energy infrastructure experience • Bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering or a closely related discipline from an accredited institution • Proven experience working with Authorities Having Jurisdiction, fire marshals, and code officials • Advanced understanding of fire protection engineering principles • Experience managing or reviewing work by external engineering consultants, owner’s engineers, or peer reviewers on complex projects • Working knowledge of NFPA, IBC, UL 9540/9540A, UL855, applicable building codes, engineering principles, and industry best practices • Strong attention to detail and accuracy • Ability to work independently and within a team environment • Ability to work across disciplines and time zones • Ability to manage multiple consultant contracts and deliverables in parallel • Commitment to safety • Strong sense of urgency • Strong communication and project coordination skills • Ability to travel up to 25% of the time • Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future • Professional Engineer (P.E.) license in Fire Protection Engineering preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance • Company 401(k) plan • Vacation pay • Sick pay • Holiday pay