At Coffman Engineers, we serve as both prime consultant and sub consultant on projects large and small, including commercial, retail, institutional, government, industrial, and project/construction management. Incorporated in 1979, we have employees in more than 19 locations serving clients across the United States and overseas.

To meet client objectives and to integrate our many disciplines, we can create teams comprised of civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, and corrosion control, as well as project/construction managers and professionals in a variety of specialty services. This ability has made us a leader in the engineering and construction communities, and has strengthened our reputation as being progressive, innovative, and a great place to work.

Coffman Engineers is seeking a highly motivated Fire Protection Engineer with at least four years’ experience to join our large FP team (70+) of nationwide professionals!  Our Fire Protection team is fully integrated with Coffman Engineers other multi discipline engineering teams including

You would support your local office Fire Protection Department, as well as support other Coffman offices across the country working with our many nationwide clients.  Efforts would include providing our clients with project support for alternative and renewable energy, Energy Storage, Biofuels, Battery storage, Hydrogen, Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS), Combined Heat and Power, Microgrids, EV charging facilities, Stadiums, high rises, hospitals, military facilities, industrial facilities, and Manufacturing. This Nationwide support may require monthly travel to one of the other 20 Coffman offices or to project locations across the North American region.

Fire protection design services would include automatic suppression system design; fire detection, alarm and mass notification system design; life safety code analysis; passive fire protection analysis; smoke control analysis; facility layouts, explosion control; battery storage thermal runaway management; hazard mitigation analysis; emergency response plans; Fire marshal coordination; CFD modeling, as well as general fire protection and life safety concepts and research.

In This Role You Will:

• Perform analysis of existing fire protection systems and design new fire protection systems including suppression systems, fire detection, gas detection, explosion control, alarm and mass notification systems.
• Perform building and site, fire and life safety code analysis and interpretation.
• Manage effective communication with colleagues, clients and Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ).
• Work with local and state Fire Marshals (AHJs) and Fire Chiefs.
• Work with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) suppliers for their testing and safety systems (fire panels, fire pumps, fire tanks, lithium ion batteries, hydrogen equipment, EV charging, fuel storage, carbon capture etc.)
• Work with stakeholder fire protection teams including electrical utilities, oil and gas companies, manufacturers, developers, power generation operators, etc.  
• Lead and manage internal team to provide well-coordinated and high-quality design sets and associated fire protection plans.
• Manage profitability of projects and maintain working relationship with clients.
• Perform research and documentation for internal and external distribution.
• Attend and participate in local and national trade organizations, such as SFPE and NFPA.
• Conduct business development activities and foster long term client relationships and create new ones.

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in engineering from accredited college or university in Fire Protection Engineering, Fire Sciences, or related engineering field.
• Professional Engineering (PE) license (preferred).
• Minimum of 4 years working experience in the Fire Protection Consulting profession.
• Experience with the current version of AutoCAD and Revit (preferred).
• Excellent verbal, written, organization, and time management skills.

This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

At this time, Coffman Engineers is subject to various state and client COVID-19 vaccination mandates in order to work on certain projects. In addition, there are two federal mandates pending which are under review by the United States legal system. If either mandate is implemented, it would impact Coffman employees. 

Therefore, we will ask you about your COVID-19 vaccination status upon hire. If you choose not to be vaccinated for COVID-19, or request and are denied a medical or religious exemption, or we are unable to accommodate you even with an approved exemption, or you do not wish to inform us of your COVID-19 vaccination status, our ability to continue your employment may be impacted.

Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time of transition in our country. If you have any questions about these mandates or any other questions generated by this message, please contact the HR Representative with whom you have been working.

Why You Want To Work Here

You could choose to work anywhere, so why work at Coffman Engineers? Because we are different – our culture sets us apart. Simply stated, we are a group of creative, high-performing people who like working together and believe that what we do makes a difference. Employees say that it feels like working with a group of friends in a small office while enjoying the benefits and perks of working for a large firm. Our culture isn’t the only thing that makes us different, but it drives everything we do.

Coffman offers comprehensive benefits, including a flexible PTO program and a fun environment with family-friendly policies. We support and encourage individually tailored professional and technical advancement as well as personal growth.

Don’t take our word for it. Check out what others are saying:

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Coffman At A Glance:

• 43 years in business 
• 650+ employees serving clients throughout the U.S. and overseas from more than 20 locations
• Multi-discipline engineering services plus corrosion control, commissioning and project/construction management
• 70+ employees in 9 offices, providing Fire Protection services since 2014
• #27 Top 80 Engineering Firms, Building Design+Construction, 2019
• #29 Zweig Group Hot Firm List, Zweig Group, 2021
• #157 Top 500 Design Firms, Engineering News-Record, 2022

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This position is direct with Coffman Engineers; we are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer of Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled individuals.

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