Fire Protection Engineer
What you'd do
The Facilities Branch of the Finance and Facilities Division provides a range of facilities management and real estate support, logistic services, engineering and design, construction planning and management across multiple sections. These sections include the National Capital Region and Field Operations Support Sections in the Washington, DC area; Real Property Management Section, in Quantico, VA (FBI Academy); and Redstone Facilities Services Section in Huntsville, AL (FBI Redstone campus).
Major duties
Serves as senior technical authority for fire protection engineering aspects of the planning, design, construction and alteration of FBI facilities. Provides guidance and oversight for the planning, budgetary and operational aspects of same. Conducts technical design reviews (design/shop drawings and specifications) of FBI facilities (owned or leased) to ensure that FBI workplaces properly meet Federal and local building and fire codes (i.e., International Building Code, International Fire Codes, National Fire Protection Administration (NFPA) codes and standards, GSA regulations.). Applies fire codes and standards requirements and sound assessment practices to detect fire hazards (i.e., existing conditions and practices) in FBI facilities. Serves as a fire protection inspector, conducting periodic inspections and reviews of FBI facilities for regulatory compliance (e.g., firing ranges, warehouses, office buildings, laboratories, aircraft repair shops, automobile repair shops, hazardous waste storage/holding areas, fuel tanks and fueling stations, etc.). Assists FBI facility management in carrying out their fire protection and fire prevention requirements by providing clear and concise technical guidance for eliminating or minimizing fire hazards found. Conducts fire protection testing for fire protection components. Serve as a member of source selection evaluation board (SSEB) as the fire protection engineering expert in the evaluation, selection, and negotiation of architectural and engineering services. Must be able to travel to project sites, existing facilities, and to other sites for organizational purposes within and outside of the unit, and for training.
What you need to qualify
GS-14: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS-13 grade level. SE is defined as follows: Experience in engineering principles and practices directly related to fire suppression methods, fire protection equipment (i.e., fire detection and alarm systems, sprinkler systems and other fire extinguishing systems, etc.), fire protection features (i.e., interior finishes, fire-rated construction, smoke control, etc.), and administrative work relating to fire protection and fire prevention programs. Experience in correctly interpreting building and fire code requirements. Experience in engineering principles and skills in interpreting engineering drawings and specifications sufficient to identify potential fire code violations (e.g., insufficient means of egress, inadequate fire-rated construction, etc.) in proposed activity sites.
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