Fire Protection Engineer - Subject Matter Expert​/SME - Federal GovernmentProjects

Position: Fire Protection Engineer - Subject Matter Expert (SME) - Federal GovernmentProjects
Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Role description:
Arcadis is looking to hire a Fire Protection Federal SME (Subject Matter Expert) to support the Places Design & Engineering group. The ideal candidate would be a fire protection engineer with extensive experience in facility design related to United States federal agencies.
In this role, you will work directly with other Fire Prevention Engineers, Engineers of other disciplines, Project Managers, clients, etc. on Federal Agency facility design projects. You will lead the fire protection discipline of multiple concurrent projects through the pursuit, proposal, design, and construction phases.
This is a remote role but will require 35% domestic travel to service Federal clients and their projects.
Arcadis performs design for these federal agencies, among others.

ANG, Air National Guard
USAF, U.S. Air Force
USACE, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
NAVFAC, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command
USMC, U.S. Marine Corps
USCG, U.S. Coast Guard
GSA, General Services Administration
DOE, U.S. Department of Energy
DHS, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation
DOS, U.S. Department of State
If this is your next role, please apply today with your resume as well as a short project list!
Role accountabilities:

Lead design teams and mentor junior staff to develop construction-ready design packages of drawings and specifications with inter-discipline coordination. The successful candidate will have an advanced technical understanding of fire alarm and suppression systems, smoke control, and other related equipment and technologies associated with this specialization
Deep knowledge of life safety codes
Knowledge of industry standards, building codes, and safety standards such as NFPA, NEC, NESC, UL, but especially federal agency standards such as UFC and UFGS
Develop budgets, proposals, schedules, project and staffing plans as well as identify, qualify and pursue potential clients and project opportunities. The ideal candidate would be well-networked with the American Federal Government Agencies
Fluency in design and modeling software that includes Revit (must have), BIM, Autodesk Construction Cloud, AutoCAD, Hyrdra

CAD, Navisworks, Specs Intact (must have)
Travel to project sites for fire protection site surveys, data collection for fire protection studies, and collaboration with client team members
Skilled in designing fire protection systems in heavy industrial, commercial, manufacturing and processing facilities. Like: water and wastewater treatment sites, EV assembly plants, lithium-ion battery plants, and data centers, etc.
Qualifications &

Experience:

U.S. citizenship is required for this position as part of federal employment eligibility requirements
Bachelor of Science (BS) in mechanical or fire protection engineering with at least 10 to 15 years of experience in consulting engineering and performing facility design
Fire Protection Professional Engineering Licensure in the United States. Multiple state licenses are preferred
Extensive experience producing IFC design packages for federal agency facilities
Strong communication skills related to presentations, project communications, and written documents
Looking for a candidate who can build positive relationships with internal and external team members. And be able to build additional project opportunities with Arcadis based on those positive relationships!
Why Arcadis?
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
You'll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you'll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.
Together, we can create a lasting legacy.
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