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HDR

Fire Protection Designer/EIT

HDR, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28245

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Fire Protection Designer/EIT – HDR

HDR is a leading design and engineering company focused on building engineering, working with clients in sectors such as civic, federal, science, transportation, and water. Our Fire & Life Safety (FLS) team provides comprehensive fire protection and life safety design services across the country.

As a member of our Fire & Life Safety team, you will be tasked with executing design production and will play a key role in delivering our fire & life safety design services, which include active and passive fire and life safety systems, code consulting, life safety and egress evaluations, performance‑based design, fire/smoke/egress modeling, inspection and plan review, hazard and risk analysis, emergency management and planning, structural fire protection, fire root‑cause analysis, and accessibility consulting.

Primary Responsibilities

Assist on the fire protection portions of projects under the direction of a Senior Fire Protection Engineer

Meet with clients and contractors

Interpret engineering data for designers and drafters

Check the drawings on a continuing basis to ensure accuracy and completeness, and promote the skills of designers and drafters

Monitor the schedule and budgets for projects

Review and summarize applicable codes, and record them for inclusion in the design record

Coordinate work with other disciplines and consultants

Check contract documents and shop drawings, and answer requests for information

Assist in writing the specifications in conjunction with the Technical Services Department

Perform other duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in a technical design or consulting role involving fire protection or other building systems

Good working knowledge of, and experience with, Autodesk Products such as AutoCAD, REVIT, and Navisworks

Engineer in Training (EIT) certificate

Candidates without their EIT will be placed into a Design Coordinator job code and will be expected to obtain their EIT for career progression

Local candidates preferred

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Fire Protection Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering

An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture is a must

Company Information

Primary location: United States - North Carolina - Charlotte

Industry: Building Engineering

Schedule: Full‑time

Employee status: Regular

Business class: Fire and Life Safety

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an affirmative action and Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.hdrinc.com/equal-employment-opportunity-employer). We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.

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