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Senior Fire Protection Engineer – Data Center
Olsson
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
About the role
- Lead the design and execution of fire protection systems for secure and mission-critical facilities
- Develop and review fire suppression, alarm, and life safety system designs to meet client and code requirements (NFPA, IBC, IFC, UFCs, etc.)
- Serve as the technical expert and client liaison for fire protection scopes on data center and secure facility projects
- Coordinate across disciplines to ensure fully integrated system design
- Provide technical leadership on fire protection strategies that safeguard infrastructure and protect assets
- Collaborate with architects, MEP engineers, and security professionals across sectors such as data centers, healthcare, higher education, commercial, industrial and federal facilities
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to internal knowledge-sharing
- Support proposal development and contribute to project scope and scheduling
- Occasionally travel to project sites or other Olsson offices as needed (approximately 15–25%)
Requirements
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to contribute and work well with a team
- Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection, Mechanical, or a related engineering discipline
- Professional Engineer (PE) license required; FPE preferred
- 8+ years of experience in fire protection engineering
- Experience with hyperscale data centers, government, or other secure facilities
- Strong working knowledge of NFPA standards, IBC, IFC, UFCs and client specifications
- Proficiency with relevant design and modeling tools, preferred (e.g., REVIT, AutoSPRINK, HydraCAD, or similar)
- Willingness to travel to project sites or other Olsson offices approximately 15–25%
Benefits
- Traditional benefits package (health care, vision, dental, paid time off, etc.)
- Become an owner in the company after your first year through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- Engage in work that has a positive impact on communities
- Excellent 401(k) match
- Participate in a wellness program promoting balanced lifestyles
- Benefit from a bonus system that rewards performance
- Possibility for flexible work arrangements
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
fire protection systems designfire suppression system designalarm system designlife safety system designfire protection engineeringproblem-solvingproject schedulingtechnical leadershipintegrated system designclient specifications
Soft skills
strong communication skillsteam collaborationinterpersonal skillsmentoringknowledge-sharingclient liaisontechnical expertiseproblem-solving skillsleadershipadaptability
Certifications
Professional Engineer (PE) licenseFire Protection Engineer (FPE) certificationBachelor’s degree in Fire ProtectionBachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineeringrelated engineering discipline degree
