Fire Protection Engineer (Data Centers)

This job opportunity is available at ANY location in the United States. Ideally, selected candidates will be near a JACOBS U.S. based office, but we intend to hire the "best" candidates.

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In our Mechanical Data Center team, we elevate our clients by delivering cost-effective and transformative projects. We understand that the success of our clients is about more than well-designed facilities; it’s about well-designed strategies tailored for every market and every location.

We are seeking a Fire Protection Engineer to support our rapidly growing Data Center practice. This position will support the fire protection engineering across multiple projects and programs, and ensure technical excellence for complex mission-critical facilities.

In this role, you will collaborate with clients, architects, engineers, contractors, authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs), and internal leadership teams to develop innovative fire protection designs that meet stringent reliability, operational, and code requirements. You will work with the project teams that contribute to business development efforts, and help shape the future direction of our fire protection capabilities within the Data Center market.

Highlights of your contributions will include:

• Serve as the Fire Protection Engineer for Data Center and Mission Critical projects.

• Provide fire protection system design, code analysis, and life safety engineering.

• Establish project fire protection design criteria, basis of design reports, and technical standards.

• Participate in design reviews and quality assurance/quality control efforts across multiple projects.

• Conduct code evaluations and interpretations using applicable NFPA, IBC, IFC, FM Global, and client-specific standards.

• Develop suppression system concepts, including:

• Water-based sprinkler systems

• Fire pumps and fire water storage systems

• Pre-action systems

• Clean agent systems

• Special hazards protection systems

• Perform and oversee hydraulic calculations for site fire water distribution networks, fire pumps, water storage tanks, and sprinkler systems.

• Coordinate fire protection designs with mechanical, electrical, structural, civil, and architectural disciplines.

• Interface directly with clients, insurance carriers, code officials, and AHJs to obtain approvals and resolve technical issues.

• Support large-scale campus master planning efforts and establish fire protection strategies for hyperscale and AI-focused data center developments.

• Assist project managers with scope development, staffing plans, budgets, schedules, and risk management.

• Support proposal development, interviews, and business development activities within the Data Center market.

• Maintain awareness of emerging technologies, codes, and industry trends impacting mission-critical facilities.

Bring your curiosity, talent for multi-tasking and collaboration, and extreme organizational skills, and we’ll help you grow, pursue, and fulfill what drives you - so we can make big impacts on the world together

Qualifications

• 5+ years of fire protection engineering experience.

• Professional Engineer (PE) license

• Bachelor's degree in Fire Protection Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related engineering discipline.

Extensive knowledge of:

• NFPA Codes and Standards, International Building Code (IBC), International Fire Code (IFC)

• FM Global Property Loss Prevention Data Sheets

• OSHA requirements, Local and state fire codes

• Experience designing fire suppression systems for large industrial, commercial, mission critical, or Data Center facilities.

• Strong understanding of fire pumps, water-based suppression systems, water supply analysis, and hydraulic calculations.

• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary engineering teams and mentor developing staff.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage executive leadership, clients, and AHJs.

Ideally, You’ll Also Have:

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Fire Protection Engineering.

• NICET certifications.

• Significant Data Center and Mission Critical facility experience.

• Experience with hyperscale, colocation, and AI-focused Data Center developments.

• Experience with battery energy storage systems (BESS), lithium-ion battery protection, and emerging fire protection technologies.

• Familiarity with fire alarm systems, smoke detection systems, emergency communication systems, and life safety analysis.

• Experience developing engineering standards, specifications, and best practices.

• Working knowledge of Revit, BIM coordination, and hydraulic calculation software such as AutoSPRINK, HASS, HydraCALC, or similar tools.

• Experience supporting global project delivery teams and multi-office engineering organizations.

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