
Assistant Director, Assistant Fire Marshal - Lead Fire Protection Engineer
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The Assistant Director, Assistant Fire Marshal, and Lead Fire Protection Engineer manages the university’s Fire Protection Engineering team. The role coordinates fire and life safety design reviews, construction inspections, and compliance checks; provides code consulting and risk analysis; and develops campus fire protection standards, specifications, programs, and policies. Work follows normal trade practices and is inspected for conformity to standards, quality, and quantity.
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Manage FPS Fire Protection Engineering team.Coordinate design and construction review processes for fire and life safety disciplines to achieve timely and thorough plan reviews that support the on-time delivery of construction projects that meet applicable codes and standards.Provides fire and life safety code consulting and risk analysis to building managers, laboratories, CSUs, Campus Operations, and FPS staff to meet regulatory requirements and best practices to mitigate risk from fire.Coordinates construction inspections and compliance checks for building construction and fire protection systems for issuing Certificates of Occupancy.Leads the development and maintenance of campus standards and specifications for fire protection systems and life safety equipment at the university.Develops and implements fire prevention programs and policies.Perform other related functions as assigned. Work is performed in accordance with normal trade practices and is inspected for conformity to standards, quality and quantity by journey-level employees or supervisor. Attends staff meetings, safety training and meetings. Complete plant operation and maintenance training courses. Drive University vehicles. Maintain acceptable driver rating as established in Policy: UTS157 Section 2.5.4. Required to carry University cell phone.
How this job compares
Set against the 676 open Fire Protection Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Texas median$91–160K/yr27 salary ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 64 open Fire Protection Engineer jobs in Texas and 676 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
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- Experience
- Fire Protection Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 7 years (624 postings).
- Education
- 585 of the 676 open Fire Protection Engineer jobs (87%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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