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The Fire Protection Engineer provides technical expertise on fire protection designs and calculations, including sprinkler, fire notification, and mass notification systems. The role supports federal facility projects through code and life-safety analyses, design reviews, construction documentation review, and recommendations to the Government. It also contributes to construction standards and cost estimates for new and rehabilitated Department of Defense facilities.
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JOB DESCRIPTION
Fire Protection Engineer
Provide fire protection engineering technical expertise advising on designs and calculations pertaining to fire protection, including fire sprinkler, fire notification, and mass notification design.
The Fire Protection Engineer is responsible for providing responsive, flexible full-spectrum installation engineering services. 802 CE's missions include facility investment planning, design and construction, operations support, real property management, energy support, environmental compliance and restoration, audit assertions, acquisition, and program management. The unit conducts its operations at more than 75 locations worldwide. CNSP is seeking a Senior Construction Manager to support 802nd CE's mission.
Compensation & Benefits:
Estimated Starting Salary Range for Fire Protection Engineer: Pay commensurate with experience.
Benefits That Set Us Apart
When considering your next opportunity, compensation is only part of the picture. We offer a benefits package designed to invest in your future and support your life outside of work.
Highlights include:
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Up to a 6% 401(k) company match to help you build long-term financial security
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Paid time off as part of our comprehensive benefits package, so you have the flexibility to rest, recharge, and enjoy what matters most
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Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus prescription drug coverage
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Basic life and AD&D insurance, with supplemental life options
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Short-term and long-term disability coverage
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Paid holidays
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Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) options
Fire Protection Engineer Responsibilities Include:
Responsible for the preparation of detailed Building Code and Life Safety Code analyses and analysis of fire detection, mass notification and suppression systems.
Prepares designs and plans using AutoCAD, Requests for Proposals (RFPs), specifications, and cost estimates, in support of in-house and Architect/Engineer bid-build and design-build projects, for a wide range of new or rehabilitated DoD facilities and infrastructure projects.
Analyzes existing buildings and building egress systems to determine adequacy of egress and construction type for existing conditions and proposed changes to buildings and building occupancies.
Investigates and recommends corrective measures for deficiencies in existing facilities. Typical design projects include Naval Shore Facilities, including multi-story offices and quarters, hangars, hospitals, towers, aircraft overhaul facilities, piers, training facilities and a very wide diversity of other new and existing structures and facilities.
Analyzes the applicability of fire protection innovative processes, systems, equipment, or techniques and implement such on projects and specifications.
Prepares correspondence, engineering studies, and technical reports regarding fire protection and Life Safety related topics.
Applies knowledge of detection and suppression system components and how such components are correctly installed or incorrectly installed.
Provides fire protection engineering technical expertise to the Government, advising on designs and calculations pertaining to fire protection, including fire sprinkler, fire notification, and mass notification design.
Performs peer review of fire protection designs, including drawings, specifications, calculations, schedules, and invoices, assessing whether technical documents satisfy contractual requirements, meet the standards of all applicable codes and standards, and are comprehensive and constructible.
Drafts written recommendations regarding acceptance or rejection of designs.
Supports development of government's construction cost estimates, working with cost estimators to identify and quantify design requirements.
Supports the Air Force in review and response to construction documentation, including submittals and RFI's.
Reviews field activities to ensure they are conducted according to Air Force, regulatory, and project-specific procedures and that performance meets requirements stipulated by the government contract and is technically defensible.
Reviews and interprets the application of new statutory and regulatory requirements.
Assists the Air Force in the development of DoD construction standards, criteria, and policies.
Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Fire Protection Engineer Experience, Education, Skills, Abilities requested:
Bachelor's Degree in Fire Protection Engineering or related field is required.
A minimum of 8 years of Fire Protection System design including at least 1 year working on Capital Improvement projects for a Federal Agency.
Current active Registered Professional Engineer license to practice Fire Protection Engineering is required.
Advanced degrees can be substituted for experience.
Knowledge of facility fire protection code/criteria.
Ability to understand construction drawings and specifications.
Possess or ability obtain a Common Access Card (CAC).
Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal
Company Information:
Cherokee Nation Strategic Programs (CNSP) is a part of Cherokee Federal – the division of tribally owned federal contracting companies owned by Cherokee Nation Businesses. As a trusted partner for more than 60 federal clients, Cherokee Federal LLCs are focused on building a brighter future, solving complex challenges, and serving the government’s mission with compassion and heart. To learn more about CNSP, visit cherokee-federal.com.
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Cherokee Federal is a military friendly employer. Veterans and active military transitioning to civilian status are encouraged to apply.
Legal Disclaimer: Cherokee Federal is an equal opportunity employer. Please visit cherokee-federal.com/careers for information regarding our Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer Statement, and Accommodation request.
Many of our job openings require access to government buildings or military installations. Candidates must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.
How this job compares
Set against the 682 open Fire Protection Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Texas median$91–160K/yr27 salary ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 68 open Fire Protection Engineer jobs in Texas and 682 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience — more than three in four Fire Protection Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 627 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 590 of the 682 open Fire Protection Engineer jobs (87%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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