
Junior Fire Protection Engineer - Federal
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Job overview
The Junior Fire Protection Engineer will support experienced and licensed engineers on building projects across multiple markets. The role involves developing fire protection designs, conducting research and calculations, presenting findings, and assisting with construction administration and field investigations. The engineer works under general supervision and collaborates with project designers, architects, clients, and other stakeholders.
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Full job description
At Jacobs, we’re not just building structures, we’re helping our clients innovate and grow by designing, engineering, and executing the construction of their state-of-the-art facilities that are changing our world. We’re transforming intangible ideas into innovative solutions designing the future - today.
You'll impact the world around you by helping us solve real-life challenges. YOU are the future of our company. We’ll rely on you to provide support to our teams on critical projects while fostering a culture of continuous learning and inclusion as you bring fresh ideas to the table. You’ll work alongside professional engineers and designers, gaining exposure to project coordination, relevant computer-assisted engineering software, data collection and so much more.
As a Junior Fire Protection Engineer you will work alongside a robust staff of experienced and licensed Fire Protection Engineers to develop and use your skills and experience to deliver and complete challenging and engaging buildings projects across many different markets with our Cities & Places business, in many different regions locally, nationally, and around the world.
You’ll be a part of diverse teams allowing you to both share what you know and learn so you can grow. Bring your creativity, ambitious spirit, extreme attention to detail, and a willing-to-learn attitude, and we’ll help you pursue and fulfill what drives you - so we can deliver extraordinary solutions for a better tomorrow.
Type of Work:
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Work in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines, while maintaining high quality standards
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Gather information, interview stakeholders, make studies, perform calculations, and prepare original rough layouts and sketches as required
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Present findings and outcomes to clients and other stakeholders
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Perform high level tasks under general supervision using well-defined standards, procedures and codes
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Perform product research; assist project designers and project architects with materials selection and system research
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Perform designs for fire sprinkler, suppression, and fire alarm system layout utilizing hydraulic calculation programs, and knowledge of ICC, NFPA Codes, and International Building and Fire Codes
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Perform construction administration and field investigation tasks for assigned projects including document management and processing RFI's and Change Orders
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U.S. Citizenship
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Bachelor’s Degree in Fire Protection Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Fire Protection Safety Technology or anything related
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At least 2 years' Fire Protection design experience
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Overseas & US based travel may be required
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Proficiency in REVIT
Ideally, you’ll also have
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Previous DoD experience, basic competency with Federal energy standards, Unified Facility Criteria (UFC) and other Government requirements
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Design Build experience and DBIA certification
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Clearance or ability to secure a clearance
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EIT Certificate, having passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam
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PE in any US State, having passed the fire protection engineering examination
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Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language.
How this job compares
Set against the 684 open Fire Protection Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 2, 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 684 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- Jacobs (this employer)20 open
- Jensen Hughes Inc.9 open
- WSP USA7 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Fire Protection Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 629 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 591 of the 684 open Fire Protection Engineer jobs (86%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 2, 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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