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Fire Protection Engineer I

Summit Fire National Consulting

Mendota Heights, MNFull-time$95–115K/yrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$95–115K/yr
Location
Mendota Heights, MN
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Professional Engineering License Or EITBachelor's degreeValid Driver's License

Job overview

The Fire Protection Engineer I provides life safety code consulting, fire suppression and alarm system design, and performance-based fire engineering services. The role includes building and fire code consulting, modeling, hazardous-location evaluation, inspections, and project support for local and national clients. The engineer collaborates with project managers and customers, contributes to proposals and design/build opportunities, and participates in industry organizations.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Fire Protection EngineeringFire Suppression System DesignFire Alarm System DesignSmoke Control SystemsLife Safety Code ConsultingBuilding Code ConsultingFire Code ConsultingFire ModelingEgress ModelingHazardous Location EvaluationNFPA CodesInternational Building CodesInternational Fire CodesHydraulic CalculationFire SimulationSmoke SimulationPedestrian Movement ModelingMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelBluebeamAutoCADRevitVerbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationSittingStandingDrivingBendingKneelingBalancingLifting Under 20 LbWalkingStair ClimbingReachingStoopingTwisting

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or RelatedProfessional Engineering License or EIT2+ Years Fire Protection Engineering ExperienceValid Driver's LicenseAcceptable Driving Record

Full job description

Job Duties

JOB SUMMARY:

This position provides services such as life safety code consulting, sprinkler/suppression system design, fire alarm system design and performance-based fire engineering both locally and nationally. Communicate effectively with team members and across multiple business functional areas. Remain technically brilliant and involved in local and national industry focus areas with the ability to manage multiple client opportunities and proposal delivery simultaneously.

JOB DUTIES Engineering Functions:

Design and evaluation of fire suppression, fire alarm and smoke control systems, analysis of fire-rated separations, means of egress, and other fire life safety features in buildings.

Building code consulting and fire code consulting for the construction industry.

Fire and egress modeling and performance-based fire protection solutions for clients.

Classification and evaluation of hazardous locations and materials.

Report writing and documentation.

On-site inspections and observations.

Project and Growth Functions:

Complete project tasks and assignments from project managers.

Collaboration with Summit Fire National Consulting team on larger projects and national accounts.

Meeting with new and existing customers as part of project performance.

Assist Summit fire protection contracting business by performing analyses, calculations, code and standard reviews and other functions in support of design/build opportunities.

Participation in industry and professional organizations to develop technical knowledge.

Qualifications Education, Training, Certifications:

Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, preferably Fire Protection Engineering, or Fire Protection Engineering Technology.

Professional Engineering License or EIT with plans to obtain PE.

Experience, Knowledge, Skill Requirements:

2 + years' experience in code consulting, design of systems, and fire protection engineering, strongly preferred.

Experience and knowledge of NFPA codes, standards, and international building and fire codes.

Experience with hydraulic calculation, fire and smoke simulation, egress and pedestrian movement models or suppression system design programs is a plus.

Systems and Software Skills:

Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.

Bluebeam, AutoCAD or REVIT experience is desirable.

Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Other Qualifications:

Valid driver's license with acceptable driving record required.

Must be able to comply with SFNC's Drug and Alcohol Policy and Background screening requirements, which may also include customer-specific requirements based on contractual agreement.

PHYSICAL & WORK ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job duties.

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for long periods. Employee will occasionally be required to drive, bend, kneel, balance, lift <20lb, walk, stand, ascend/descend stairs, reach above and below shoulders, stoop, and twist. Up to 25% Travel may be required. Up to 25% travel may be required.

Work Environment:

Employee will consistently be required to work indoors in an office or remote setting, work alone and with others. Employees will occasionally be required to wear appropriate personal protective equipment, as required by company safety policies.

We are fully committed to equal opportunities for employment to all individuals regardless of race, national origin, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability, familial status, and any other classification protected under the law. We are an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer.

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position, management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary.

We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applications will receive consideration of employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender or transsexual individual), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, membership or activity in a local commission, familial status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Minimum Education Required

Bachelor Degree

Minimum Experience Required

2 - 20 years

Shift

First (Day)

Number of Openings

1

Public Transportation Accessible

Yes

Veterans Encouraged to Apply

No

Physical Required

Yes

Drug Test Required

Yes

Compensation

$95,000.00 - $115,000.00 / Annually

Postal Code

55120

Job Type

Full Time

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

3422

Job Benefits

Not specified

How this job compares

Set against the 686 open Fire Protection Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$95–115K/yr
  • US median$91–160K/yr507 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $105K, is 17% below the US median midpoint ($126K) — in the lowest quarter of Fire Protection Engineer salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 12 open Fire Protection Engineer jobs in Minnesota and 686 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
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 630 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 593 of the 686 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 4, 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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