Senior Fire Protection Engineer - Oak Ridge, TN

RSI EnTech

  • Oak Ridge, TN
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 30 days ago
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  • Serve as Y-12 APMO's subject matter expert on fire protection
  • Review and evaluate the contractor’s implementation of the fire protection program (to include field activities/walk-downs), technical products, and records to ensure they contain and conform to appropriate quality requirements and are technically accurate and complete for their intended purposes
  • Provide technical guidance, responses, and support to Y-12 APMO management and internal staff
  • Plan and perform assessments as directed by management
  • Review progress, evaluate results, and recommend changes to processes and procedures
  • Determine and pursue courses of action necessary to obtain desired results. These assignments may include frequent interface with the M&O Contractors and oversight activities during normal and outside of normal working hours
  • Ensure assigned work is performed in accordance with Y-12 APMO requirements
  • Provide support and oversight of other areas within the Y-12 APMO Operations and Security purview, as requested
  • Produces high-quality written assessment reports with minimal to no revisions
Job Knowledge/Qualifications
  • Proven experience in the design, operation, and/or maintenance of facility-related fire protection systems
  • Demonstrated working knowledge and experience as a Fire Protection Engineer
  • Ability to read and understand prints and process piping diagrams
  • Excellent computer skills
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills with experience preparing and presenting reports, including assessments
  • Work may be required outside normal business hours and sometimes on short notice
  • Must be willing and able to travel
Required Education and Experience
  • Minimum of 4-year Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Fire Protection Engineering from a college accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) or BS degree accredited by ABET with relevant fire protection experience as described below
  • Minimum 10 years’ experience as a fire protection engineer (including a minimum of 2 years as a senior engineer), preferably at a DOE/NRC regulated facility
  • In-depth knowledge of principles and practices related to fire protection, including but not limited to:
  • National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Codes
  • Fire hazards analysis
  • Fire risk assessments
  • Fire protection assessments
  • Fire exemptions and equivalencies
  • Work packages, job plans, timely orders, and change requests
  • Design packages, procurement, and subcontract documents
  • Design drawings, shop drawings, design analyses, calculations, reports, test plans, inspection criteria and results, and similar)
  • Nuclear facility safety basis
  • Compliance with applicable fire protection-related codes and standards (NFPA, DOE, MSTS, and similar)
  • Experience at commercial nuclear plants or with nuclear facility fire protection programs
  • Prior experience with NQA-1 requirements
  • Must be able to secure unescorted access authorization to the plant site
Clearance and Health Regiments
  • Criminal Background Check
  • All staff under this assignment shall currently possess or have the ability to obtain a DOE/NNSA “Q” clearance
  • Pre-placement Drug and Physical Screening
EEO StatementASRC Industrial (AIS) and its operating companies affords equal opportunity in employment to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, pregnancy, familial status, disability status, veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected under Federal, State or Local law. AIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

RSI EnTech