Job Description

Coffman Engineers’ Houston office is seeking a highly motivated Fire Protection Engineer (with zero to three years of experience) to join our team of professionals! Our office is willing to train the right individual in this growing discipline.

You would support our Fire Protection Department in providing our clients with: automatic suppression system design; fire detection, alarm and mass notification system design; code analysis; egress analysis; fire resistant construction analysis; smoke control analysis; as well as general fire protection and life safety concepts and research.

Qualifications

** Requirements Include:**

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in engineering from accredited college or university
  • Fire Protection specific degree required
• Registered as an Engineer-in-Training (EIT) (preferred)
• 0-3 years of working experience
• Experience with the current version of AutoCAD and Revit (preferred)
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

Required Duties and Skills:

• Computer skills necessary for daily activities, including email, word processing, spreadsheets, simple graphics, and a working knowledge of computer aided drafting
• Managing day-to-day contacts with internal and external clients while utilizing experience and technology to meet expectations
• Performing research and documenting for internal and external distribution
• Analysis of existing fire protection systems; design new fire protection systems including suppression systems, fire detection, fire alarm and mass notification systems
• Building and fire code analysis and interpretation
• Utilization of FDS, Pyrosim, CONTAM programs to execute performance-based design efforts
• Project management skills for managing internal projects as well as external client needs

This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Additional Information

** Why You Want to Work Here**

You could choose to work anywhere, so why work at Coffman Engineers? Because we are different – our culture sets us apart. Simply stated, we are a group of creative, high-performing people who like working together and believe that what we do makes a difference. Employees say that it feels like working with a group of friends in a small office while enjoying the benefits and perks of working for a large firm. Our culture isn’t the only thing that makes us different, but it drives everything we do.

Coffman offers comprehensive benefits, including a flexible PTO program and a fun environment with family-friendly policies. We support and encourage individually tailored professional and technical advancement as well as personal growth.

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_ Coffman at a Glance:_

• 45 years in business
• 650+ employees serving clients throughout the U.S. and overseas from more than 20 locations
• Multi-discipline engineering services plus corrosion control, commissioning and project/construction management
• 70+ employees in 9 offices, providing Fire Protection services since 2014
• #27 Top 80 Engineering Firms, Building Design+Construction, 2019
• #29 Zweig Group Hot Firm List, Zweig Group, 2021
• #161 Top 500 Design Firms, Engineering News-Record, 2023

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This position is direct with Coffman Engineers; we are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer of Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled individuals.

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