Fire Protection Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: Fire Protection Engineer (GS-13)
• Focus: Fire and life safety technical leadership, auditing, and oversight for agency-owned and leased facilities

Description

Provide agency-wide technical leadership in fire and life safety and lead oversight under the Safety, Health, and Environmental Management (SHEM) Auditing Program. Oversee and integrate fire protection design practices across project lifecycles and build/maintain enterprise data on fire protection systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead fire and life safety oversight for EPA-owned and leased facilities via the SHEM Auditing Program
• Oversee and integrate fire protection design practices across project lifecycles
• Build and maintain enterprise data on fire protection systems
• Provide agency-wide technical leadership in fire and life safety

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Complete a one-year probationary period if selected
• Background investigation for a Moderate Risk designation (unless an appropriate investigation is already on record with OPM)
• REAL ID-compliant documentation (or Enhanced Driver’s License / alternate acceptable documents) for onboarding if using a driver’s license/ID
• Confidential Financial Disclosure within 30 days of first day and annually thereafter
• Ability to lift items up to 50 pounds
• GS-13 qualification: 1 year specialized experience equivalent to GS-12 (designing and auditing fire and life safety systems; calculating flow rates; identifying suppression components; witnessing acceptance testing; interpreting/applying fire protection guidelines, standards, policies, and engineering criteria)
• Education: professional engineering degree from an accredited university OR qualifying combination of education/training and technical experience (including options such as PE registration, passing Engineer-in-Training, specified semester hours in sciences/engineering, or an accredited degree plus supervised professional engineering experience)

Benefits

• Comprehensive U.S. government benefits package including paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, and Federal Employees Retirement System
• Situational telework may be approved if eligibility requirements and agency policy allow (ad hoc/emergency/limited duration)