Lead Fire Protection/Plumbing Engineer
DLB Associates is a premier engineering and consulting firm specializing in innovative, mission-critical solutions across hyperscale data centers, advanced infrastructure, and high-performance building systems. With over four decades of expertise, we partner with some of the worldβs most influential companies to design and optimize environments that demand precision, scalability, and resilience.
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Position Title: Lead Fire Protection and Plumbing Engineer
Position Location :Remote - workvirtually fromanywhere in the United States
Salary
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Job Summary
TheLead Fire Protection and PlumbingEngineer willhave the opportunity to collaborate with all design staff and oversee full cycle plumbing and fire protection design activities for commercial building design and construction. This person will work as part of the Engineering Team and interact closely with the Project Management Team to produce construction documents,developand edit projectspecificationsand lead the construction administration process.
TheLead Fire Protection and PlumbingEngineerwillbe self-directed onday-to-daywork and receivehigh levelinstruction on new projects or assignments.β― Will execute and lead design teams and design projects of complex scope.β― May coordinate activities of other personnel.
TheLead Fire Protection and PlumbingEngineerwillcommunicate andoperatein line with organizational goals and values, as well as departmentalobjectives.
Essential Functions
Lead Fire Protection / Plumbing Engineering Design Activities (50%)
- Independently perform intermediate to advanced engineering work
- Perform intermediate to advanced plumbing and fire protection design tasks including infrastructure layouts and detailed tenantfit-outdesigns for various occupancy groups
- Perform intermediate to advanced computations and analysis for plumbing systems and can use this information to size pumps,pipingand other system components
- Independently perform and analyze hydraulic calculations for fire protection
- Independently analyze and size fire pump systems and associated components when applicable
- Utilize AutoCAD and Revit software to prepare drawings and visual aids
- Prepare book or sheet specifications for plumbing and fire protection
- Develop and / or review sequence of operations
- Assistin proposal development including project scope,scheduleand budget;generally, seekssupervisory input before sending to client
- Timely and effective management of project design team including resource forecasting and coordination
- Identifypotential project scope changes and aid in development of strategies to minimize impact and control deviations from estimated costs and project deadlines
- Support contact for design clients and builds effective, long-term client relationships
- May direct interns / other engineering and technical staff
Lead Pre-Construction Activities (15%)
- Survey existing building conditions and prepares technical reports of findings
- Collect data and other information for construction documents
- Prepare project design,specificationand construction documents
Lead Construction Activities (25%)
- May lead or work as part of the engineering team and interact closely with the project management team
- Review shop drawings and submittals
- Review and respond to RFIs
- Review and complete punch lists and project closeout documents
Reporting (10%)
- Prepare project progress reports for internal and external stakeholders
- Update andmaintainshop drawing and RFI log
- Manage personal hours using company tools
Technology, Digital Tools & AI-Enabled Efficiency
- Identifyopportunities and lead the strat