The Principal Design Specialist - Fire Protection Design Engineer provides design engineering staff augmentation support to SRNS. Primacy responsibilities include engineering task analysis, walk-downs, design development and generation of design output documents including but not limited to: Location Plans, Connection Diagrams, Conduit / Block Diagrams, Logic Diagrams, Panel Detail Drawings, Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams, and Battery Loading Calculations
in accordance with national consensus codes and standards. Provide technical support to site construction forces, start-up & testing, suppliers or subcontract personnel. Prepare Data Sheets, Statements of Work, Procurement Specifications, Design Build Specifications, and Purchase Requisitions. Engineering services shall be provided using SRNS processes and procedures. Programmatic guidance will be provided by SRNS.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
Education: Associate’s degree in applicable science or engineering discipline.
Experience/Skills: Candidate must demonstrate twelve (12) years of relevant experience.
OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Candidate functioning as Fire Protection Engineers shall be a graduate of an accredited engineering
curriculum. If not such a graduate, candidate must be a Registered Professional Engineer in Fire
Protection.
Candidate possessing full membership in the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) or a NICET
Level III certification in the applicable subfield is deemed to have met the above requirements.
Candidate must demonstrate eight (8) years of recent design experience, four (4) of which shall include
alarm & detection systems design. General knowledge of electrical/control systems, connection
diagrams, layout plans, logic diagrams, panel layout details, P&ID's, and battezy loading calculations is
required. Candidate must possess a working knowledge of Codes and Standards applicable to fire
detection and alarm systems, such as NFPA 70, NFPA 72, NFPA 90A, NFPA 101, IBC, and various other
ISA and IEEE standards.
Candidate must be able to perform field walk-downs of the job site for the engineering work being
performed. These walk-downs may involve construction sites with uneven surfaces and work in
progress, walking for distances over a half mile, climbing ladders to access remote areas, dressing
out in protective clothing and environments where a respirator is required.
Area Security Access:
The candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE "L" security clearance. An active
DOE clearance is not initially required to perform assigned duties.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Candidates who have possessed an active DOE clearance ("L" or "Q") within the past two years
are preferred.
Experience with 2D Microstation Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) is preferred. Ability to use Windows
Microsoft Office applications is required. Previous SRS Design Engineering experience is preferred.