Fire Protection Engineer

This vacancy is for Fire Protection Engineer in the Office of Facilities and Environmental Quality (OFEQ) within the Department of Commerce. This position will serve as one of the delegated authorities with jurisdiction for fire protection and life safety.

As a Fire Protection Engineer, you will: Serve as delegated authority in the development of fire prevention projects; the design, construction, inspection, testing, or operation of firefighting or fire-prevention appliances, devices, and systems, or the testing of fire-resistant materials. Provide support in the installation, operations, maintenance, and testing of fire protection and life safety systems and sub-systems (fire suppression, fire alarm, mass notification, special hazard, egress, etc.) related to activities and building construction/renovation activities. Ensure the Department of Commerce complies with industry standards and codes. Review design and construction projects to evaluate adequacy of fire protection and life safety with contractual requirements, adopted building codes, and industry standards. Manage the Fire Sprinkler, Fire Alarm, Life Safety, and Mass Notification System, and system capacity calculations. Advise on, administer, or perform research or other professional and scientific work in fire investigation. Develop prescriptive and performance-based approaches to solving various fire protection and life safety issues. This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Fire Protection Engineer ZP-0804-4, FPL 4 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location or local commuting area with the same qualifications and specialized experience.

You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position. You must successfully pass a background investigation. This may include a credit check, a review of financial issues, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs. A probationary period may be required. Selective Service: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/). If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing. Bargaining Unit Position: No Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE form 450): No Permanent Change of Duty Station (PCS) Expense: Will not be paid Drug Test Required: No