Fire Protection Specialist

What You Will Do

The Engineering Services - Fire Protection Engineering (ES‑FPE) Group is the Laboratory's central fire protection engineering and program support entity, responsible for providing institutional technical direction and support for the Lab's nuclear and nonnuclear facilities and programs. ES‑FPE is seeking Fire Protection Specialists to provide subject matter expertise in facility design & construction and facility operations & maintenance.

• Provide technical support to laboratory facility management and programmatic organizations.

• Provide plan review and approval for construction projects.

• Oversee the operations and maintenance of the lab-wide fire alarm system.

• Oversee the commissioning, periodic testing, and maintenance of fire protection and life safety systems.

• Develop equivalencies and exemptions to DOE Directives, building and NFPA codes.
• Provide technical reviews of proposed new activities for fire protection program adherence.

• Experience performing detailed technical reviews of facility design documents including designs, plans, submittals, project specifications and similar documents and provides effective, actionable comments.
• Advanced experience in effectively communicating compliance concerns both verbally and in writing for management, customers, peers, and/or craft personnel.
• Experience in design or plans review of fire protection and life safety features of building and of fire protection systems, or experience in documented assessment, analysis, or evaluation of fire hazards and risks of facilities or processes.
• Proven leadership in teaching and mentoring more junior engineering staff.

Education/Experience at Fire Protection Specialist 4:
Position requires a Bachelor's Degree and 12 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.

• Active Q Clearance
• Certification as Certified Fire Protection Specialist, Certified Plans Examiner, and/or Certified Fire Inspector (NFPA or ICC)
• Experience with protection of property, assets, and operations as highly-protected risks (HPR), such as FM Global datasheets, or AXA XL property risk guidelines
• Experience with fire protection and life safety aspects applicable to chemical processes, wet chemistry and laser laboratories, radiological laboratories, high-hazard, and nuclear facilities
• Knowledge of DOE‑O‑420.1C, DOE‑STD‑1066, LANL Engineering Standards Manual, and Conduct of Engineering (CoE) work principles

The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management.

Regular appointment employees are required to serve a period of continuous service in their current position in order to be eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the time required, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. The position commitment for this position is 1 year.

Due to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China­-including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau‑as well as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), and the Russian Federation, who are not Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card" holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory.

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