Fire Protection Engineer

## Fire Protection Engineer (GS-13/14)

We are seeking a highly skilled Fire Protection Engineer to ensure fire and life safety across military and civil works facilities. This role involves developing, interpreting, and enforcing safety standards, applying engineering principles, and influencing safety practices within a federal environment.

### Who Can Apply Eligibility for this federal position is restricted to current Department of Army Civilian Employees, specific defense industrial base personnel, military spouses, veterans, and individuals eligible under various federal hiring authorities.

### Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary technical authority on fire protection and life safety policies, standards, and regulations for military and civil works facilities.
• Interpret, establish, and enforce fire protection criteria and standards through surveys, investigations, and reports.
• Apply extensive architectural and engineering knowledge to solve complex fire safety issues and problems.
• Provide comprehensive fire protection and safety training, public education, and outreach programs.
• Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to recommend and implement improvements for fire safety systems and practices.
• Communicate effectively to negotiate, persuade, and influence key officials and stakeholders on fire safety policies and methods.

### Required Qualifications

#### Education

• **Bachelor's Degree in Engineering:** A degree from a school with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). or
• **Equivalent Education/Experience:** College-level education, training, and/or technical experience demonstrating a thorough knowledge of physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and practical understanding of engineering sciences. This must be validated by:

* Professional registration (EI, EIT, or PE). * Successful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination. * At least 60 semester hours of specific physical, mathematical, and engineering science courses. * A bachelor's degree in a related scientific field (e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry) with at least one year of professional engineering experience under supervision.

#### Specialized Experience

• **For GS-13:** At least one year of experience serving as a technical authority on military and civil works fire protection policies, interpreting regulations, applying A/E knowledge to solve issues, and effectively communicating to influence stakeholders.
• **For GS-14:** At least one year of experience demonstrating authoritative proficiency in fire protection/safety reviews, providing training, analyzing techniques for improvements, and effectively communicating with higher echelons to negotiate and influence policy acceptance.

### Key Competencies

• Design Fire Engineering
• Fire/Life Safety Training, Public Education, and Outreach
• Safety, Security, and Fire Protection

### Federal Time-in-Grade Requirement Applicants currently holding a General Schedule (GS) position must have completed 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12 for GS-13 applicants; GS-13 for GS-14 applicants).