In this role, you will integrate safety and health requirements into complex project planning, design, and operations to reduce the potential for adverse impacts. You will perform risk assessments, provide input on bid decisions, lead meetings and communications, and track and monitor performance trends. Your recommendations will contribute to enhanced quality of safety procedures and work processes. The Fire Protection Engineer (FPE) fulfills a key role in the development and administration of the WTP Fire Protection Program (FPP) within the Direct Feed LAW (DFLAW) Operating Island. The FPE reports to the Safety and Health (S&H) Fire Protection Manager (FPM) and has the primary responsibility of implementing the FPP in assigned facilities. With the goal of reducing fire- and life-safety risks, the FPE will also be responsible for assisting the FPM in the development, implementation, and maintenance of fire protection requirements applicable to safety & health during construction, startup, commissioning, maintenance, engineering, and operational phases of the WTP Project. **This position shall be performed under the day-to-day direction, control, and supervision of WTCC** **MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES/TASKS** + Implements the WTP Fire Protection Program (FPP) and represents the FPM in assigned facilities through implementation coordination, facility inspections, and audits + Develops, reviews, and implements FPP documents + Identifies gaps and implements improvements in the FPP + Recommends, reviews, coordinates, and approves compensatory measures for Fire Protection Systems (FPS) and Life Safety Systems (LSS) impairments in accordance with the Impairments Procedure + Performs facility FP Audits and Inspections + Performs FPP Self-Assessments + Develops and maintains a working understanding of FPP requirements and their associated implementing mechanisms for compliance + Identifies, records, and reports FPP noncompliance and deficient conditions + Maintains a functional understanding of the assigned Facility Fire Hazards Analysis (FHA) + Maintains a functional understanding of the inspection, testing and maintenance (ITM) of fire detection and alarm systems Maintains a functional understanding of FPS & LSS + Maintains a functional understanding of the Documented Safety Analysis + Performs FP verifications and compliance oversight of Hot Work Permits and Areas Performs Technical Safety Requirement inspections for assigned facilities + Supports cross-training of fire protection staff to improve proficiency of the FPP + Reviews FPS work planning documents to assure necessary fire protection controls are included in FPS / LSS work activities Possesses and maintains a functional understanding of ITM for fire sprinkler systems and fire detection and alarm systems + Supports the NFPA-72 Qualified Person performing ITM oversight of fire alarm and signaling systems Reviews and provides input to Hanford Fire Department (HFD) Pre-Fire Plans + Supports HFD familiarization tours + Supports the Nuclear Safety Quality Culture by emphasizing the values of safety and quality in the performance of work in order to protect self, others, and the environment + This job description is not intended to include every duty, task or instruction for which an employee is responsible. Other tasks may be assigned, based on business needs and the department supervisors request. **SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES** None **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering, Fire Science, or related degree. **Experience:** Minimum of 15 years of fire protection experience. Demonstrated ability to develop and administer a Fire Protection Program (FPP). Experience in implementing DOE fire protection requirements (DOE O 420.1X) in accomplishing work at DOE facilities is preferred. **Other Relevant Experience:** Fire Protection Professional capable of office and field work within the category of Exposed Field Non-Manual (EFNM) Able to perform desk/office work, including writing, computer workstation processes using typical MS Office applications and telephone operation A demonstrated ability to understand, interpret and incorporate FPP requirements into project implementing documents A demonstrated ability to develop and make oral reports and/or presentations during planning meetings and training sessions A demonstrated ability to provide oversight of field activities through inspections, FPS & LSS ITM and operations, which will require walking, standing, bending, and turning along with wearing of personal protective equipment. Able to load, transport, and unload fire protection tools and supplies specific to an activity, not to exceed 15 lbs. Possesses a demonstrated ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing **PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS** (EFNM) Exposed Field Non-Manual Performs desk work, including writing, computer workstation processes, and telephone operation. Arranges for and/or performs presentations, oral reports, planning meetings, and other formal and informal contacts, requiring long periods of sitting. Oversees field activities through inspections, testing and equipment operations, which requires walking, standing, bending, and turning along with wearing of personal protective equipment. Occasional loading, transport, and unloading of tools and/or supplies specific to an activity. **This position is located at the Construction Site (22 miles north of Richland) and works a 4 x 10 schedule, M-Th, 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.** **Must be able to work in the United States without Sponsorship** **Must be able to obtain a Department of Energy (DOE) badge for access to the Hanford site** . **COMPENSATION & BENEFITS** HIRING SALARY RANGE: $131,484.26 - $211,024.41 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant internal equity, and alignment with market data.) This position includes a competitive benefits package. For more detailed information on our Benefits and what it is like to work for Amentum: please visit our careers site: www.amentumcareers.com Amentum is a global company with a heritage dating back more than 100 years and delivering solutions in nuclear energy, infrastructure, operations and maintenance, and national security. Our predecessors helped build Hoover Dam, protected fighting forces in World War II, and supported the Manhattan Project. Today, our teams clean up legacy nuclear waste around the world, manage the United Kingdom’s defense portfolio, design programs and tests for Navy submarine electronic systems, and provide integrated supply chain services needed in developing countries during the pandemic. Amentum has joined with Bechtel to create an LLC, known as the Waste Treatment Completion Company (WTCC) Join us as we make history at the Hanford Vit Plant, known as the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant. We are designing and building a one-of-a-kind facility that will turn radioactive and chemical waste left over from World War II and Cold War plutonium production into a form safe for disposal. Your efforts will help protect the nearby Columbia River and the communities, salmon, and wildlife along its shorelines throughout the Northwest. Sitting at the confluence of the Columbia, Snake and Yakima rivers near two mountain ranges, our community provides access to year-round outdoor recreation, 300 days of sun a year, more than 200 wineries within a 50-mile radius, and the amenities of large cities just a three-hour drive (or short flight) to Seattle and Portland. Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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