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Fire Protection Engineer
Office of the Secretary · Posted 60 days ago
Hybrid Washington, DC $122K – $187K Apply by Aug 10, 2026 Fire Protection Engineering ENTJENTPINTJINTP Engineering
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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.
What You'll Do
- →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.
Requirements
- ✓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 See the "Qualifications Section" for the positive education requirements for this position.
- ✓NOTE: If this position requires proof of higher education, you must submit an unofficial transcript or a list of courses that includes the following information: name of accredited institution, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned.
- ✓Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements.
- ✓Please refer to http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/policy/ApplicationOfStds-04.asp for more information.
- ✓Special Instructions for Foreign Education: Qualifying education from colleges and universities in foreign countries must be evaluated in terms of equivalency to that acquired in U.S. colleges and universities.
- ✓Applicants educated in whole or in part in foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited private organization for an equivalency evaluation of coursework and degree.
- ✓You MUST provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluation with a course-by-course listing along with your application.
Benefits
- ★A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
- ★As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
- ★Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.
- ★Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Personality Fit
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