Job Details

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: This position serves as the technical specialist for all fire protection design and life safety.

*Incentives may be available for highly qualified candidates.

This is an Open Continuous Job Announcement.

First Cut off: 17 NOV 2025

• Perform design, review, and oversight services for fire protection and life safety systems.
• Perform detailed review of design and shop drawings and recommends acceptance testing of building and site fire protection systems being constructed.
• Review major studies, scopes of work, preliminary and final design plans, and specifications prepared in-house or by Architect-Engineer (A-E) firms to ensure technical accuracy of all portions relative to the fire protection specialization.
• Evaluate submittals provided by contractors and A-E firms for compliance with federal accessibility, building, and fire codes.
• Review contractor prepared test plans and participates in acceptance testing of fire protection systems.
• Develop original plans, design analyses, and specifications for fire protection, fire detection, mass notification, and life safety features of design work accomplished in-house.
• Provide detailed design analysis reports in accordance with UFC 3-600-01, Design for Fire Protection Engineering for Facilities, for designs prepared in-house and reviews reports developed by A-E firms.
• Serve as a mentor to other Fire Protection Engineers in the district, division, and other governmental entities as needed.

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles.
• TDY may be up to 25%.
• Physical activities require carrying moderately heavy fire flow testing equipment, walking site boundaries, walking up flights of stairs, stooping, crawling, bending, standing long periods, lifting manhole covers, and climbing ladders.