Senior Fire Protection Engineer — Technical Modeling Expert

Job overview

The Senior Fire Protection Engineer — Technical Modeling Expert role is onsite in Saint Louis, MO. Compensation is not specified. The engineer supports Code Consultants, Inc.’s work on complex fire protection engineering projects, including projects involving high-rise buildings, large assembly spaces, and mixed-use developments. The role leads advanced fire, smoke, and egress modeling and develops performance-based design analyses and alternative code-compliance approaches. Through technical leadership and collaboration with design teams, the engineer helps address complex building safety and smoke-control challenges.

What you'll do

• Lead fire, smoke, and egress modeling
• develop performance-based design analyses and alternative code-compliance methods
• conduct and interpret computational fluid dynamics modeling and smoke-control analyses
• perform egress modeling
• complete CONTAM analyses for stair and elevator pressurization and high-rise smoke control
• design and evaluate smoke-control systems for atriums, stadiums, arenas, and smoke-protected assembly seating
• collaborate with multidisciplinary teams
• mentor internal teams
• contribute to industry thought leadership, including potential involvement with SFPE or NFPA conferences or committees.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior fire protection engineer

technical modeling expert

saint louis mo

code consultants

onsite

full-time

fire and smoke modeling

egress modeling

cfd

contam

performance-based design

smoke control

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• 401(k) with company match
• bonus potential
• medical and dental plans
• company-paid vision, short-term disability, and life insurance
• up to four weeks of paid time off in the first year
• 10 paid holidays
• education reimbursement
• growth and development opportunities.

Why this role

Requires a bachelor’s or master’s degree in fire protection engineering or a related field and extensive fire and smoke modeling experience. Expertise with CFD, CONTAM, and Pathfinder or similar software is required; SFPE or NFPA involvement is strongly preferred.

About the employer

Code Consultants is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.