Fire Protection Engineer III

Job overview

The Fire Protection Engineer III role is hybrid, based in Chicago, IL, with regular in-office days and the option to work from home. The listed salary range is $88,000–$120,000 per year. Harley Ellis Devereaux is an integrated architecture and engineering practice that describes its work as advancing the built environment through diverse perspectives and expertise. The engineer contributes to fire protection project delivery from concept through construction, taking independent ownership of design and documentation tasks with minimal supervision. The role supports safe, code-compliant designs through calculations, coordination, quality reviews, construction-phase responses, and developing mentorship of designers and interns.

What you'll do

• Lead fire protection design development and calculations across project phases
• perform equipment sizing and code compliance checks
• prepare system narratives, specifications, schedules, and markups
• develop and review Revit layouts
• coordinate with internal disciplines and external consultants
• respond to RFIs and submittals with lead-engineer support
• conduct field verification and participate in construction observations
• perform QA/QC and peer reviews
• begin mentoring designers and interns
• and support project meetings and planning.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

full-time

fire protection engineer

fire protection design

hybrid

chicago il

harley ellis devereaux

revit

p.e. required

$88k–$120k

code compliance

construction documents

qa/qc

project coordination

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent, P.E. licensure, and Revit experience. The posting prefers 5+ years in the AEC industry.

About the employer

Harley Ellis Devereaux is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.